Example sentences of "[vb infin] thought that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you had not known who O was you might have thought that Madame was planning a seduction , or wondering whether he was a suitable candidate for a job — her new barman or doorman . |
| 2 | One would have thought that Marxism and Lacanism would inhabit wholly disparate worlds of thought ; the former is rationalistic and teleological , whereas for Lacan , as Bowie says , ‘ arguments directed towards a terminus are falsehoods ’ . |
| 3 | Who would have thought that knitting could provide such a buzz . |
| 4 | I would have thought that overreaction would at least be preferable to the apathy currently being shown by both the government and general public alike . |
| 5 | As she was a devout Anglican , somewhat callously I may have thought that death to her was not the ‘ end ’ it might be to others . |
| 6 | And the way that the text is translated I 've always supposed that Jesus must have thought that mustard seeds had a lot of faith . |