Example sentences of "think [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So La Laura now thinks got a sore stomach because she 's hungry . |
| 2 | You might think opening a new gentleman 's outfitters in Savile Row is like taking coal to Newcastle . |
| 3 | Anyone who thinks owning a diesel spells the end of driving fun , should park their backside in the AX 's comfortable , supportive driver 's seat and go for a quick ride . |
| 4 | They responded differently to moral dilemmas they were likely to encounter themselves : they were reluctant to report drug dealers and did not think shoplifting a serious crime . |
| 5 | A region-wide council is thought to remain a strong option . |
| 6 | The exceptionals are thought to include a provision covering the potential loss of the management contract . |
| 7 | After much diligent searching , they were finally unearthed in the attic of the Manor House Museum in a box thought to contain a sewing machine . |
| 8 | Taken together these points have been thought to indicate a steady take-over of secular functions by the Merovingian episcopate , and thus to presage the emergence of a group of effectively independent episcopal states by the early eighth century , of which that of Savaric of Auxerre is the best documented . |
| 9 | This , I thought , reflected great credit on him , though others might take the contrary view and criticise the fact that he had not first thought to amass a substantial fortune . |
| 10 | Secondly , it will be examined why , granted the profit maximisation objective , the profits should accrue to the shareholders , as opposed , for example , to the employees : if considerations of efficiency underscore the shareholders ' current position of preeminence , then this may be thought to provide a justificatory foundation for shareholder rights within a public interest framework . |
| 11 | A close relationship was thought to provide a sense of being valued . |
| 12 | CREB is able to bind to promoters that are induced by a variety of agents other than cAMP ( including Ca 2+ ( 8 , 9 ) and the adenovirus E1A protein ( 10 , 11 , 12 ) ) and is thought to activate a functionally diverse array of genes in response to elevated cAMP . |
| 13 | The latter is thought to cause a reduction in blood flow and may predispose to perforation . |
| 14 | The stimulating pattern is thought to create a feeling of herd membership . |
| 15 | This is thought to reflect a selection bias . |
| 16 | The third area was not revealed , but it is thought to cover a Unix alternative for the Microsoft Corp Object Linking and Embedding and Dynamic Data Exchange technologies . |
| 17 | The third area was not revealed , but it is thought to cover a Unix alternative for the Microsoft object linking and embedding and dynamic data exhange technologies . |
| 18 | It was also seen as a way of raising standards of attainment : the specification of targets and the systematic assessment of pupils ' work on a national basis were thought to constitute a challenge to schools and teachers to raise their expectations , and to channel their efforts to bring about enhanced standards in pupils in the key areas represented by the national curriculum . |
| 19 | The varied articles presented introduce the reader to some of the most recent strands of linguistics and literary studies but they can not be thought to constitute a unified discipline . |
| 20 | Much of the debate over economic policy was thought to have centred on the level of provincial autonomy which should be allowed ; the provinces were generally thought to favour a more radical pace of economic reform than the centre . |
| 21 | While the Scottish Office is thought to favour a compromise franchising option , with continuing public sector involvement , Lang emphasised that detailed and technical analysis of the options was still needed . |
| 22 | Some elements of the event may be thought to suggest a very ancient origin . |
| 23 | The rogue p53 gene was also thought to play a large part in lung , stomach and bowel cancer . |
| 24 | One may perhaps contrast this with the other common mental illness of old age , depression , in which loss , in many forms , from bereavement to loss of role and status , may reasonably be thought to play a part . |
| 25 | Chromium is a mineral which is thought to play a very important part in the regulation of blood sugar in the body . |
| 26 | Defective cell adhesion has long been thought to play a part in the invasive and metastatic behaviour of neoplastic cells . |
| 27 | Nucleolin is a nucleolar specific protein that is thought to play a role in the processing of pre-ribosomal RNA as ribosomes are assembled ( 1 ) . |
| 28 | Crayfish populations are also critically depleted by overfishing , though naturally occurring environmental factors — such as warm water intrusions and low oxygen concentrations in the water as a result of global climactic changes — are thought to play a part . |
| 29 | Among such factors are the group of chemicals known as reactive oxygen species that are final common mediators of inflammation and tissue injury in general , and are also thought to play a part in ulcerative colitis . |
| 30 | Disorders of colonic motility are thought to play a part in several diseases , especially the irritable bowel syndrome , and also ulcerative colitis , diverticular disease , and constipation . |