Example sentences of "[pers pn] think [pers pn] [vb mod] do [det] " in BNC.

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1 I once said to him ‘ if you ca n't pay compliments , do n't insult ’ I think they should do both .
2 One over Z is one over three plus four I 's , I think we 'll do that .
3 I think we can do that and I think it 's important that we do do that .
4 And to some extent I think we can do that with new , new
5 The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try .
6 I think we should do all we can to support him .
7 Right , very good , that 's all from Headquarters , right then we move on to then any other business , erm I think mainly it 's just the odd verse with arrangements for next meeting , because our next meeting is our own A G M , erm , at , which we erm elect our officers for the next year , er , and there are , are other arrangements to make , erm we sometimes put a little form do n't we on the end of the minutes that , people to fill in if they wish to nominate someone , I think we should do that even though very , very rarely gets actually filled in , erm , and we have some post which we have elections for others where we can phone the people who are doing those jobs and , and hope they 'll carry on .
8 So we can make an assumption and I think we should do that before twenty fifth of May .
9 so I think we 're inerent , inherently , er , unlikely to be able to predict that very well , but certainly if we can get the jurisdictional outs , and the clear no injustices and those to Sarah , then I think we should do that across the four teams , what we 've got at the moment is quite distorting as well , in other ways , look at my
10 I think we should do that again though cos like
11 I did the album at my house because , that way , they would come in and say , ‘ Oh , I think we should do this , this , this and this , ’ and I would say , ‘ Hey , great idea ! ’
12 But , you know , if , if , if I 'd have put , when we , when we started to talk at the beginning of this term we had at the beginning a general discussion about what are we gon na put in land reform , if I 'd have come along to s to you and I 'd said well I think we should do this
13 " Yes , I think we could do that . "
14 Untidy kitchens with smells — not babies , because I 'm sure she dislikes them , but marriage and women 's friendships — I think she can do this in an everyday true way .
15 You have to be able to look after yourself and I think he can do that , though maybe he does n't dish it out . ’
16 He 's going to have to improve a little bit on his last win , but I think he can do that , so that 's the fourth leg of a yankee , trap one , Ambridge Power .
17 I 'd like you to go on to a university and do music , but I think you 'll do that anyway , and I 'd like you to stop playing other instruments .
18 I think you 'll do more than just wish me success .
19 If I was on his staff , as I was during the election , you can have a lot of power — influence — because you can say , ‘ I think you should do this Prime Minister , I think you should do that .
20 If I was on his staff , as I was during the election , you can have a lot of power — influence — because you can say , ‘ I think you should do this Prime Minister , I think you should do that .
21 ‘ The hype 's brilliant but I think you should do some more development of the product ’
22 But I think you could do that sort erm provided you did n't sort of panic no chance of doing this okay ?
23 Erm I think you can do these on your own you can
24 I think I 'll do that for you Mr .
25 Make su yeah I think I 'll do that this weekend .
26 I think I 'll do another plain one , but this one , some were plain
27 I think I 'll do this like reds , and blacks and
28 I think I might do that better on firm ground . ’
29 I think erm I I think I could do that .
30 I think I can do that .
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