Example sentences of "[adv] think that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was long thought that a mere redistribution of duties without any reduction in the total number of employees required or the total amount of work to be done did not amount to redundancy . |
| 2 | I have long thought that the hon. Gentleman imagined that we were living in Ethiopia , having listened to some of his speeches about the economy . |
| 3 | Will he remind any business man foolish enough to think that a Labour Government would be better for business of the myriad proposals which would prove the truth to be quite the opposite , which would make life far more difficult and which would especially energise union militancy which is at the bottom of some of the proposals ? |
| 4 | It is generally thought that the latter component should be small ( about one-third the concentration of H 2 O 2 ) which , given the lower sensitivity of the instrument for CH 3 OOH ( by a factor of 0.6 ) , implies that the total peroxide signal should approximate that for hydrogen peroxide alone . |
| 5 | It is generally thought that the new Home Secretary , Kenneth Clarke , wants to review the Bill introduced by Kenneth Baker , his predecessor . |
| 6 | But please do n't go away thinking that every Victorian woman in the eighteen- forties went around dressed like this . |
| 7 | ‘ Did you not come away thinking that the urban development challenge of the century adds to little more than opportunistic chaos — an architectural circus — with a sprinkling of postmodern gimmicks , the ghastly mega-lumps of Canary Wharf and a fairground train to get you there ? ’ |
| 8 | Although no formal announcements were made , it was widely thought that the two leaders might meet twice more in the near future , to sign the CFE and the START treaties , planned for later in 1990 . |
| 9 | This occurs to the extent that the typical supplier mistakenly thinks that the higher price for the good on her island is due to a relative demand shift in her favour . |
| 10 | After the two opt-outs negotiated by the Prime Minister at Maastricht , does Chancellor Kohl still think that the Prime Minister is a good European ? |
| 11 | ‘ I 've always thought that an old instrument , particularly a Stratocaster , has an instant vibe . |
| 12 | Hess mistakenly thought that the oceanic crust consisted of altered peridotite , the material of the mantle itself . |
| 13 | I at once thought that the poor fellow had had a pretty rough day and had gone to sleep as he had n't made a sound . |
| 14 | She and this animal treated each other with mutual contempt , like an old unhappily married couple , and I always thought that the only reason he did n't bite her or she have him put down was that they disliked the rest of the world even more than each other and would have been even more miserable and lonely than they were in their trap of hostility . |
| 15 | In terms of Figure 6.10 , workers would like to move up their labour supply function to a position such as point B since they mistakenly think that the real wage rate has risen to , say , . |
| 16 | Some 9% still think that no single operating system will dominate . |
| 17 | Some people still think that the only horse worth owning has to be 16.2hh and incredibly good looking . |
| 18 | When we are trying to get into equal opportunities and , as I say , I agree with you entirely , but I still think that the best person for the job |
| 19 | My life would have been much poorer without Brownsea Island , and I always think that the National Trust was the best thing that ever happened to me . |
| 20 | It is also thought that a proper coupling of electrical and metabolic activity is a prerequisite for the generation of pacemaker activity . |
| 21 | ‘ I also think that the older player has a much greater mental edge . |
| 22 | In those circumstances , does he really think that a dying Parliament , a week after the Maastricht summit , should empower a lame-duck Prime Minister to use the royal prerogative to sign that treaty without any consultation with the British people whose rights will be affected far more than this Parliament ? |
| 23 | The precise number is unknown ; but in the 1970s , two American biologists , TL Erwin and JC Scott , produced a plausible estimate , of around 10 million , though it is now thought that the true figure may be around 50 million . |
| 24 | It used to be argued that turbulence was necessary to ensure the oxygenation of the water and the continuation of the food supply , but it is now thought that the main role of turbulence is in getting rid of excess carbon dioxide . |
| 25 | Such people have been dubbed ‘ carbohydrate cravers ’ by researchers , but many now think that the primary craving may not be for carbohydrates but for fats . |
| 26 | In any case one may well think that the sheer effort of dotting ‘ i's and crossing ‘ t's was draining . |
| 27 | The circumstances in which freedom might be won were clearly defined , and Alexei knew that he had sometimes thought that the lowest class in the Empire — the proles , who worked for pay — were no less enslaved and had perhaps fewer rights . |
| 28 | I sometimes thought that the social considerations of people like my mother militated more against religion than atheism or simple sin . |
| 29 | I sometimes think that the principal function of professional training in education is to inoculate teachers against books on education . |
| 30 | I sometimes think that the hon. Gentleman is so busy thinking up his contorted questions that he does not observe what is going on in the House at other times . |