Example sentences of "do [not/n't] think [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't shout at me ; it gives a ghost a fright I 've only come to have a little chat I do not think we 've met . |
| 2 | I do not think we could justify turning our backs . ’ |
| 3 | I really do not think we are much brighter than monkeys , and monkeys are killed in experiments . |
| 4 | Personally , I do not think we need an alternative god to look up to . |
| 5 | I do not think we could bid for the money part as Japan has the reputation of trying to get its own way by money . |
| 6 | In the phonetic/phonological dimension , I do not think we should speak too readily of Early Modern ‘ Standard ’ English . |
| 7 | It is not necessary for us in the present case to decide whether this distinction is a legitimate one and I do not think we should assume to do so . |
| 8 | I do not think we should decide , in the present case , more than we need . |
| 9 | It could lead to unjustifiable situations resulting in a great number of injustices and I do not think we should continue with it . … |
| 10 | They do not think we may mean the " inner stars " . |
| 11 | ‘ I do not think we are under any duty to publish malicious gossip , ’ he said , ‘ which remains gossip however true it may be . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It was over before we knew it , ’ said Taliesin later , ‘ and even if it had not been , I do not think we could have got near to the Lad . ’ |
| 13 | For myself , I do not think we need to be quite so pessimistic . |
| 14 | I do not think we get much further by supposing that Jesus gave two insufflations of his Holy Spirit , one in John 's upper room , and one at Luke 's Pentecost . |
| 15 | I do not think we can profitably continue Question Time . |
| 16 | Where there is a large number of transactions — the notice mentions 30,000 records — I do not think we should simply consider an isolated case where it would be impossible to say whether there had been a direct benefit from the acquisition of the wrappers or not . |
| 17 | I do not think we do this . ’ |
| 18 | I repeat , however : I do not think we face war . |
| 19 | Anyway , I do not think we should discuss the young Duke of Ross , should we ? ’ |
| 20 | From one point of view I agree — I do not think we should be concerned about teaching a basic kit of factual information . |
| 21 | It is only a game Raymond so do not think we will be upset with you . |
| 22 | I do not think we have enough police living locally . |
| 23 | ‘ Whatever our mistakes — and we made some — I truly do not think we deserved this . ’ |
| 24 | I saw it , ’ and Chapman backed his players ' view : ‘ I could not see clearly from my position , but Arsenal , almost to a man , stopped playing and I do not think they would have done that unless they had been satisfied that the ball had been out of play , ’ he told the Sunday Express . |
| 25 | I do not think they are ; not in the night itself anyhow . |
| 26 | Having sung the praises of swimfeeders I must point out that I do not think they are the be-all and end-all of barbel fishing , specially for the very big ones . |
| 27 | They have slightly relaxed their demands for absolute obedience to the rules and do not think they are demeaning themselves by giving reasons for their ‘ do 's ’ and ‘ don'ts ’ . |
| 28 | Other publishers do not think they must follow Reed 's initiative to regain lost ground . |
| 29 | When , not too long afterwards , an emissary came to ask me how much money I wanted not to look too closely into Thieme 's affairs , I knew what many an ‘ investigative ’ journalist knows : for some people , there are no rules , no codes they do not think they can break . |
| 30 | I do not think they are evil . |