Example sentences of "think [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ We ca n't think about the future now , ’ he says . |
| 32 | ‘ I never know what to make of them , but they certainly make you think about the future of the human race . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ I do n't think about the age of the role , if a play is well written it tells an actor what to do , ’ said Mr Rickman , who is 45 . |
| 34 | Let's think about the number of regions we have , the T & G have got seven , we 've got ten . |
| 35 | Most of the public do n't often think about the Fire Service until they actually need it but I am sure they will welcome fire fighters , not only improved our confidence in the service but theirs as well . |
| 36 | Viewed from the standards of the outside world , the main trends in human life are perhaps shown up rather more clearly here : selfishness , courage , the desire for escape , self-fulfilment etc ’ but then once you 're here you do n't think about the standards of the outside world very much . ’ |
| 37 | The use of ‘ but ’ where common sense demands ‘ and ’ is symptomatic of a general malaise : the scriptwriters do n't think about the meaning of what they 've written , they just want it to sound pretty . |
| 38 | What we can do is think about the meaning of play and fantasy , and the repercussions of denying a child the sort of toys and television-watching that is allowed to almost every other child . |
| 39 | What do you think about the meaning of life then ? |
| 40 | I would say , whatever is most effective in making people think about the implications of the expressions they use . |
| 41 | Now I 've got four letter Ps to do with the voice er and what I want to do is is think about the comparison of aspects of the voice when we have a normal one to one conversation and compare that with the same aspects when we 're making a presentation standing in front of a group . |
| 42 | What do you think about the Nouveau Realistes , the creators of the Surrealist Object , whose work takes the idea of the object as its point of departure ? |
| 43 | This , however , he did n't realise until later when he let himself think about the meeting and how , after the first keen glance , she looked past him as if he were n't there , to greet Mick with ‘ Hello . |
| 44 | ‘ The doctors said what does it matter as long as he is alive but they do n't think about the quality of life . |
| 45 | Cash limits are expected to encourage cost-cutting and to make managers think about the quality and the quantity of the service they provide . |
| 46 | ‘ Let's think about the body , Inspector . |
| 47 | At the office I never speak of the Castle , and at the Castle I do n't think about the office . ’ |
| 48 | One thing was clear in the confusion-that I could not even let myself think about the matter unless my physical health was up to it . |
| 49 | Let's think about the party . |
| 50 | We did n't think about the fact that the ups and downs of running a business could mean an end to a friendship — in fact , we 're probably better friends for it . ’ |
| 51 | This is a general look at handicaps with particular reference to the wheelchair bound and is aimed at helping pupils think about the needs of others in society . |
| 52 | If he does think about the pictures , he accepts everything I say . |
| 53 | What did she think about the job politicians were doing ? |
| 54 | Do you think do you think about the trees the trees should stay there or what ? |
| 55 | ‘ It gives me the willies to even think about the rent , ’ Dustin averred . |
| 56 | Whatever one might think about the virtues or otherwise of nuclear energy , clearly it is a viable source of base load electricity for the future . |
| 57 | ‘ Oh , we 'll think about the coronation tomorrow , ’ the King said . |
| 58 | ‘ The book made us think about the nature of health . |
| 59 | ‘ The paper — what do you think about the paper ? ’ asked Holmes . |
| 60 | Now er it was n't that night I said it , it was afterwards so I said what did you think about the concert then ? |