Example sentences of "think [pron] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No problem , but if you want me in the village do n't you think I 'd better get some transport of my own ? |
| 2 | No , I do n't think I had even taken any A levels when I left school . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think we 'd better do that , however . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Speaking of which , do n't you think we 'd better get this glop off my hair before it turns it green ? ’ |
| 5 | Teotihuacan was some twenty kilometres north-east of the centre of Mexico City and I thought I had probably glimpsed those pyramids through the dust haze as we flew in . |
| 6 | Er , I hoped I 'd made clear that if the profits of Pearsons erm er not only if they went down but even if er , there was only a small erm , increase in earnings per share er next year that the the directors ' salaries would be very considerably reduced and I thought I 'd already made that erm , er , directors ' erm remuneration total take home pay would be considerably reduced thought I 'd already made that point . |
| 7 | Er , I hoped I 'd made clear that if the profits of Pearsons erm er not only if they went down but even if er , there was only a small erm , increase in earnings per share er next year that the the directors ' salaries would be very considerably reduced and I thought I 'd already made that erm , er , directors ' erm remuneration total take home pay would be considerably reduced thought I 'd already made that point . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought I 'd already done that . ’ |
| 9 | I thought I 'd better do all my jobs which I thought was going to be spread across the d the day . |
| 10 | So I thought I 'd better clear that little matter up , for starters , because you would be very interested . |
| 11 | So I thought I 'd better get some petrol in case Mr Marius Steen did come up to town over the weekend . |
| 12 | I just wanted to come back on er David Potter 's assertion that we were looking for a a higher allocation under I five and I I thought I 'd specifically covered that point by saying that that was n't what we were looking for because that would n't address the sort of development we 're talking about here . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought you 'd already worked that out ? ’ |
| 14 | For a moment she thought she had really seen this happening and that Simon had drowned . |
| 15 | She gave Sister Anne a smile and the young nun thought she had never seen such absolute perfection of countenance in another human being . |
| 16 | Or a wildcat either , though she thought she 'd better leave that one alone . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought we 'd already argued that out last night at the restaurant , ’ she said tightly . |
| 18 | As he tackled his cold meat loaf and salad , Hank thought he had better show some interest in his father , so he asked the back page of the newspaper if it had had a good trip . |
| 19 | And then Fael-Inis stood up , and the Lad stopped and looked around , and his eyes fell on Fael-Inis , and Taliesin thought he had never seen such fear and such undiluted hatred in any living creature 's eyes . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , I think I 'd best fill some of the 'ot water bottles an' put them in the bed right away , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ just in case there 's a bit of cold about the sheets . |
| 21 | Now , when asked if I would introduce this subject , she said , I think I 'd better mention this for the sake of the truth , |
| 22 | ‘ I think I 'd better give this a bit of a read . |
| 23 | I 've had two or three of them buggers but I think I 'd better go this time as I ca n't get no more . |
| 24 | I think I 'd better fish that one out do you ? |
| 25 | blob , blob , I think I 'd better do this one Tim , I have n't had a go yet |
| 26 | I think I 'd better put some washing in before I go out . |
| 27 | I think I 'd better put some washing in before I go out . |
| 28 | I do n't know where , I thought I left my case here , I do n't know what I 've done with my case that 's all , it 's probably downstairs oh oh I do n't know , mm still not able to find it I think I 'd better put these plants out mm that 's right , oh , mm that 's not there right , I 'd better switch this , the tape off cos there 's not much , be much conversation now for a while |
| 29 | I think I 'd better take these books back down again I think , oh mind you I can put them up here perhaps . |
| 30 | And I think I 'd better get those in Stowmarket because I 'm not gon na be able to carry all this lot up |