Example sentences of "think i [vb mod] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 When he thought he had signed one player , he had a letter from him saying , ‘ Dear Sir , I do n't think I shall bother to turn out tomorrow . ’
2 It 's only a minor op , after all , and snipping off a polyp , so I do n't think I shall bother to go up tonight — we 're far too busy here , and anyway , my father will be there , and I do n't really think she 's expecting me , so I 'll wait until tomorrow — ’
3 I do n't think I would have gone on with my own writing if you had n't shown such interest and liking for my work ( which I must admit I was a bit suspicious at first ! ) .
4 ‘ Do you think I would have waited around for all this if I had ? ’
5 I do n't think I 'd want to come back to Woking .
6 We put on a few and I knew I was finishing , so I thought I would try to go out with a bang by breaking the pavilion window in the Long Room .
7 I 'm on a walking-tour with my cousin but she elected to do the art galleries in Penzance this morning , so I thought I would try to look up my old friend . ’
8 ‘ Well , I do n't have anything scheduled until this afternoon , so I thought I 'd try getting in to see Signor Silvio and see if I can pry my money free of his sticky grasp . ’
9 I think I might have got in erm .
10 I had , until I took the role of the Guild secretary , I , I as I say , I think I would have gone on to being politically , erm but I felt I could n't do both .
11 I was so needy at the time that I think I would have gone off with the first person who told me I was attractive and showed my affection .
12 If I could go back I think I would have come out on the Tour three years later . ’
13 Except I think I would like to get out , break away , as it were , and see the world .
14 I think I 'll have to go along with Wilko on this one .
15 You think I 'd have screwed up my own life like this if you had n't come along with your cap-twisting routine and your sob story all about how you were losing your little baby girl ? ’
16 I think I 'd have to pack up .
17 Erm I think I 'd like to pick on er up on something that Mr has said about the strategy underlying the er approved structure plan .
18 Bodie said , ‘ I think I 'd like to hang on here for a bit . ’
19 We 'll take it from here , I think I 'd like to carry on Chapter eleven .
20 If someone could wave a magic wand , and I could change something , I think I 'd like to go down a couple of cup sizes .
21 ‘ I was playing better at the end and if it had been a five set match I think I could have fought back . ’
22 And I think I will have come out that way on the thing .
23 er for special services I invite everybody , and I 've got about fifty on my books which I think I can afford to go around when I get there , can you do a couple , they live near you
24 I think I must have twisted round to get the shampoo awkward .
25 ‘ I think I must have dozed off about six . ’
26 I think I must have picked up a virus .
27 I think I must have picked up Paul 's one by mistake .
28 I expect you think I should have stayed up there , ha ? ’
29 I do n't suggest that I think I should keep going on a year by year basis .
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