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 . |