Example sentences of "think she [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't think she had a single dress with full sleeves .
2 I did n't want to go but I thought she deserved a better life than I could offer .
3 Alarmed , she thought she saw a black man lurking just behind her .
4 A little round hill , a sort of headland , thrust itself out into the estuary slightly to her right , and beyond it , she thought she saw a great bay , a giant bite out of the smooth slope of grassy shore .
5 When Mrs Thatcher chose Mr Major to protect her legacy , she no doubt thought she knew a safe deposit when she saw one .
6 It had arrived quite quickly , and they had said that they thought she had a burst ulcer .
7 She was an attractive woman , but I never thought she had a human feeling in her .
8 ‘ I could see how dark it was and it was on my mind and I thought she rushed a little bit but it worked in my favour , ’ said McNeil .
9 D McIntyre Funny , I always thought she looked a little bit like Blues official DESSIE Moore … could they be related ?
10 Meredith thought she detected a gentler tone creeping into his words , and felt comforted , but then he spoilt it all .
11 Dora accepted these ministrations without protest , but Melissa thought she detected a growing restiveness and a thinly veiled relief when at last they said goodnight and returned to their own room .
12 Just for a second she thought she detected a wary note in his voice .
13 If he thought she wanted a noble gesture he was mistaken .
14 But I think she had a good time .
15 I think she had a fair amount of luck , but luck is always an el element in anything of this kind .
16 Sometimes I think she had a secret lover . ’
17 I think she did a marvellous job in really getting public attention to the situation and to the difficulties of the flats .
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