Example sentences of "[pers pn] to think " in BNC.
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| 1 | What right had I to think it might be easy ? |
| 2 | So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us , who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ , who was I to think that I could oppose God ? ’ ' |
| 3 | What else was I to think ? |
| 4 | What on earth am I to think ? |
| 5 | What reason had she to think her twin needed protection ? |
| 6 | Luckily we were still in time to get into the RADA auditions , which I did and got a letter from them saying ‘ not only are you rejected but we strongly advise you to think about another career ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've got a bloody calculator , ’ Phoebe would yell , ‘ she ought to be teaching you to think . ’ |
| 8 | I would like you to think of me as a friend . |
| 9 | Here are some other staging considerations for you to think about . |
| 10 | I ask you to think of that mother , waiting anxiously for her child to return . |
| 11 | ‘ If you are in a very competitive situation it may cause you to think very carefully about what you are doing , ’ he says . |
| 12 | And though that was where I felt most private often , it was a very private place you see , even at its busiest , and it was busy , I mean it was n't small and quiet , I do n't want you to think that , it was very public . |
| 13 | I 'll leave you to think about it then , Stevens . ’ |
| 14 | If that 's not enough for you to think about , try these questions . |
| 15 | I want you to think — think hard . ’ |
| 16 | In summary : ‘ I stimulate you to think about how you are going to achieve agreed objectives ; later we 'll explore what happened and whether you need any help to improve further , or merely some new objectives . ’ |
| 17 | It will force you to think and plan what to do with every item and if necessary give specific instructions about when it should be brought back for your attention . |
| 18 | There really is too much mystique attached to carp fishing , most it promoted by anglers who would like you to think that carp are much more difficult to catch than they actually are . |
| 19 | Famous personalities ( see also p101 ) The advertisers want you to think ‘ If X buys that , it must be good . ’ |
| 20 | The car is generally occupied by an idiot or two gazing strictly ahead either with expressions that lead you to think that they are convinced they are doing everyone else a favour , or that they are only sitting down because they have insufficient brain to walk and chew gum at the same time . |
| 21 | If you thought hat boxes were exclusively for housing prized straw ensembles , Mike Shepherd from The Box Office urges you to think again . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't bear you to think ill of me , ’ I said . |
| 23 | What right did they have , that lot , getting you to think about how bloody life was , sitting in this poky flat with Ted always so tired he never played with Frieda or talked to herself and fell asleep straight after having it off . |
| 24 | But if you chose unwisely Paul would advise you to think again . |
| 25 | Put each in turn into a well-known saying or into a sentence — you and your PP can take it in turns as you go down the list saying the set word followed by a sentence which the word stimulates you to think about . |
| 26 | Today I would like you to think about taking up a new interest or hobby . |
| 27 | And I defy any of you to think of an amusing sign-off joke involving Nick Cave and badminton . |
| 28 | They made the recording on December 31 , 1989 , when Mr Gilbey called Diana ‘ Squidgy ’ and told him : ‘ I want you to think of me after midnight . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm just asking you to think about it , ’ I heard him say in a calm voice . |
| 30 | How clever of you to think of drawing the little pug ; I knew it at once . |