Example sentences of "[pers pn] think that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will have suggested topics which will bind the poor as a class together ; topics which will excite them against the rich ; topics the discussion of which in the only form in which that discussion reaches the ear will be to make them think that some new law can make them comfortable … — that Government has at its disposal an inexhaustible fund out of which it can give to those who now want without also creating elsewhere other and greater wants . |
| 2 | Yeah , but then you , that impression made me think that all , it 's all South Africa , which , which was why |
| 3 | What she said to me on the subject of the race riots and how she felt in that context makes me think that this stage in her life was nothing to do with race . |
| 4 | ‘ In my other capacity as head of Merill Lynch , I opened an office in Tehran … during the 70s … and I thought that that country had quite a future . ’ |
| 5 | I thought that that was an opportunity to get promotion . |
| 6 | I thought that that was what I was here for , that he was something special , chosen by God . |
| 7 | Afterwards I thought that that , after all , is what religion is — the pinning-up of faith across the ugly vista of logic and reality , to fulfil a need . |
| 8 | So I thought that that was pretty good . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought that that was barred off to the likes of me . ’ |
| 10 | But I was so proud of my beautiful daughter , and I wanted to make up to you for the years we lost before I met your mama again ; I wanted you to have the best of everything , and I thought that that was what I was giving you . |
| 11 | I thought that that was interesting news . |
| 12 | I confess that I thought that that case had arisen a little before that speech . |
| 13 | I thought that that could not be used , so I seek your guidance , Mr. Speaker . |
| 14 | Fair enough he may have had a very good reason for doing so but I thought that that would have been a typical apack erm he did say well you know I just want to run it by him , you know , just to make sure but you , you still needed to know why he thought that his accountant had to be involved . |
| 15 | ya I thought that that sounded right okay |
| 16 | Money and effort that should have been devoted to supporting the ordinary people in Highfields has been wasted on power politics and I agree that it 's time surely to put an end to that disgrace now there is a certain logic in Mr amendment , it basically says let us put the implementation of council policy in the hands of the director of education , let him take executive control and let us take politics out of it and if I thought that that would do what both Mr and myself want to happen I would support . |
| 17 | When I was much younger , and not as religious as I am today , I thought that religious Jews had sex through a hole in a sheet , wore clothes from the last century , and were generally out of touch with life and the world we live in . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought that one of the most interesting things about the Manson case was how they thought that The Beatles were talking to them , and that they thought The Beatles were the four horsemen of the apocalypse mentioned in the Bible . |
| 19 | I thought that one of his hands was extended . |
| 20 | Until this month , I thought that all anyone needs to know besides budget are such things as preferred processor ( a 486DX ) , speed ( at least 33MHz ) , hard disk size ( as big as the bucks allow ) , monitor type ( ditto ) and a familiar brand need which would be there forever to honour a warranty . |
| 21 | I thought that elementary particles were less attractive because , although scientists were finding lots of new particles , there was no proper theory at that time . |
| 22 | I thought that strange because the weather was fair . ’ |
| 23 | I thought that private investment could have been used more imaginatively in the period of the 1980–1 recession and was not satisfied with the Treasury 's replies . |
| 24 | I thought that this was it … |
| 25 | In readiness for the event I made all the arrangements I possibly could before the baby was born to make my return to work as smooth as possible , including hiring a nanny , and I thought that this was going to be easy … |
| 26 | These difficulties were forgotten as we cycled down into town and in hot dry afternoon air , shouting ‘ I thought that this was what the weather was supposed to be like ! ’ |
| 27 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
| 28 | ‘ To this day I have not played much Chinese music , and certainly not a concerto , and so I thought that this would be a good opportunity to explore that — a least to give Hsiao the encouragement to write one . ’ |
| 29 | I thought that this morning when I saw you again , and I want you to know I do n't think we should leave it so long the next time . ’ |
| 30 | I thought that this was a most extraordinary conversation to be having about one 's intended groom , but I was feeling lighter . |