Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] not think " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward did not think he understood . |
| 2 | I know and you know that Hardy did not think it a sad poem — just a comment and a summing up . |
| 3 | This was a declaration of sorts , however lightly made , and one which Dr Neil had not thought to make to any woman in any form , and before Sally-Anne could take in its full meaning he rapidly continued , ‘ And now let us stop providing entertainment for the passers-by . |
| 4 | But certainly Jasper and Bert had not thought this ; and the Irish comrades had not given them anything specific to do . |
| 5 | Though its technology , which makes chips , has won much praise , Perkin-Elmer did not think it could profit in the face of Japanese competition . |
| 6 | Floy had asked about dangers and what they might expect to encounter , but Fenella did not think it looked especially dangerous . |
| 7 | Elisabeth did not think that a life sentence of Bo-Bo 's knitting was the harshest a man might serve . |
| 8 | Mr Justice Morrit did not think so . |
| 9 | But Riven did not think he would sleep again that night . |
| 10 | Gemma did not think so . |
| 11 | Aenarion did not think so . |
| 12 | Penny Junor does not think this decision has been taken yet but believes that the second option is possible . |
| 13 | In addition , the UDC have not thought about the impact of their plans on the residents of the community , many of whom have been born and brought up there . |
| 14 | Mr. Browne did not think it was the job of councils to provide housing , but Mr. Barron was quick to counter that point . |
| 15 | Mrs Broome had not thought much of Croydon as was evident from her patronising manner . |
| 16 | Mrs Wilson had not thought him capable of either the guile or the imagination to make it up ; it had to be true . |
| 17 | Meg did not think for that — foul wash , the tinker boy ; his thing ; he had roared with laughter — as just or justifiable . |
| 18 | Miss Fergusson did not think it fanciful to perceive in the comparative design and height of the two Ararats a bodying-forth of that primal divide in the human race between the two sexes . |
| 19 | Vitor did not think she might be pregnant by him , Ashley realised numbly . |
| 20 | Owen did not think of himself as ambitious . |
| 21 | But , looking back on the conversation , Owen did not think so . |
| 22 | And she had slept with Rufus in the Centaur Room , it being taken for granted she would share his bed , though Adam did not think her wishes had been consulted . |
| 23 | By now some were laughing openly , but Mrs Jonesy did not think it was funny . |
| 24 | Yet Moore did not think value could only occur in relation to human experience . |
| 25 | Moore did not think it was necessary to ask the lawyer for more details of the ‘ foolish stories ’ . |
| 26 | Miles does not think that this is the case and believes frying is healthy , profitable and popular . |
| 27 | Half-formed suspicion had become fact , and Cassie did not think that she could come to terms with it … |
| 28 | Nevertheless , Gaitskell did not think that the issue of public ownership was ‘ sterile ’ and during the heated debates on Clause IV he stated : ‘ I conclude that we should make two things clear to the country . |
| 29 | Peter did not think Anna should have told the children anything about it , but she was not , as she frequently said to him , that kind of mother . |
| 30 | There are , however , some indications that Bentham did not think there was a precise truth to these matters , but that a certain free play left by the facts did not matter too much in practice . |