Example sentences of "[vb past] not think [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man did not think that Boy ever gave his address or phone number to anyone . |
| 2 | Mother actually calls me Lisa but I did not think that name appropriate to this strange meeting and anyway I have never liked it . |
| 3 | He did not think many of them bright ( but the record afterwards shows that several were very bright ) . |
| 4 | Margaret Irwin told the Royal Commission on Labour in 1893 that she did not think many women were " at case " outside Edinburgh . " |
| 5 | He did not think much of the lectures . |
| 6 | I did not think much of the CPRS blunderbuss which seemed to be aimed firmly at the Government 's feet . |
| 7 | She knew they mated for life , and though she did not think much of married bliss , yet she approved of constancy . |
| 8 | Later I gathered she did not think much of my manners . |
| 9 | This she well understood , though she did not think much of ‘ Abroad ’ . |
| 10 | Judging them by the standard which he used for men , in a society where their roles were totally different , he naturally did not think much of them . |
| 11 | At Cambridge she met her first husband , Sebastian Manning , who introduced her to a world in which socialism , far from being ridiculous , was natural , chic , colourful , confident , artistic : Sebastian 's parents were artists of some repute , one a painter , the other a potter , and they did not think much of the austerities of Dr Leavis . |
| 12 | But as a pensioner she did not think much of his performance in the Commons yesterday . |
| 13 | It was a fair result , because I did not think either side did enough to win . ’ |
| 14 | Unsurprisingly , the Divisional Court did not think this was enough . |
| 15 | ‘ I am surprised the judge did not think this matter a great deal more serious than the sentence appears to suggest . ’ |
| 16 | Probably he did not think this likely to happen . |
| 17 | Even Cassie , used now to the small eccentricities of her home , did not think this likely . |
| 18 | Rain did not think this was enough to suggest the brothers went to look for her and said so . |
| 19 | Rain did not think this necessary but dispatched Rosie on the errand . |
| 20 | I did not think this fellow would survive very long , he was what I call one of my " oncers " . |
| 21 | ‘ We were sceptical about packets , though , and did n't think all the powder would dissolve , but it seems to be fine . ’ |
| 22 | We did n't think that was terribly plausible , but he was quite serious |
| 23 | ‘ Maybe they did n't think that was worth a car . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Of course I did n't think that , ’ said Gurder irritably . |
| 25 | But his mother did n't think that was funny . |
| 26 | " No , I did n't think that . |
| 27 | He did n't think that was quite right , but had n't formulated why . |
| 28 | ‘ You did n't think that up for yourself . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ No , I did n't think that , ’ he said equably . |
| 30 | The police said he killed himself , but I knew he was afraid to die , so I did n't think that was true . ’ |