Example sentences of "[verb] thought that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd thought that these houses could of least put a bit of paint on |
| 2 | ‘ They certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves , ’ she said ; ‘ you 'd have thought that young man Danny had just won a Grand Prix instead of driving round a dodgem track . ’ |
| 3 | But but in in just the little few words you used then , I would have thought that many parents in this church would react positively . |
| 4 | The compilers of the BMA code of practice for the safe use and disposal of sharps must have thought that many practitioners would be unable to comply with universal precautions because the code suggested that gloving decreased manual dexterity . |
| 5 | They would certainly have thought that such events were unlikely to happen for millennia to come — if at all . |
| 6 | WHO would have thought that Eastern Europe could ever become so fashionable ? |
| 7 | I should have thought that good sense would dictate that someone who opposes every measure begins to lose credibility . |
| 8 | For example , in Price ( 1989 ) 90 Cr App R 409 ( CA ) , such an instruction is necessary only where the accused might have thought that ordinary people would regard his conduct as honest . |
| 9 | I should have thought that that lesson was clear . |
| 10 | I would have thought that most things have been tried by now and I would not imagine that there are many other avenues to be followed . |
| 11 | Surgeon Commander James Francis , senior medical officer ( diving medicine ) at the Institute of Naval Medicine , says : ‘ I would have thought that 30 metres was a reasonable depth for most sports divers . |
| 12 | Given their reputation in the 1970s , who would have thought that British car workers would match their counterparts in Japan or Germany as they do now , not only for productivity , but for quality as well ? |
| 13 | WHO would have thought that those Spandau Ballet boys would have turned out to be such fine thespians ? |
| 14 | But one would have thought that any gentleman who links corporal punishment with his lady 's age is unlikely to have his twilight years shared . |
| 15 | One might have thought that these trends would not present major difficulties since one apparent virtue of the British constitution was its flexibility . |
| 16 | One might have thought that these divisions would at least cease to operate in church , but there too Kerr advocates a rigid hierarchy : ‘ The best of all systems of arrangement is to place the family and their guests in front , strangers of position next behind them , and the upper and lower servants , together with strangers of their classes respectively , in successive order . ’ |
| 17 | I should have thought that hon. Members would have got behind the work of the regulators , who are standing up for the interests of the customer . |
| 18 | Who would have thought that recycled loo-paper , phosphate-free washing powder , ozone friendly aerosols and organic milk would be on offer in our local supermarket , North of Watford ? |
| 19 | It was the first time Charlie had thought that 112 Whitechapel Road might be considered luxurious . |
| 20 | I had thought that high crime was dog-earing and the highest of all writing comments in the margin . |
| 21 | Many people have thought that such contracts were not enforceable . |
| 22 | Until recently , researchers have thought that juvenile diabetes developed suddenly . |