Example sentences of "[pron] think [that] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point in my innings I thought that a number of England fielders were deliberately walking on the pitch and scuffing it up with their spikes . |
| 2 | Inspired ! ! ! by the enclosed letter , I thought that a meeting of our kindred spirits was due before the ubiquitous Christmas card season ! |
| 3 | I think that a case might arise in which the reputation of a local authority might be damaged , so as to impair its function for the public good , in which no private individual was defamed ; and in which the public interest would be served by the taking of proceedings for libel by the local authority in order to determine the falsity of the charge . |
| 4 | There are many kits available for fitting alternative diesel engines to Land Rovers Personally I think that a Land Rover 2 25 litre with a proper rebuild , including pump drive gear , takes a lot of beating BMC 2 2 , 2 5 , 3 4 and 3 8 litre engines will fit as will Perkins 4 203 ( 3 3 litre ) Ford York 4-cylinder plus others from Toyota , Nissan and Mazda can also be fitted as can the VM 2 4 turbo from the Rover SDI |
| 5 | Although I say that this story could really happen , I doubt that there would be the character of Simon in reality as I think that a boy his age would realise the dangerous situation he was in , and join the other boys . |
| 6 | I think that a sense of humour is a very important quality ( besides honesty , loyalty etc ) because I believe that if you can laugh at things it makes life a whole lot easier . |
| 7 | ‘ I think that a mortgagee is entitled , as against a mortgagor and against the mortgaged property , to his ‘ full costs , ’ but that the expression means ordinary party and party costs … |
| 8 | I think that a chief , or perhaps a leading group would after a while be decided on and priorities set in a way more mature than the boys , but girls would be less imaginative when it came to building shelters and lighting fires , and also less physically able to lift heavy objects and build things . |
| 9 | Well I think that a number of you might have seen that definition of quality . |
| 10 | I have covered all the major items of tackle that warrant discussion , but before this chapter is concluded I think that a comparison of end tackles is worth looking at . |
| 11 | I think that a horse has to be a minimum of 7/8 bred now to become a top class event horse . |
| 12 | That is to say I think that a world without Shakespeare in it would be a world substantially impoverished . |
| 13 | That is to say I think that a world without Shakespeare in it would be a world substantially impoverished . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's very difficult to do because if you are n't careful you just write down a series of platitudes , but I think that a statement of aims and beliefs is very necessary even if it does look platitudinous . ’ |
| 15 | I think that a belief that periods are ‘ good ’ and an indicator or product of health and wellbeing is really vital to making a full recovery from any eating disorder which causes your periods to stop , or become irregular . |
| 16 | but I think that a sort of , the time we have perhaps on a could be used a lot more constructively . |
| 17 | I think that a week in fantasy goes from Monday to Sunday , so sometimes a club will get 2 or more games in a week , other times — none . |
| 18 | " If I remember rightly there 's a way into the Sir Francis Level and I think that a lot of the old machinery is still down there . |
| 19 | Er , I must declare an , an interest because I am a , a court lawyer , but I think that a lot of people say no because of the media pres , presentation , you only hear bad stories , they do n't hear the good , good stories about the attempts to make the courts more efficient and I think that on the whole and with the circumstances that the courts have to deal with they do a very good job . |
| 20 | And I think that a lot of shoppers tend to forget that every time you buy anything from a shop , even if all you spent is ten pence , it does n't matter how little money you 've spent , but every time you buy anything from a shop you have a contract with the shop and the shop has a contract with you . |
| 21 | This was one of the er this th this is one of the black books and one of the problems with this has been I think that a lot of psychoanalysts er have been Jewish of course and I think they regard as kind of heresy or some kind of disloyalty to suggest that Moses erm was n't Jewish . |
| 22 | Now one of the problems is in the Army , that if you do need support , it 's a sign of weakness , it 's a sign of failure , it 's almost impossible for you to get the kind of counselling and help that a lot of young lads need , and I think that a lot of young people in the Army today who maybe have got a lot of worries in their soul , and they do n't have the courage at the moment or the possibility of getting that help because of the Army culture . |
| 23 | advantage of both , then I think that a solution can be found , and that a return to normality in the case of the conquered sufficient to render existence bearable , honourable , and even enjoyable , can be secured . |
| 24 | I think that an exercise obsession is a symptom of lack of self-esteem and identity . |
| 25 | Yes , I think that an insight feminists have had about soap operas , about the real contributions they make , is that they 're a way of starting conversations about important topics , either in the family or with colleagues at work or whatever . |
| 26 | I think that an indication of what the sheet is |
| 27 | Just one question was asked to each of the chosen seven : How heavily influenced are you by the sentiments of groups like The Smiths and do you think that a record like that is capable of causing a drastic change in your attitudes to a subject like vegetarianism ? |
| 28 | Sergeant Major , you 've been in the Army for about nigh on twenty years now , do you think that a soldier has to be able to cope with that sort of taunting and name calling when he 's on the streets of Belfast for example . |
| 29 | Do n't you think that a lot of the advertisements are just like advertising today , wanting to sell the garments |
| 30 | Do n't you think that a lot of doctors are too willing to hand out these tranquillizers ? |