Example sentences of "[pron] think be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Based on what I thought were proper symptoms , Puls. was given but with only temporary relief , and slight lowering of the blood pressure . |
| 2 | But er he never asked me , put it that way , what I thought was suitable machinery and he , as far as I know he never asked other rock men what they thought was suitable for the rock and other slate makers what they thought was suitable for inside the mill , or the diamond saw operators , what sort of saws they thought were the best . |
| 3 | I had made the mistake of volunteering to sleep on the couch in the living room on the nights that Janice stayed at our flat ; this offer was made with what I thought was obvious sarcasm one evening while Gav and Norris were attempting to develop a technique for cooking poppadoms in the microwave . |
| 4 | In one store the manager tried to sell me what I thought was obsolete software . |
| 5 | ‘ Robert would have turned the fire extinguisher on you , ’ said my mother with what I thought was unusual perception . |
| 6 | patient what I think is good nursing care might not be what you think is good nursing care . |
| 7 | But if it makes somebody uncomfortable and makes them overly conscious of their gender erm and perhaps how they look , then that 's what I think is sexual harassment . |
| 8 | This I think is bad teaching and interference which is quite inexcusable . |
| 9 | But the the other way of looking at it I I I think is enlightened self interest . |
| 10 | Erm , by hangers-on I mean that there are all the Dukes and the Viscounts and whatever else there is and that whole strata in society , which , I think is English society , erm I mean I know that there are Dukes in Scotland but there are n't so many , and I mean they own quite a lot and I think that it 's impossible to have a classless society because the monarchy perpetuate class divisions . |
| 11 | Switching , if I may , from Victorian novelists to more contemporary novelists , who do you think are good novelists of today ? |
| 12 | Do you think being French helps ? |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd like to remind you that you 're in my house , ’ Alyssia pointed out , with what she thought was unassailable logic . |
| 14 | If you write it yourself it may turn out to be invalid , or there may be legal ambiguities in what you thought were clear requests . |
| 15 | Its a , during the course of the time of the crucifixion , Jesus is on the cross and its says there , there were two others also who were criminals , were being lead away to be put to death with Jesus and they came to the place called The Skull , there they crucified him and the criminals one on the right and the other on the left , but Jesus was saying father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing , and they cast locks divided up his garments among themselves and the people stood by and looking on and even the rulers was sneering at him excuse me , and even the rulers were sneering at him saying he saved others , let him save himself if this is the Christ of god , his chosen one , and the soldiers also mocked him , coming up to him offering sour wine and saying if your the king of the Jews save yourself now there was also an inscription above him , this is the kind of the Jews , and one of the criminals who was hanged there was hurling abut at him and saying you are not the Christ , save yourself and us , but the other answered and rebuking him said do you not even fear god , since you are under the same sentence of condemnation and we indeed justly for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds , but this man has done nothing wrong and he was say , and he was saying Jesus remember me when you come in your kingdom , Jesus said to him truly I say to you today you shall be with me in paradise I wonder if you 've ever been in that awful position of facing of what you thought was certain death perhaps you were seriously ill and er , there seemed little hope of your recovery , perhaps you were facing some danger , some , some risk and it seemed almost certain that short of a miracle you were gon na die , I wonder what sort of thoughts would have been going through your mind , maybe w , may well be that you were with other people , I wonder what sort of things if you were in a condition of speaking , what sort of things you would of been saying to them . |
| 16 | I wonder if you have ever been in that awful position of facing what you thought was certain death . |
| 17 | You can target particular groups you think are likely supporters , draw a response and then keep in touch . |
| 18 | patient what I think is good nursing care might not be what you think is good nursing care . |
| 19 | Listen , listen so you may have a right to defend at any cost which you think is privileged society the fact of the matter is people out there I received twenty seven letters in support against the fox hunting I did not receive a single letter asking me to support the fox hunting . |
| 20 | I 'll give you a minute each , write down what you think being assertive means . |
| 21 | But a pound a head we thought was good value . |
| 22 | People walking across what they thought was firm snow would fall through into fast running streams that had n't even been there before . |
| 23 | We had to placate them by appearing in what they thought was acceptable guise . |
| 24 | Such parents value obedience as a virtue and favour punitive , forceful measures to curb self-will at those points where the child 's actions or beliefs conflict with what they think is proper conduct . |
| 25 | He consulted a few people whom he thought were good tests of opinion . |