Example sentences of "[adv] think the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have long thought the Scottish Tories ' best hope was the potential popularity of schools opting out of council control . |
| 2 | It must be I was only thinking the other day the number of bakers but er the number of small bakers that were in Caldmore there was the two brothers one was in Road and one was in Street there was on the corner of Street , where the Co-op have that place now that was they were all bread bakers , were bread bakers er a bit further down Street going towards Street was bakery , they were a bakers and confectioners in Street |
| 3 | The removal of the tumour made no difference to my legs , so thinking the misplaced disc might after all be the cause , they decided to have a go at that . |
| 4 | I do not think the Prime Minister imagines that this country 's future would be secure if we remained outside . |
| 5 | Nor did it impress the Arab states , which pointed out that if Israel was able to absorb hundreds of thousands of Jews it could certainly absorb more than 100,000 Palestinian returnees ; or the United States , which did not think the Israeli offer ‘ provide[d] a suitable basis for contributing to solution of Arab refugee question . ’ |
| 6 | If he were to reflect on that , I do not think the hon. Gentleman would want it to happen . |
| 7 | At the city centre slid out of the skin and moved away thought the dense crowds . |
| 8 | ‘ I did notice the changes , of course , but I just thought the old lady had had the house done over for them — the parents . |
| 9 | Well it was a large double-fronted house and it was sand-bagged all round and there were tables and to er , administer , you know , wardens in the unevent of air raids which they used to do and they used to patrol the streets looking for lights to see if pe my nan actually got fined once cos she , she event inadvertently went into a room and put the light on and forgot she 'd left the curtains open and an air raid warden happened to be around she , she got hauled into court and fined five pounds for that , er she er I , I once I was just thinking the other day just telling a friend of mine , they had an actual practice air raid once and in some old buildings in the Burchells and we as kids had to go and lie in there and wait till we 'd got a tag on and what would happen to us a label and they took us to the first aid post in , an ambulance came and picked us up on a stretcher and took us to the first aid post in Road . |
| 10 | Mr Gorbachev still thinks the old system can be reformed . |
| 11 | If you treasure a vinyl copy of ‘ Hatful Of Hollow ’ , remember dancing to ‘ Crash ’ at student discos and once thought The Darling Buds were dead good , the shiny , happy , ( yes ! ) jangly Popinjays are bound to be your scene . |
| 12 | Benjamin always thought the smooth running of our affairs was due to his just treatment of others . |
| 13 | We always thought the rubber sheet was flat — not counting the dimples caused by the pebbles , right ? |
| 14 | I still think the ultimate stage is just plugging the FDR into a standard attachment fitted to all flight simulators . |
| 15 | ‘ I still think the great moments in acting are when a theatre audience lets out a big laugh at just the point when you want them to laugh — or when you can hear a pin drop because you 've got them totally captivated in the drama . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I sincerely think the top half of the Third Division is as good as the bottom half of the Second . |
| 17 | ’ I always think the old thing 's conking out , you see . |
| 18 | Do you really think the uneducated people they leave behind will be able to keep the artificial environments stable ? |
| 19 | " But , Hazel , you did n't really think the Chief Rabbit would act on your advice , did you ? |
| 20 | She had n't really thought the famous singer would have time to spend with her , had she ? |
| 21 | ‘ We originally thought the IXI name would go away , ’ says new owner , Santa Cruz Operation Inc : instead the company will use the IXI name as a brand for its front-end technologies and it will also use the IXI connection to try and win accounts that would otherwise be unwilling to buy from Santa Cruz , but do n't give a damn who owns IXI . |
| 22 | ‘ We originally thought the IXI name would go away , ’ says new owner , Santa Cruz Operation Inc . |
| 23 | Well , when there are , I mean , I think , well I think it really con I mean , when I 'm with the Dutch I really thought the other day I can till David comes back again , quite quickly . |
| 24 | I really thought the whole place was going to go up . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You know , I really think the direct approach is just wrong . |
| 26 | I need some le er the , I wanted a carton of live yoghurt I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't , it was natural , but it said mild flavoured |
| 27 | I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't it was natural , but it said mild flavoured and I do n't think it was the proper like the Greek style really live yoghurt that would have started all the fungus growing on it . |
| 28 | I mean the Marxism was the motivation just as it was for the Chinese but er I do n't think the Russian revolution remained Marxist revolution for very long But the achievement of revolution did make it possible for the success of revolution to be seen by the Chinese because it had already been achieved . |
| 29 | But just as quickly she remembered herself , barely thirteen , standing up in class and saying she did n't think the Catholic Church was fair and the nun , red in the face , asking who did she think she was to question the Pope 's teaching . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't think the political aspiration has to be accommodated to create a common allegiance and acceptance for the police . |