Example sentences of "think the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think the Victorians had heard of peanut butter . |
| 2 | I really do think the backpass rule completely fucked him up . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps they may think the sport is in a period of relative driving mediocrity , ’ answered Jackie . |
| 4 | yeah definitely , although that essay I did today I think is really good , it 's probably the best one I 've ever written the grammar 's good , I do n't know whether , I do n't think the content 's particularly thrilling , but the grammar 's good |
| 5 | I do n't think the doctors really believed that she could be saved . ’ |
| 6 | What do you think the position of the transport secretary would be in the House of Commons if he was forced to drop what is after all a very major plank of his programme ? |
| 7 | I do n't think the management interferes with the fund like the Maxwell situation . |
| 8 | How do you think the Church can do so ? |
| 9 | Do you think the Church ought to be open to change ? |
| 10 | Television is a very evangelical medium and I do not think the Church of England can afford to or wants to compete with the evangelical churches . |
| 11 | They may think that their jobs will be less secure , that they might lose the independence that they previously enjoyed , that their relationships with others will change for the worse and they might lose status , they may think the change unnecessary and they may simply fear change in itself . |
| 12 | I had a very strong idea of what I wanted , even through I had plenty of photos : I knew exactly the kind of movements I was looking for , I 'm glad we did it in two — I do n't think the cricketer would 've been very keen to do it again ! ’ |
| 13 | He placed the empty mess-tins on the floor , lit a cigarette , and , leaning back against the wall , remarked ‘ i do n't think the Frenchman who owned the rabbit would object . |
| 14 | I do n't think the keeper was entitled to do that was he ? |
| 15 | Do n't you think the kitchen is more suitable for him ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ So you do n't think the marriage was a great success ? ’ |
| 17 | With the Jacob/Esau narratives we begin to see it being lost sight of , though the descriptions of Jacob 's cruelty and deceitfulness , and the contrast made with Esau 's generosity , make us think the compiler was protesting against the direction in which his material was leading him . |
| 18 | Why do you think it is that that you get erm that you have got quite a few girls that become prostitutes , what do you think the reasons are for it ? |
| 19 | But I do n't think the wall would be eliminated completely , because of security ’ . |
| 20 | What did he think the effects of overcrowding were ? |
| 21 | Peter Jones who 's the deputy director of the traffic studies department at Oxford University and the author of the report says that people do n't think the rules governing parking are strict enough . |
| 22 | Do you think the competition from the Japanese will force some European car companies out of business ? |
| 23 | Do you still think the novel divides , like Gaul , into three parts — the Idea , the Form and the Style ? |
| 24 | ‘ Do you think the wheat is safe now ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ So what d' you think the Admiral was up to ? |
| 26 | ‘ And anyway , I do n't think the muscles are flaccid . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Do you think the soldiers here are any different ? ’ cried Isabel on a sob of despair . |
| 28 | She did not think the masks were nice toys for young children . |
| 29 | mm , I do n't think the cleaners were all that erm good at their job , I mean they , they were , er perhaps that 's a bit unfair to them to say that because erm the collection of dust was erm pretty dreadful |
| 30 | ’ . What do you think the function of these words is and what are their English equivalents ? |