Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] thought that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should have thought that that lesson was clear . |
| 2 | I should have thought that good sense would dictate that someone who opposes every measure begins to lose credibility . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | One might have thought that these trends would not present major difficulties since one apparent virtue of the British constitution was its flexibility . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | WHO would have thought that Eastern Europe could ever become so fashionable ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | WHO would have thought that those Spandau Ballet boys would have turned out to be such fine thespians ? |