Example sentences of "[not/n't] think [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed a rather broad question , and one for which Lord John could not think of a specific answer . |
| 2 | As a nurse I can not think of a healthier diet to follow and can see no disadvantages in it . |
| 3 | ‘ I am anxious that you should stay here until I return and I can not think of a better way of making sure you do than by putting you in charge of my property , ’ he explained . |
| 4 | I note in passing , however , that , when it comes to squandering the nation 's money , I can not think of a better example than the enormous amounts squandered by the Government in setting up the machinery for the administration of the poll tax , which is now to be totally unwound . |
| 5 | Nutty could not think of a good answer and nor could Mr Sylvester , so Nails was allowed to come . |
| 6 | Any team which can not think of a new rhyme , or repeats one that has been chosen earlier , drops out until only one team is left . |
| 7 | On the way home , she found that she wanted to cry again and could not think of a possible reason why she should . |
| 8 | Now I can not think of a single occasion over the years , my adulthood when I have been going to theatre arts events of any kind when I 've actually gone out and bought anything as a result of sponsorship of a programme I 've been looking at . |
| 9 | Isabel could not think of a single thing to say . |
| 10 | I could not think of a single thing that Quigley had ever done for me . |
| 11 | The Gallup survey , commissioned by the Daily Telegraph , also found that more than a third could not think of a single thing about Britain of which to be proud . |
| 12 | He admired a point which Stead had made about Polynesians and Christianity , but worried that he could not think of a Christian anthropologist . |
| 13 | You do not think like a civilised man , although your behaviour has become civilised , and so he can not ascribe to your actions motives which are suspect — or not according to his understanding . ’ |
| 14 | Erm a new factory going into the area for example will have a choice between one of Selby 's erm ca n't think of a suitable adjective , large requirement for industrial land , or it will go into the new settlement . |
| 15 | ‘ And I only found out this morning from Dr Greene what a … a … | ’ she could n't think of a suitable word and said finally , ‘ … celebrated painter you are . ’ |
| 16 | Maggie could n't think of a suitable reply to that . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll show ya round with great pleasure , ’ said the affable manager , ‘ but I ca n't think of a worse theatre than this for your show . ’ |
| 18 | GET MARRIED I CA N'T THINK OF A WORSE TORTURE S. |
| 19 | I ca n't think of a worse crime . |
| 20 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 21 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 22 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 23 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 24 | I mean everything is , is well , regimented , I ca n't think of a better word |
| 25 | You and the good doctor are thick as thieves , and I ca n't think of a better man for you . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that . |
| 27 | So wh what I 'm saying is erm , our modern view , the consequence of this is our modern view of evolution and I ca n't think of a better way to illustrate it than this , is that organisms ultimately are , can really been seen , rather like this . |
| 28 | We ca n't think of a better guarantee that you 'll get what you pay for . |
| 29 | Sorvino could n't think of a better reason to get away from the ice-pick drone of the alarm . |
| 30 | I could n't think of a better place to end this leg of the tour than Belfast . ’ |