Example sentences of "i think [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they have aerial wires attached to the masts and they made me think they must intend to use her for some sort of electronic surveillance . |
| 2 | That makes me think he must have connections with the Jordanian Government — he probably works for the Jordanian Secret Service , either full time or in some ad hoc capacity . |
| 3 | Either way , the problem you describe , combined with the fact that this is your first dog , makes me think you should go back to the RSPCA and ask them to put you in touch with the most suitable , local training club . |
| 4 | But it made me think you must have been a friend of Hugh 's . |
| 5 | ‘ You do n't put an empty box in a safe ; there must have been something in it when it was put there and the lavender sachet makes me think it must have been something of sentimental value . ’ |
| 6 | Look at the implications looking back over it when when Fire and Public Protection had produced their report , but certainly the things are and it 's quite clear that we all know this case in my particular the river has been constricted by some thoroughly bad planning decisions and development control districts and they 're paying them that the owners are paying the penalty for that erm reducing the ditches and er building over them and okay we 've got problems erm so er there are structure plan implications erm which I do n't I think we should miss and if we say that really building on a is a principle well then we should try it right into the structure plan or looking at local plans for approval that we actually look at this a little bit more carefully . |
| 7 | Gentlemen , I , I might I think we should add that the presumption for two accesses on the boundary against the land that is run . |
| 8 | ‘ Then she told me she 'd been offered a part in Jane Eyre at Warrington rep and did I think she ought to accept . |
| 9 | But if she did I think she will pass out on her record because perhaps , even more delightful than someone who , you know , sitting down to an exam and , and doing reasonably well on it . |
| 10 | I do n't think it 's possible to try and keep it exactly as it used to be , nor do I think you 'd want to . |
| 11 | I think I might have that piece . |
| 12 | I , I have occasionally th just of sort of had a feeling I think I 'll do a hard boot this time . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm not all that interested in voting , but if I do I think I 'll vote for Mr Field , but I 'm not sure , ’ said Mr Bingham . |
| 14 | If you do n't I think I 'll die — ’ |
| 15 | JEWKES : He is my master and if he bids me do anything I can do I think I ought to do it and let him who has power to command me look to the lawfulness of it . |
| 16 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 17 | Right , erm er then I , what did I think I 'd say after that ? |
| 18 | I do n't want really want Darren , I do n't honestly think , I think I 'd have difficulty in the initial breaking , but then everything else would go |
| 19 | you 're thinking , Oh I 'll er er I think I should know this and erm |
| 20 | Why do I think I can do the job better than the other applicants ? |
| 21 | A lot of the operations now I do I think I can do better that I 'm now seeing detail that I never saw before with the naked eye . |
| 22 | I just wanted to s erm congratulate er whoever it was and put together the curriculum er programme which secured the three quarters of a million pound for all those which will I , I think I can understand extremely competitive and I would like to erm give credit to there because that will be enormously for the business which will give proper jobs er which is er very useful to the environment and , and , and really just to record erm that , that particular er success . |
| 23 | ‘ Actually , I should n't be telling you yet , but as your wife came to the station saying how worried you were I thought I 'd call in and tell you . |
| 24 | well I 'd go along with that but what I was saying was I , I thought you might become more confrontational and if you were then we 'd 've got into a bit of a tennis match there and but then you did n't go down that route , that 's what I 'm saying , you did n't actually go down that cos if you had 've done we 'd 've got nowhere |
| 25 | It played a very , very important part in David 's career , because it was for that film that he wrote ‘ Space Oddity'/ Most of the stuff on the film came from the Deram label but I thought we ought to have a very special piece of material — some new material — and something that would show how very fine and inventive a writer David was . |
| 26 | ‘ I thought we ought to get better acquainted , seeing as we 're all part of this happy family . |
| 27 | I thought we might go to the War Memorial . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I thought we might go for a coffee somewhere , and then there 's something I 'd like to show you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I thought of going out for some choc bars , ’ he would say , adding sotto voce as his daughter ran for her anorak , ‘ and I thought we might drop off at the gym/piano teacher's/library on the way … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well I thought we might give her a spin on Friday night , ’ Yanto answered with a grin . |