Example sentences of "i think that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When I was much younger , and not as religious as I am today , I thought that religious Jews had sex through a hole in a sheet , wore clothes from the last century , and were generally out of touch with life and the world we live in .
2 I thought that elementary particles were less attractive because , although scientists were finding lots of new particles , there was no proper theory at that time .
3 I thought that private investment could have been used more imaginatively in the period of the 1980–1 recession and was not satisfied with the Treasury 's replies .
4 There are times when I think that other people know little about it , but politicians are the last people to pontificate about the curriculum , and I hope that teachers and inspectors are concerned about it .
5 See Mary Ann and Mitch are giving up on erm buying Christmas presents because she says you 're buying things for people and they everybody 's therefore I think that tokeny things are the best .
6 I think that black kids are treated rather badly in this school , for example , there are less black kids in the ‘ A ’ band .
7 I think that nice Captain Meek went down with his ship later on in the war .
8 If this incident plays a part in intensifying the co-operation between the two Governments on security policy , I think that good will have come out of it .
9 I think that absolute figures are much more important than percentages .
10 But I think that contemporary interpretations of Dicey as a positivist who was concerned to freeze late nineteenth century political principles obscures more than it illuminates .
11 I think that previous inhabitants are sacred , like household gods .
12 I think that American trustees have proved themselves to be very powerful in the 1980s ; the British system is to leave power very significantly with the director and the curators .
13 It may well be that weighting needs to be applied to er er the various criteria and I think that elected members are the appropriate starting point for er applying er er applying that weighting .
14 I think that disillusioned people on the political left , noticing the absence of environmental issues from electoral campaigning , even though they are clearly , for all of us , the conditions of survival , could spend an evening quite usefully taking notes of Murray Bookchin 's rearrangement of priorities necessary ‘ if we are to survive the ravages of a totally irrational society that threatens to undermine the fundaments of life on this planet ’ .
15 I think that goddamn racket means we should all be dead , ’ he announced cheerfully , then carried on with an involved story of how he had once won undying glory by intercepting a pass against the Philadelphia Faggots .
16 I think that hon. Members on both sides of the House will agree that those two issues are closely connected , but I should like the Minister to say a little more about the specific question that I raised .
17 I think that smoked salmon in quiches is rather an extravagance .
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