Example sentences of "we think it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We thought it would make a nice Christmas present and show our borrowers that we are passing on the benefits of the recent rate reductions as soon as possible , ’ says Stratton . |
| 2 | and it , we thought it would stop , but obviously , the water 's |
| 3 | It was June 10 , 1990 and that 's where we thought it might end . |
| 4 | It did n't seem to need any food , though we tried everything we thought it might like . |
| 5 | Then we thought it might have been something criminal — but Joe is clever enough to steer clear of anything illegal , the last think he needs is investigation by the police . |
| 6 | Finally , we thought it might have been a lovers ' quarrel , but now I 'm not sure … " |
| 7 | I mean , we thought it 'd rain this year so it 's more |
| 8 | Erm , we thought it 'd appeal to young people and we thought it 'd be great fun , which it was , and we raised er one thousand seven hundred pounds . |
| 9 | Er looking at the rest of the P and L , you will see that we have split out a profit on sale of fixed assets which is our Lakeside erm Capelat and the Capco shares er which is why the corporate expenses for this other income has turned a way round , it 's gon na be negative nowadays , so we thought it 'd look a little silly saying other income less expenses . |
| 10 | We 're not sure about burglars but we think it might have a deterrent effect . ’ |
| 11 | When Shepherd & wedderburn 's Paul Hally and Graham Barnet first suggested setting up Connections , a ‘ corporate finance marketing forum ’ in the form of a quarterly newsletter , ‘ we were very cautious and circumspect , simply going round saying ‘ we 've got this idea , we think it might work ’ , ’ said Hally . |
| 12 | We think it would help if this objective was more explicitly recognised in CCW 's remit . |
| 13 | Well we do n't have a definite answer erm Gill but we think it may have experienced a shock of some sort during that season and of course when this happens to fruit trees they can go into bi-annual cropping and then they come back again , it may be that this horse chestnut 's experienced something very similar . |
| 14 | The goons have discovered part of an old dismantled ladder which we 'd used for earlier trials and we think it may put them onto something . ’ |
| 15 | check check it out that it will , we think it 'll work but |
| 16 | We do n't vote Labour because we think it will bring socialism , or because we think it will cure the slump , or even because we particularly admire its policies . |
| 17 | We do n't vote Labour because we think it will bring socialism , or because we think it will cure the slump , or even because we particularly admire its policies . |
| 18 | Adrian Colston , director of the Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust , says the centre has given the Trust a shop window in the town centre : ‘ It 's early days yet , but the centre has already doubled our volunteer workforce and we think it will become a major focal point . ’ |
| 19 | It is obviously an obscure word , but we think it will help to develop a handhold on a specific truth . |
| 20 | We think it could lead to a stalemate . |