Example sentences of "think [pers pn] might [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear , ’ he said at last to Edith , ‘ do you think you might enjoy the rat of your holiday at Broadstairs ? ’ |
| 2 | For example you might say , ‘ I wonder if there is another way of looking at this situation … ’ or ‘ do you think you might redefine the problem in a different way ’ . |
| 3 | But she knew all the same that no-one had thought she might leave the tent which seemed warm now and dense with the presence of Antoine — Only he 's dead now , is n't he ? |
| 4 | Thought I might make the next course ‘ Patterns of Light and Shade ’ . ’ |
| 5 | And I guess my mother thought I might go the same way . |
| 6 | She thought I might know the right channels . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ If you do n't need anything else , ’ she said distinctly , ‘ I thought I might take the transistor up to my room for company and have a rest on my bed . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Look , Dorothy , I hired you because I thought you might shake the place up a bit , so if you are unhappy here , that 's at least partly my fault . |
| 9 | And because of your naval connections , we thought you might do the interviewing . ’ |
| 10 | She thought she might avoid the place for a few days herself , just in case the boy had any ideas of adopting her as a protector . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought we might try the ‘ Barge ’ at Thombury , ’ he shouted , ‘ what do you think ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I thought we might hear the nine o'clock news — I 've brought you a hot-water bottle . ’ |
| 13 | I thought we might need the extra time to help consolidate our position . |
| 14 | Det Insp Crowther also urged anyone who thought they might recognise the attacker from the description to contact Colchester police station on ( 0206 ) 762212 or call the Essex Crimestoppers line on ( 0245 ) 252252 . |
| 15 | I thought it might hurt the boys ’ feelings if I told them we think Miguelito is better-looking than they are . ’ |
| 16 | I crushed some of the flowers and rubbed them on my forehead as I 'm told it has an invigorating effect on cabbages and thought it might do the same for me . |
| 17 | It was removed , apparently because someone thought it might become the butt of jokes . |
| 18 | I knew it was n't an emergency , but I thought it might have the makings of one . |
| 19 | We thought he might find the house was too big for him , sell it and buy something smaller . |
| 20 | I thought he might phone the police at any moment . |
| 21 | Er , er sorry , I think I might have the wrong number . |
| 22 | There 's a very old study by Walker and Guest nineteen fifty-two and I think you might find the findings may reflect the fifties quite a lot , found that seventy percent of assembly line workers erm initiated upwards communication . |
| 23 | If you think you might use the programme , try to list your reasons : |
| 24 | I think we might need the blinds down for this , otherwise it 's going to glare on the screen . |
| 25 | ‘ I think we might employ the grenades now . |
| 26 | I think it might tax the policy writers ' ingenuity to write it . |
| 27 | I think it might aid the thought processes , old boy . |
| 28 | But when you are looking for a suitable speech you ca n't really reject anything familiar solely because you think it might bore the panel . |
| 29 | She pulled herself along it thinking she might reach the stairs . |