Example sentences of "think he was [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now you can imagine with a little van that size the policeman thought he was taking the mickey . |
| 2 | The ben Issachars of this world are enthusiastic punishers- and I suppose he thought he was doing the rest of the human race a favour by getting Kokos off the scene . |
| 3 | Orthodox correspondents of Tolkien worried about this , and thought he was overstepping the mark ( see especially Letters no. 153 ) . |
| 4 | The candidate thought he was going for an interview to be MD when the client thought he was to meet the proposed finance director . |
| 5 | He made the goals and rang like mad … but I did n't think he was controlling the game as I 've heard implied . |
| 6 | Possible , but if I was a BNP yob I 'd think he was taking the piss and would throw something , and if I was n't , I might throw something anyway because nationalism stinks — keep those ‘ Ethnic Cleansing ’ concentration camps in your mind . |
| 7 | From the untroubled expression on his face , you 'd think he was remembering the taste of its tobacco . |
| 8 | If any stranger had come that way it was likely he would think he was following the black road to hell . |
| 9 | He could think he was following the rule , when he was in fact not doing so ; the new sensation could seem to resemble the original one , when it does not resemble it in fact . |
| 10 | Terry B says he did n't think he was hitting the bottle but there 's one side of you that takes over and he started to slide down hill … he became and realised it was time to get real with himself and he has n't had a drink since march |
| 11 | ‘ You really think he was blackmailing the man ? ’ |
| 12 | I think he was watching the chateau for days and followed us down to the village . ’ |
| 13 | You think he was telling the truth when the said the anti-liberal operation starts today ? ’ |
| 14 | I think he was celebrating the coming of steam power , and showing the people of his time how much safer they were going to be on the seas , do n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | Spokeswoman Veronica Warner said : ‘ Mr Kennedy seems to think he was given the gown , but that 's not quite right . |