Example sentences of "think that [pron] [is] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 Without this information , the speechreader may appear to interrupt rudely or think that something is going on that he is missing .
2 ‘ Do n't think that it 's going to come between us , you having a university education , ’ he had said .
3 Do you think that it 's going to snow ?
4 Does he think that he is helping our farmers in their genuine plight by highlighting such diseases in this debate ?
5 A dog may well think that his master is at the door : but unless a dog masters a language it is hard to see how he can think that he is thinking that his master is at the door .
6 Will they think that he is getting a massive discount , as he will have to pay only a small amount ?
7 We 're the ones that have said to Jehovah I am dedicating my life to you , I am going to do this , do that and the other and it 's up to us as to whether we do it , so it requires effort , first , five , six , also says let us stay awake , keep our senses first Peter , five , eight keep your senses , be watchful and then first Corinthians , ten , twelve which I think the song was based on let him think that he is standing , beware , beware , beware that he does not fall , if you think things are going along nicely and you 're in a comfortable little corner , a little niche in the truth , and it 's just how you like it , and it 's just the way you want it to be and there 's the time we need to be aware because there 's an opening for Satan to get into to make us fall .
8 Does he think that he is doing a good job in alerting the country to the rapid rate of convergence at which he is aiming in the exchange rate mechanism and the possible move towards European monetary union ?
9 Let him think that he 's getting away with it .
10 I 'm sure you 're quite capable of getting your own way , while letting Ross think that he 's calling the shots ! ’
11 ‘ She thinks that she is helping and encouraging me . ’
12 What about assurances then she 's obviously distressed she thinks that she 's going to be in trouble if she come to the police .
13 Part of me thinks that he is setting a useful precedent .
14 Often the instructor or pilot knows the correct recovery and thinks that he is using it , but because of the unusual forces on the controls , he is failing to apply the full recovery action .
15 As you can see from the figure on the page opposite the man thinks that he is standing up straight when anyone can see , at a glance , that he is leaning backwards from the waist .
16 Letterman thinks that he is failing in love with her but he has the impression that she is using his cosseted and lineamented body in some sinister fashion .
17 but everybody thinks that it 's gon na be easy
18 ‘ Forgive me , ’ Alexandra said , feeling a recurring surge of the courage that had invaded her at Langley Dene , ‘ but I think — with respect , I think that everyone is making too much of my meeting Mr Swinton .
19 But fundamentalists are also really dangerous , at least for a while , because hypocrites think that everybody is talking double talk , like them , and awful misunderstandings occur .
20 And I think that there 's going to come a point .
21 Charm was never the strong suit of the hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) — indeed , I think that he is wearing his only suit .
22 ‘ But I think that it 's asking for trouble to let the bookies open so late .
23 I think that it is going to have a good effect on improving trading for the better parks and attractions in this country and as you know I think , Alton Towers is the leading er , park of its kind in this country , Chessington which we also own is the second er , leading park , one and a half million visitors a year , Alton Towers approximately two million visitors a year in this country .
24 If you think that someone is trying to kill you , then you can die … because you are so afraid . ’
25 It 's nice to think that one is eating the same grapes as Anne Boleyn and Nell Gwyn . ’
26 ‘ Maybe she does not want him to think that she is surrendering herself too easily , ’ he suggested .
27 it 's tempting to think that he 's using phraseology picked up on a recent voyage on the Star Ship Enterprise .
28 Such a man may be delighted to become a father yet he will not wish to think that he is depriving his partner of her career — even temporarily .
29 ‘ I like to think that it is going on all over Masailand in fifty thousand kraals at this moment . ’
30 About er refurbishment and closure programme Mr talked about , a a refurbishment and closure programme is a Tory programme , not a Labour programme and of course this is all verified by Mrs coming along to the committee and saying please do n't close Barleythorpe Hall , please tell the people that you 're going to re-open Barleythorpe Hall , please do not allow them to think that it 's going to close .
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