Example sentences of "think that the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not think that the mere fact of a payment under protest would be sufficient to entitle the plaintiff to succeed ; but I think that it affords some evidence , when accompanied by other circumstances , that the payment was not voluntarily made to end the matter . |
| 2 | The gravamen of the charge is the demand without reasonable or probable cause : and I can not think that the mere fact that the threat is to do something a person is entitled to do either causes the threat not to be a ‘ menace ’ within the Act or in itself provides a reasonable or probable cause for the demand … |
| 3 | I mean do you think that the actual cutting of the meat should be a managerial task ? |
| 4 | He did not think that the then bench in the Church were all well qualified to this end . |
| 5 | She regards these sessions away from the routine work as some of the most interesting aspects of the job and does not think that the mundane elements of a house officer 's post could be ‘ dumped ’ on another person without some such perks to ‘ relieve the boredom . ’ |
| 6 | Did he think that the Rubenesque figure was still fashionable ? |
| 7 | In any case one may well think that the sheer effort of dotting ‘ i's and crossing ‘ t's was draining . |
| 8 | In sum , I do not think that the practical difficulties arising from a limited relaxation of the rule are sufficient to outweigh the basic need for the courts to give effect to the words enacted by Parliament in the sense that they were intended by Parliament to bear . |
| 9 | Does each think that the real money is on the other side ? |
| 10 | Hoffman 's face has never been very expressive ( sometimes his rabbit stare makes me think that the great Maureen Stapleton has spawned an emotionally retarded.son ) , but he has always been able to get our empathy . ’ |
| 11 | So why did Amy think that the Prime Minister was a man ? |
| 12 | After the two opt-outs negotiated by the Prime Minister at Maastricht , does Chancellor Kohl still think that the Prime Minister is a good European ? |
| 13 | ‘ You did n't think that the other day , ’ she said . |
| 14 | I I do n't think myself and I still have an open mind and I do n't think that the Labour case erm adds up to be perfectly honest . |
| 15 | I do not think that the Labour party could possibly repay the debt that it owes to the late Captain Maxwell . |
| 16 | I do not think that the Labour party has anything to crow about , because Labour-controlled local authorities have the most empty homes available and have the highest community charges . |
| 17 | Do you think that the Foreign Office , successive British governments , were playing a silly game ? |
| 18 | But with most of the enemy leaders undoubtedly caught in the castle , he did not think that the surprised army would be in a position to counter-attack swiftly . |
| 19 | We have an excellent reputation in Oxfordshire as an Education Authority erm and a reputation which extends around the country , so I do see it as a vote of confidence , and I am very pleased about it , but I do think that the whole exercise was somewhat premature in the light of the erm research and investigation that was going on into the tertiary college , and indeed the consulting process actually ran through at the same time as the campaign was running on whether the Banbury School should opt out , and erm regrettably I think has lost something as a result of having the two run together . |
| 20 | I do n't think that the whole office is n't big enough . |
| 21 | Now , there are a lot of aspects of Israelite society I would n't identify with , like stoning delinquents , but that is an aspect I think we could learn from , and I do think that the extended family is something I miss , I yearn for . |
| 22 | He did not think that the True People were the result of some genetic accident . |
| 23 | At a moment like this , one might think that the single market should dominate the Community thinking , but that is not so . |
| 24 | Now , I 'm not going to go into a discussion about Dickens ' view of women , which was fairly peculiar , but I do think that the popular feeling of the times was very much inclined towards the ‘ Little Dorrits ’ . |
| 25 | If I have , e I have to say that I do n't think that the particular version of the inner northern route had its junction with the southern bypass moved to the west . |
| 26 | I do n't believe in national character in any biological sense , but I do think that the German people were ready for a person like Hitler . |
| 27 | Do you think that the German people today have a sense of their own recent history ? |
| 28 | I do not think that the hon. Member for Edinburgh , Central , his hon. Friends or the majority of my hon. Friends would say that the Government were wrong , rather than giving no status to people who have been in this country for a number of years , to have given them exceptional leave to remain . |
| 29 | I do not think that the hon. Member for Eastbourne ( Mr. Bellotti ) meant it that way . |
| 30 | I do not think that the hon. Lady really believes all that . |