Example sentences of "i think [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tall , tanned , golden hair , and those blue eyes so full of honesty and humour that I thought him a warm , generous man . |
| 2 | The ambassador and his wife were very pleasant , and as the Ambassador stood up and made a very impressive speech in Chinese , I thought him a distinct improvement on his confrère in the Hague ! |
| 3 | On the two occasions he came here , I thought him a charming youth . |
| 4 | So I thought it no less than my duty to book us into somewhere special on the west coast for a week . |
| 5 | I thought it a great waste of money . |
| 6 | Either way I thought it a nice gesture , and when I next caught his eye I smiled . |
| 7 | I just said I thought it a nice name . |
| 8 | As talking had helped Violet , the girl in Hope , I thought it a good idea to let him talk himself to sleep . |
| 9 | I thought it a good idea . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Because I thought it a good idea to have your home address , ’ he added , in the same tone . |
| 11 | I made no comment on this at the time ( though privately I thought it a brash boast ) but when we met for the interview I asked if he had brought the pendulum with him . |
| 12 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 13 | I thought it an apt and correct description , with its connotations of inertia and lifelessness . |
| 14 | Looking back later , Helen recalled three things about this new life , so different from the unhappy days when she and Edward discovered that his passionate letters to her were being read by Mrs Andrews : ‘ The beauty of it delighted me , and I thought it the perfect setting for these people with their freedom of manner and thought … . |
| 15 | I think it a good excuse to get away from his family . |
| 16 | ‘ I think it an excellent idea , ’ Athelstan murmured . |