Example sentences of "i think that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I confess that I thought that that case had arisen a little before that speech .
2 ‘ In my other capacity as head of Merill Lynch , I opened an office in Tehran … during the 70s … and I thought that that country had quite a future . ’
3 When I was much younger , and not as religious as I am today , I thought that religious Jews had sex through a hole in a sheet , wore clothes from the last century , and were generally out of touch with life and the world we live in .
4 I thought that elementary particles were less attractive because , although scientists were finding lots of new particles , there was no proper theory at that time .
5 I thought that private investment could have been used more imaginatively in the period of the 1980–1 recession and was not satisfied with the Treasury 's replies .
6 Not long ago I thought that this date did n't concern me or Palestinian women in general ’ .
7 I thought that this charity would appeal particularly to parents who have seen the effect it can have on family life when their child has to stay in hospital .
8 At first I thought that this emission indicated that one of the approximations I had used was not valid .
9 I thought that this morning when I saw you again , and I want you to know I do n't think we should leave it so long the next time . ’
10 I thought that three guineas would be an appropriate amount , drew up a licence and sent it to him to sign .
11 There are times when I think that other people know little about it , but politicians are the last people to pontificate about the curriculum , and I hope that teachers and inspectors are concerned about it .
12 For this reason , I think that such difficulties arise a good deal more often than is generally appreciated .
13 I confess to having myself once described a particularly abstruse provision as ‘ something of a minor masterpiece of opacity ’ , but I regret it because I think that such shafts are frequently not aimed at the right target .
14 I think that many parents want to think that the first parents are irrelevant , and I am sure that this is a mistake .
15 People clearly are interested in what Darwin had to say erm and they mind about whether he was right or not , and I think that many people , I dare say many people in this room , have a wish which they may be conscious of and they may not , sometimes quite a strong wish , that he 'll turn out to be wrong .
16 See Mary Ann and Mitch are giving up on erm buying Christmas presents because she says you 're buying things for people and they everybody 's therefore I think that tokeny things are the best .
17 I think that black kids are treated rather badly in this school , for example , there are less black kids in the ‘ A ’ band .
18 I think that nice Captain Meek went down with his ship later on in the war .
19 If this incident plays a part in intensifying the co-operation between the two Governments on security policy , I think that good will have come out of it .
20 I think that absolute figures are much more important than percentages .
21 I think that that trend is , on the whole , a fairly healthy one , and it 's meant the schools have begun to be far more conscious about their responsibilities , not just in general , but , but about particular responsibilities , erm responsibilities such as erm dealing more effectively with handicapped pupils , dealing with ethnic minorities and so on , again erm issues which other people in the series will be talking about .
22 I think that that case is distinguishable from this on that ground , and also on the ground that in my view none of the statements in the leaflet in this case actually impute corruption .
23 I think that that question has been answered , and I think the role of the estate has been answered in the report put by Mr .
24 The law firms within it have been competing very strongly with each other , there are six extremely good law firms in Leeds and their I think that that experience in competition over the last few years will stand them in very good stead .
25 And , quite frankly , I think that that women these days have very little time in which to indulge themselves in their own hobbies and interests , and I think women should stand up and say to the government , no you will not inflict this responsibility upon us !
26 It 's now , it 's still only about five per cent , but I think that that proportion is growing and I think this is something universities would welcome very much .
27 And I think that that degree of , that loss of local knowledge could be very serious .
28 I think that that view was held widely across Europe , and I was delighted that our European partners were content with the proposals that we advanced .
29 if it goes anything like that plan , I think that that carport looks hideous , actually .
30 I think that that Christmas tree is definitely you .
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