Example sentences of "and say [pron] think " in BNC.
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| 1 | What people do , and say , and say they think , has a logical coherence and consistency that relates to the overall social structure of the community . |
| 2 | ‘ But there is nothing intrinsically wrong with Diana 's chart , whereas I can look at Charles 's chart and say I think there is something that prevents him from making the throne . |
| 3 | ‘ I told her to go into the other room- and say she thought he was going to be in there . |
| 4 | The architect explains his reasoning and says he thinks the tenant might enjoy the privacy . |
| 5 | The Citizen 's Advice Bureau has got a pro forma which if a person goes in and says I think I ought to be getting , I think I , I do n't think I 'm getting sufficient income support or I 'm going to apply for income support . |
| 6 | Adam got up from the table and said he thought he might go over to Rufus 's . |
| 7 | I took him to about twenty houses and had made love to him on the splintery boards of about half of them before he decided that this was not a suitable town for his mother to live in — too quiet , too far from London — and the estate agent , whose car had been left standing in leafy side-streets for too many unprofitable hours , gave me a week 's wages and said he thought another job might suit me better . |
| 8 | He spoke of intellect and said he thought that the mind must be coloured with inspiration . |
| 9 | The secretary laughed and said he thought he could guess who that was . |
| 10 | The ambassador tried to explain what he knew of the sources of unrest and said he thought the mullahs were getting their money from the merchants in the bazaars , not from the CIA . |
| 11 | He was about to pass out and said he thought an iron bar had been put in his back |
| 12 | ‘ John was put in a corner recently and asked about his fitness and said he thought he would be back in November . |
| 13 | I rang Gerard up and said I think I 'm going to condense your typeface and he said yes , yes , condense it by seven percent , I do n't mind , which I thought |
| 14 | ‘ I still find it amazing that intelligent-looking people will come up and say they think Look Sharp ! is a good record . |