Example sentences of "think [pers pn] was for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know whether this was a fund-raising ploy or whether this was for real , ’ O'Boyle said , ‘ but I thought it was for real at the time . ’ |
| 2 | I thought it was for purely recreational use |
| 3 | They thought it was for real , and panicked . |
| 4 | He thought it was for sex . |
| 5 | But when he got the job in the stocking factory he seriously thought it was for life . |
| 6 | I thought it was for the best . |
| 7 | Perhaps they thought it was for unwanted babies ; she did start to explain about the new home for blind children , but never had to finish . |
| 8 | I thought it was for more than we are after selling him for . |
| 9 | I thought it was for m , Tuesday ! |
| 10 | He wrote a few letters on my behalf and I just did n't think he was for me because of what I saw at the time . |
| 11 | And what do you think it was for me ? |
| 12 | Oh I see ja , what did you think it was for ? |
| 13 | I I heard the other day what I thought was one of the best advertisements not to have an animal for Christmas very emotive , er I think it was for the R S P C A , and I I 'm told I do n't think you 've heard it but it b basically it 's it 's er the sound of a er well it 's a human pretending to be a dog really and saying you know , Well this is nice my my er family have taken me to the vet , I did n't think I was ill but never mind . |
| 14 | … or losing 7–1/7–2 to sheff weds in a mel sterland testimonial ( I think it was for fat mel ) |
| 15 | And erm then er again I did n't think that you were going to go through the authority needs and , and bit then you , you went through it very quickly but then I , I think it was for wrapping it up for the video not the way that you of usually done it |
| 16 | I think it was for you . |
| 17 | well er a young lad I think it was for this , you know the series er for , pastimes , pastimes pursuit , you know er fishing and er |
| 18 | Well we 've had a go well I think it was for erm some sort of I think was for multiple sclerosis |
| 19 | I got it , it 's cos I think it was for a a thinner shoe mind |
| 20 | Yes he had booked there for a week , I think it was for a business meeting with Mr Sandy , that 's all I know . |
| 21 | Think it was for his birthday , yeah , or Christmas , right , she gave an intravenous drip filled with speed solution |
| 22 | ninety eight , I think it was for two dozen , what happen we did n't have much choice you could n't get the two dozen boxes |
| 23 | There was a knock on the door in the early hours of the morning , she had curlers in her hair , and my father , thinking it was for him , told her not to panic . |