Example sentences of "think [that] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | And those who have made a career out of making fun of Maxwell may think that they can continue to do so ; but it 's just not funny anymore ( allegedly ) . |
| 2 | Why do men think that they can use women and come out of it unscathed ? ’ |
| 3 | I do n't think that they can be taken to be in any particular order . |
| 4 | The comparison between Matisse and Picasso is true and present and I do not think that one can look at Matisse without thinking of Picasso and vice versa . |
| 5 | I do think that one can put one 's ideas over rather more forcefully and precisely when one 's present in the flesh , with all one 's conversational resources to hand . ’ |
| 6 | I do not think that one can be sufficiently environmentally friendly from one year to another . |
| 7 | But we do not like to admit that we masturbate , because people might think that we can not get ourselves a man or a woman of our own . |
| 8 | I do not think that we can turn back the tide of secularisation altogether in the area of dying , but we can call a halt to it by giving some serious thought to practices within our society and churches . |
| 9 | I do indeed think that we can now know almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus , since the early Christian sources show no interest in either , are moreover fragmentary and often legendary . |
| 10 | I do not think that we can achieve more in this forum . |
| 11 | Some may think that you can not argue — far less , analyse — what is morally right : it is just a matter of personal feeling or common sense . |
| 12 | Do n't think that you can . ’ |
| 13 | Now you see I do n't think that you can say I 'm all against national war but , but you 're in favour of a violent revolution |
| 14 | Do not think that you can learn by sitting back with your feet up reading a book . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think that you can . |
| 16 | So these are not based , they they are similar , they 're not out of line but erm they I mean I do n't think that you can necessarily pick up from past exam papers what 'll be on the next . |
| 17 | I really ca n't think that you can claim those as savings . |
| 18 | Moreover I do not think that it can be said that they succeed in righting the imbalance in the symbolism of Christianity . |
| 19 | I find this a difficult case to understand but I do not think that it can be said to support the Woolwich principle . |
| 20 | I do not think that it can be doubted either that he wrote , i.e. dictated , a fair number of the letters in the RNI . |
| 21 | But I do not think that there can be a rational , scientific criterion by which you can say : this is really the best . |
| 22 | I do not think that there can be any combination that we did not try during my time in the parks , and the only thing that did not look positively awful were the short growing , pale , less intense blues of violas and lobelia under pink and red roses — other colours and growing heights were invariably a tasteless rag-bag . |
| 23 | I do not think that there can be any quarrel with those terms . |
| 24 | I do n't think that I can send you more than four or five canvases at a time because of the cold . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , I do not think that I can help you with this particular line of enquiry . |
| 26 | well I think erm , the short answer is that I ca n't erm , erm provide the parties with any time on Friday , er , the case , this case has already some what over run it 's estimate , which has put pressure on the commercial judge as it is , there 's gon na be even more pressure on Friday , erm , I 'm afraid to say the , that the complexities of this case as such that I can not erm begin to think that even if we started at ten we would erm , necessarily finish within the hour , I have difficulties starting at ten o'clock anyway , I think we 'll simply have to erm , put the matter off , off until Monday morning I , Mr ca n't attend I really do n't think that I can erm put it off er any longer than that |
| 27 | Erm , well it 's just a seminar about planning at the moment , I shall get further information about it on nearer the time , erm , a change in who would pay our , or get our VAT repayment claim from , does n't change an address basically , and er a request from Sam Stewart , whose erm a Counc , er a County Councillor , er something which I really ca n't actually erm help him with , he wants to know the whole of our Parish Council meetings date for nineteen ninety four , but I mean this is something we fix as we go along , so I really do n't think that I can help him by that , and I 'm sending him that , erm |
| 28 | I , I , I do n't hardly think that I can remember blowing a whistle . |
| 29 | Oh I do n't think that I can help and just say and I yen I went to get one in |
| 30 | Oh yeah I think so , I do n't think that I can make anything of it , I 'll take that box to school because they might be doing a |