Example sentences of "think it [adj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Christians soon acquired a reputation even among the pagans for being generous with their money ; they thought it better to give than to enquire too closely into the merits of the recipients , and were therefore occasionally easy game for confidence tricksters . |
| 2 | Not that I will be changing anything in the immediate area of the shelf at the base of which the bait lies , but I thought it better to give the carp a profound liking for the swim before even one stalk of rush or one lily pad was removed . |
| 3 | He thought it best to give her a quick kiss and talk as if nothing had happened . |
| 4 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 5 | Chairman er in his remarks a bit earlier on Professor said that he did not think it was appropriate to give executive power to the director of education I wrote your words down at the time he did not think it appropriate to give executive power to the director of education and he said , despite Mr 's clarification you want to move a bit nearer if you 're going to be his minder Mr that in fact he did n't |
| 6 | We do not think it necessary to give special attention to marinas ( see comment under 2.13 ) . |
| 7 | This does not explain , however , why many countries think it necessary to give the Constitution a higher status in law than other rules of law . |
| 8 | I think it proper to give this caution , that future ramblers may make choice of which road they please . |