Example sentences of "but [pron] think the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I thought the recent Act of Parliament had stopped all that , ’ Catherine said . |
| 2 | I could never have said it to him face to face , but over the telephone I hesitated and said , ‘ But I thought the newspaper business was booming ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But … but I thought the NME could handle this , ’ I stuttered in reply . |
| 4 | I know it must sound like an ego trip , but I thought the publicity might help the company with more export orders … ’ |
| 5 | But I thought the main concern would be finding the right building for a museum of this type , and that there would be no need to buy any pictures for it . |
| 6 | " But I thought the season did n't start until May . |
| 7 | ‘ Forgive me , Marshal , but I thought the last two places were to be filled by working scientists . ’ |
| 8 | I mean , we told you that he was planning what he called a tactful chat with the main protagonists , but I thought the idea was to lull them into a sense of false security . |
| 9 | Sorry if some of you are still a bit cold but I thought the heater had been turned on , but it does n't seem to be doing anything . |
| 10 | ‘ But I thought the whole idea was to keep it away from the public ? |
| 11 | But I thought the supernatural voices was , was Gothic was n't it ? |
| 12 | But I thought the coil drove that thing and that 's made it juddery recently |
| 13 | But I thought the reply was abs I thought it was utterly disgraceful ! |
| 14 | yeah , but I thought the frost would of killed the , the |
| 15 | But I thought the other girl was good . |
| 16 | But I think the critical issue of Black Monday and what 's happened since is that this is a very major change in the nature of the market place , but not in the underlying economies of countries , especially the UK . |
| 17 | I am not saying this is universal , of course , but I think the pressure from the City on industry to maximise profits tends to make them take short cuts . |
| 18 | ‘ Word had got round that I was wearing red , but I think the guests were relieved when they saw me , and realised my dress was n't too outrageous , ’ says Alison . |
| 19 | ‘ But I think the audience were generally with me . |
| 20 | I think David thought he was the artist and he knew what he wanted to do — which I think is actually true — the artist basically does know what he wants to do — but I think the manager should just be there to sort out the finance and try to keep you on a the straight and narrow . |
| 21 | ‘ But I think the work is very , very beautiful . |
| 22 | It is difficult to capture accurately the complex patterns of motivation that produce an individual 's actions but I think the position of Paisley , Beattie , Foster , and others can be better understood if we distinguish motivational background and front stage . |
| 23 | We can blame the schools for not providing the right conditions , we can blame the government and local education authorities for not giving sufficient attention to in-service training , but I think the buck must rest with people like me who had by that date been employed in teacher-training for just over ten years . |
| 24 | It is claimed that the church is one of the most complete examples of the Milanese baroque style , but I think the best feature is the campanile , the only part of the older building that remains . |
| 25 | The last of those three comments was , it is true , written almost fifteen years ago , long before the more than ‘ adequate ’ gay images of My Beautiful Laundrette or Law of Desire or Torch Song Trilogy , but I think the general point stands : before we stampede to dispense with ‘ identity ’ , let us consider whether it still has its uses as a rallying point for political action . |
| 26 | Yes , but I think the young lady has managed to meet with my requirements at the moment . ’ |
| 27 | The overt thing was that we came in from outside , but I think the hidden thing was that we were women . |
| 28 | ‘ But I think the time has come , ’ he went on , ‘ when the same microscope should be employed in another part of Ireland , namely the North . |
| 29 | All sorts of tricks were tried in order to harden the conkers — gentle baking , soaking in a mixture of salt and vinegar , but I think the best way was to allow them to harden naturally in the sun on a window sill . |
| 30 | ‘ But I think the most likely is that it has something to do with a girl . ’ |