Example sentences of "think a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think erm you 've got to say that it is not easy to find people to give the commitment to local government work these days and I think a partial remuneration of the expense that they incur is a very reasonable thing for the public to have to meet . |
| 2 | ‘ We made love , but life will carry on , and while we 're under the same roof I think a verbal truce is in order . ’ |
| 3 | I sometimes think a blunt instrument would do some good for her . |
| 4 | If people buy Volvos because they think a better car will plug the hole in the ozone layer , they will buy nuclear power on the same principle . |
| 5 | I think a reasonable price would be about three hundred and ninety . |
| 6 | On the other hand there are teachers with low standards who think a mere pass at whatever grade is a feather in the cap , both of himself and of his pupil . |
| 7 | According to the poll , conducted among directors of the leading 500 companies , 96 per cent of business leaders think a Labour victory would bring higher interest rates , while 83 per cent also expect a fall in the value of the pound against the German mark . |
| 8 | But , er I think a golden rule must be , when you 're looking at financial er matters is er make sure you know who you 're dealing with . |
| 9 | ‘ We do have a firearms unit which attends incidents when an armed response is appropriate but I think a full-time unit would give the wrong signals to the people of Cheshire , ’ he said . |
| 10 | And that 's really I think a distinct advantage . |
| 11 | Some think a major step forward would be to establish Grendon-type wings at every prison . |
| 12 | Experts think a major reason why those with asthma and hay fever are suffering more is car pollution . |
| 13 | ‘ … and people think a healthy baby is a right , ’ Lee was saying . |
| 14 | Many people think a successful marriage is one in which they do n't have problems . |
| 15 | And I think a similar exercise can be undertaken in the Greater York area . |
| 16 | And we believe we already offer that , I think the figures indicate that and therefore in the medium and the longer term I believe that our attractions will undoubtedly benefit and I would finally say that if you er , go back and look at the history of Disney in America , after the establishment of Disney Parks in America there was a big improvement in extension of the amusement parks in the rest of America which er , the traditional theme parks , so called , in America grew in the period after the establishment of Disney Land in California and I think a similar sort of thing is going to happen , not perhaps just in this country er , but also in Europe generally . |
| 17 | You 've got all the you 've got I think a hundred voices . |
| 18 | ‘ I think a real friend is someone you do n't have to see the whole time . |
| 19 | We would expect them to be proceeding on the basis of a specific sector , a general location in sufficient detail to enable them to place a symbol on the key diagram in the approximate location where they think a new settlement should go . |
| 20 | How did the first builders think a new tank would get itself up there , when the original tank , presumably put in before the roof went on , reached its natural end ? |
| 21 | We think a new era is before us . |
| 22 | I think a new face would be very expensive . |
| 23 | I think a good parent is someone who 's prepared to put their needs and wishes of their children before their own |
| 24 | Well , I do play some , but I 'm not like ‘ the solo guy ’ because I think a good song is much harder to come by than a good solo . |
| 25 | Tt erm with the F P mailshot er I think a good question to ask would 've been why did you buy it , was there any reason behind it are you happy with it er when it came to referrals I mentioned the tennis club , something you could perhaps develop is , that 's interesting , which club is that |
| 26 | Fighting , he says , is ‘ the real , highest , honestest business of every son of man ’ and he advises ‘ those young persons whose stomachs are not strong , or who think a good set-to with the weapons which God has given to us all , an uncivilized , unchristian , or ungentlemanly affair , just skip this chapter at once , for it wo n't be to their taste ’ . |
| 27 | What will not do — though you 'd be surprised how often this happens anyway — is a group of political activists getting together and saying , ‘ Auntie Flo thinks that … ’ or , I think a good slogan would be … ’ |
| 28 | So you 're building up now I think a good understanding of the er terminology |
| 29 | I think a good example of N C V O helping voluntary organisations to help others . |
| 30 | I think a good example to use with younger people with er pe with pensions as well is that the , the er the cutting down of funding that the government is making and it 's going to be hitting like the younger people and another important thing is like with the , with the Australia issue , I mean in Australia now it 's compulsory for everybody under the age of twenty five to have a personal pension and that r and that age rise is going to , that age limit is going to rise each time because they want to abolish the State pension completely and it was only , what , what about two months ago that there was , that there was er articles in I think it was The Times about them doing a similar operation in this country , you know ? |