Example sentences of "think of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think of the vast amount of work I 've got planned for six weeks , makes me wish it was about ten . |
| 2 | Think of the male statues which are even now being exposed at Sydenham without adequate covering and which may be viewed by innocent girls ! " |
| 3 | Think of the countless statues of unclothed young women . |
| 4 | The highest requires that we think of the international system as a set of norms or purposes which shape the process of history . |
| 5 | ‘ If you think of the only alternative . ’ |
| 6 | The D sharp note really means that this is a Blues Scale lick as opposed to a pure Pentatonic lick , but just think of the extra note as a passing note . |
| 7 | Just think of the mental agony you and your family would have suffered in the change . |
| 8 | They 're talking about up the Dales if you , if you , if you think of the marvellous place that goes around he 's got |
| 9 | You ca n't burn the things — think of the toxic smoke — they wo n't dissolve or degrade so what can we do with them ? |
| 10 | I mean you still write one over resistance but do n't think of the resistance part of it , think of the new one over as a separate entity . |
| 11 | Think of the poor little thing at school — he 'd be laughed at for wearing grey flannel shorts and a Fair Isle pullover ! |
| 12 | Think of the present problem with Bosnia there is n't a single er advanced industrial country that wishes to get engaged in ground warfare in Yugoslavia because there would be simply no point in it and any casualty er would be seen as a waste , as a throwing away of resources and you 'd have many casualties it 's argued . |
| 13 | Ask voters to say what comes to mind when they think of the Labour Party and a large proportion mention , ‘ the unions ’ , ‘ strikes ’ , ‘ the winter of discontent ’ , and ‘ the three-day week ’ , even though this last event occurred under Mr Heath . |
| 14 | It is when we think of the eternal and the infinite that this inner being is woken from its sleep , and our souls are stirred . |
| 15 | If you think of the Elizabethan era , even the men wore hose did n't they ? |
| 16 | but think of the grisly things you might otherwise get . |
| 17 | As an example which we all know about , think of the famous map of the London Underground system . |
| 18 | We think of the spoken language , the written language , what in practice do you mean by ‘ language ’ , is it an instruction you type on a keyboard , or what in terms of a computer ? |
| 19 | The bells have far more impact , and tempos are more extreme — to the benefit of the first two fast movements , but to the detriment I think of the following two slow ones ( which reminded me why I had not responded more positively first time round ) . |
| 20 | To see why , think of the two-dimensional rubber balloon universe with pebbles stuck to it to represent the galaxies . |
| 21 | Think of the two-dimensional rubber balloon universe . |
| 22 | Drinking alcohol during the daytime and over-eating can lead to an over-powering desire to nod off ( just think of the average household after Christmas dinner ) . |
| 23 | If you 're not quite sure where Middle Pavement is if you think of the rear exit of the Broadmarsh Centre , the escalator exit , the escalator brings you out onto a road called Middle Pavement which slopes quite steeply downhill . |
| 24 | But usually we think of the early idea-seeking interview as being with a non-expert , an ‘ ordinary ’ person who does not have any particular consultant status . |
| 25 | ‘ When you mention epilepsy people straight away think of the major fit grand-mal , they do n't think of absence seizures , ’ said Mrs McLeod , whose first fit happened when she had polio as a child . |
| 26 | If only I had his nerve , think of the greasy eggs and tough bacon I could have been spared ! |
| 27 | To see the difference , think of the arcane debates about the ‘ real ’ meaning of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty , given new life by the decision of the US administration in 1985 to shift to a ‘ broad ’ interpretation , allowing ‘ Star Wars ’ research to continue within the terms of the treaty . |
| 28 | Think of the sociological upheavals . |
| 29 | Think of the front door to an apartment block , with its array of bells . |
| 30 | But there 's only one piece of advice that matters really : think of the general public , in other words do n't produce something that leaves 99 per cent of the public behind . ’ |