Example sentences of "so i think [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is some time since we looked in any detail at the program and functions of the Singer 9000 machine , so I thought we would concentrate a little on some of the functions of programming , rather than on knitting . |
| 2 | ‘ I was coming this way , so I thought I would accompany Vern . |
| 3 | ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The editor had kindly accepted an article I had written about West Indian gospel music , so I thought I would go to the head office and introduce myself . |
| 5 | I was startled for a moment , as one does not have ex-Prime Ministers calling on one every day , but this was very like S.B. , who began , ‘ You will never come to see me , so I thought I would come to see you . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ So I thought I would come round a little early , in case you needed advice . |
| 7 | Then I tried it on the pasture , but that was a bit rough , so I thought I would ride it down the new road through the iron gate leading out of my land . |
| 8 | I 'm on a walking-tour with my cousin but she elected to do the art galleries in Penzance this morning , so I thought I would try to look up my old friend . ’ |
| 9 | We put on a few and I knew I was finishing , so I thought I would try to go out with a bang by breaking the pavilion window in the Long Room . |
| 10 | ‘ So I thought I 'd strike while the iron was hot so to speak and we were just passing and so here we are . ’ |
| 11 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 12 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 13 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 14 | Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring . |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't have a key to the boatyard , ’ I introduced myself , ‘ so I thought I 'd borrow Ellen 's . |
| 16 | I still had time to kill , so I thought I 'd make a couple of ‘ phone calls and that meant employing the Middleditch gambit . |
| 17 | ‘ So I thought I 'd stay with him , ’ said Fribble . |
| 18 | Looking around , I saw this man with a beard , who smelled nice and friendly , so I thought I 'd go and say ‘ hello ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I happened to be in the UK , ’ he said briskly , ‘ so I thought I 'd drop by and see how you were doing . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're unwilling to tell me who 's at the back of all this , so I thought I 'd keep a watch in case anyone turned up and solve the mystery myself . ’ |
| 21 | I was starving so I thought I 'd come down to the kitchen . |
| 22 | ‘ No — it 's just Christmas — a family get-together , you know — it seems to take more out of me than it used to — so I thought I 'd come and have a quiet minute or two with you . |
| 23 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 24 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 25 | I have n't read any match report yet … so I thought I 'd have a go at a quick one & include a few comments about Rocky as well . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , I do n't have anything scheduled until this afternoon , so I thought I 'd try getting in to see Signor Silvio and see if I can pry my money free of his sticky grasp . ’ |
| 27 | I wanted to see you again , but I was dashing all over Europe that week , and I did n't have time to chase you in person , so I thought I 'd say it with flowers . |
| 28 | Terry said yesterday : ‘ The doctor told me to get some fresh air , so I thought I 'd take the dog for a walk . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
| 30 | They hand-made him this acoustic guitar and I thought it was really beautiful , so I thought I 'd like something like that . |