Example sentences of "[pron] thought they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , I thought they 'd taken care of them , ’ said Jenny . |
| 2 | I thought they were getting on fine . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I thought they were going to shoot us . |
| 4 | They came in right at the end of the period I spent working there I never owned one myself — although I 'd sometimes wear one in the shop I thought they were stupid . |
| 5 | I thought they was going to catch a train , and that 's why they was hugging and kissing and that , but I du n no — maybe they was just planning to go away or summat . |
| 6 | At first I thought they was bits of paper or summat that someone chucked in , but when the big boat went past , they all flew off . |
| 7 | I thought they was pears at first and I got excited , cos I like pears , but they was n't . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought they were the only party that could rule Namibia . |
| 9 | As for Dana 's poems , at first I thought they were pretty feeble . |
| 10 | I thought they were beautiful in their male hardness and power , so I told him : ‘ Dana , your hands are perfect , front and back . ’ |
| 11 | I thought they had gone to join Rodney , but no ! |
| 12 | I thought they had experts . ’ |
| 13 | I tried to explain to him why I thought they should , just because they should be interested in the security of the United States . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought they were ballet dancers ! ’ |
| 15 | I thought they were out to get me to be honest with you . |
| 16 | I thought they were out to get me as a punishment . |
| 17 | At first I thought they were police cars . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Funny place to have an office — I thought they had a main HO in Basle , thirty minutes down the autobahn from Freiburg . ’ |
| 19 | The Smiths have this superstar aura about them now which is certainly not what I thought they would grow into . |
| 20 | Paddy got into his tent and said , ‘ I thought they 'd have offered us something for it . ’ |
| 21 | I was in no mood to stop , and continued past as if I thought they wanted to film me from behind . |
| 22 | I thought they might be going to pay their rents , for I was told it was about the settling-time . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I thought they taught Greek as well . ’ |
| 24 | One grandmother in this position wrote , ‘ I thought they were lucky to have me , but they were not grateful at all . |
| 25 | I thought they might get in the car and … |
| 26 | I thought they were French . ’ |
| 27 | I viewed A&R men the same way and when I met them I realised that they knew even less than I thought they knew . |
| 28 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 29 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 30 | I thought they did , but dared not say so . |