Example sentences of "thought [pron] 'd [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I still had time to kill , so I thought I 'd make a couple of ‘ phone calls and that meant employing the Middleditch gambit . |
| 2 | actually we , mm , at some length and had a few ideas , erm I 've got an appointment with someone at the Arts Council in a couple of weeks that the Arts Council 's got a new fund called erm consultants in research and I thought I 'd make a bid to see if we can get someone |
| 3 | She said it was a remnant and I thought I 'd make a box for the sale . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's the left-overs from yesterday 's joint — I thought I 'd make a shepherd 's pie for supper . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought I 'd strike a chord , ’ he said . |
| 6 | before that , maybe when the scrapers or whatnot , I thought I 'd do a job here I 'll wash blankets |
| 7 | I thought I 'd do a tape then mum . |
| 8 | We went to this very flash restaurant and I was really nervous , you know the feeling — anyway blood was rushing , and I was looking at the menu — my French is pretty good — and I thought I 'd fancy a pork cutlet . |
| 9 | Then , when the shop stopped delivering , I thought I 'd show a bit of private enterprise . |
| 10 | ‘ When I was little , I thought I 'd like a job helping people . |
| 11 | ‘ I never thought I 'd beg a man to do anything , but my pride has all gone ! ’ |
| 12 | I thought I 'd have a hangover , I did n't have a hangover . |
| 13 | Well there 's two things I 'd like I ca n't have both of them I thought I 'd have a prawn and cocktail |
| 14 | ‘ Of course , I never thought I 'd have a coach as good as Mr O'Dell , but he kindly suggested I should call in on a Saturday afternoon , while the pub was shut … . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I thought I 'd have a go , just for fun , and phone the station , ’ said Moira . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ My thoughts exactly , which is why I thought I 'd have a chat with you . ’ |
| 19 | 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 … |
| 20 | ‘ Just thought I 'd have a walk . ’ |
| 21 | I must admit I never thought I 'd see a tramp like that one falling in love with such a good woman as yourself ’ . |
| 22 | Thought I 'd take a trip . ’ |
| 23 | I thought I 'd take a break . ’ |
| 24 | I thought I 'd put a disc out or something , then yesterday my legs started to feel quite strange , and when I woke this morning — my husband was really worried , he fetched the doctor — Nurse Avery , I 'm so scared ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 26 | seven o'clock , well I thought I 'd come a bit earlier forget that they want a tidy living room , they want to get the toys out of the way , they want to present themselves in the best possible light so they 'd be more forgiving if you 're late than if you 're too early to be on time . |
| 27 | So I thought I 'd wait a year or two and let people get into the techno thing and get used to being more receptive to what it is , as opposed to what it was in ‘ 86 , when nobody knew what the term was and everybody was scared of technology . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought I 'd shoot a hole in their heads and mail 'em back to their bossman . ’ |
| 29 | I did n't wake you up cos I thought you 'd want a lie in |
| 30 | Just thought you 'd rest a bit easier if you knew he did n't suffer none . |