Example sentences of "[verb] he thought [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says he thought he 'd give it a try , but he got stuck . |
| 2 | He had said he thought he must have been eight but that he did n't really know . |
| 3 | There was nobody more glad than him really but I suppose he thought I 'd go into debt or something but I d would n't do that . |
| 4 | Carpenter Harper , admitted lighting hay to see but insisted he thought he 'd put it out . |
| 5 | Yes er but I do n't think he knew what I did , I think he thought I used to take the boiling water upstairs you see int he bedroom and er I think he just thought I was sitting on it to open the womb . |
| 6 | ‘ I was a lonely chap and I think he thought he could help . |
| 7 | When I got back , I found a card from Ivy asking me to lunch — yesterday — Thursday ; and John had written to Ivy to say he thought I could go , and so I did , and she was pleased to have the loukoumi . |
| 8 | Hunt , an honourable man , said he thought they should race another day . |
| 9 | Wickham said he thought it would work very well . |
| 10 | Adam got up from the table and said he thought he might go over to Rufus 's . |
| 11 | He said he thought he would commit suicide . |
| 12 | The secretary laughed and said he thought he could guess who that was . |
| 13 | You have a problem , ’ he said and ( blessings on him always ) said he thought he could help . |
| 14 | Composure regained , Richard said he thought he could see a good hold but was not totally sure ; hence the rapid retreat . |