Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] i [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believed I would be OK . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's been a while , so I figured I 'd be rusty . |
| 3 | I felt guilty — after all , they had trained me — but in the end I saw so many of my friends making the move , I saw them working in better conditions , earning so much more for fewer hours , ’ she grimaced , ‘ in the end I decided I 'd be crazy not to join them . ’ |
| 4 | I knew I would be alone all my life so I started preparing for it as soon as possible . |
| 5 | I wanted to ask Biddy to marry me , and I knew I would be happy with her . |
| 6 | " I had chest pains so bad that I knew I would be unable to give 100 per cent . " |
| 7 | I knew I 'd be willing to have AID . |
| 8 | I knew I could be happy for ever with these sensible , gentle creatures , who never lied or stole , in a country which had no disease , no crime , no wars . |
| 9 | But I knew I must be careful , careful . |
| 10 | I also found certain sections of the press grossly biased ; and when a representative of the Daily Express called at the New English Weekly office and asked for a copy of the relevant issue , I thought I might be involved in a libel action . |
| 11 | By straining my eyes , I thought I might be able to see Donegal across the bay . |
| 12 | I thought I might be able to run . |
| 13 | But I thought I might be able to earn a crust by it , you know ? |
| 14 | I would n't get dressed until the last minute because I thought I would be late and therefore would not have to go to school . |
| 15 | " If you can call a truce , I thought I would be magnanimous too . " |
| 16 | I thought I would be dead by now |
| 17 | I thought I 'd be relieved that you did n't have to pick my comment apart and use it as an opening for deep amateur psychoanalysis of myself , yourself , and half a dozen other people as well ! |
| 18 | I thought it was the end of everything — I thought I 'd be alone for the rest of my life . |
| 19 | But I thought I 'd be safe in putting that down . |
| 20 | ‘ When I started to listen to all the stuff , I thought I 'd be sick of everything . |
| 21 | I thought I 'd be able to get away this , you know ! |
| 22 | ‘ I thought I 'd be different here . ’ |
| 23 | I thought I must be wrong , because kindness did n't go with what he was doing . |
| 24 | ‘ Although I had not had a sexual experience when I was at high school , I thought I should be ready , if and when it came , and so I thought I should stock up . |
| 25 | I did n't know any details , but a month or so ago I had a row with my uncle and he said then that I must n't count on anything from him ; if I did I 'd be disappointed . ’ |
| 26 | I said I would be good and thanked him , and then quite unexpectedly he bent down and kissed my cheek and turned and abruptly left . |
| 27 | I said I would be delighted to join them if I could wake up in time ( which I doubted ) , I said not to wait for me , and they promised they would n't . |
| 28 | I said I would be happy to talk to anyone but I refused to be subjected to personal attack . |
| 29 | I said I would be happy to look you up , which I was . |
| 30 | I said I would be happy to keep it . |