Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] i think [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah he 's a very you know it 's funny I know it 's the worst time to do a phone in actually because people are doing other oh I 've got me foot caught in the whatsit but erm I thought I thought we 'd get loads of people on saying I 'd been very rude saying that this was er er er nation of animal haters and abusers . |
| 2 | And I for what I 'm trying to do I did n't think we 'd be able to afford a stone I thought I thought it would be much more than what Mr 's quoted . |
| 3 | We stayed on board and we went up on to every deck and there was even a gentleman , he showed us up on the bridge on that er on that and , and of course there was the little shop and I bought I thought I must buy something on the Queen Elizabeth and I bought a pen . |
| 4 | I said I thought it would be OK but I would phone him back if not . |
| 5 | I said I thought he should buy it , he would n't regret it . |
| 6 | Cos I said I 'm really surprised , I said I thought you must come at least every week cos she seems to be so confident in the water . |
| 7 | Well he , he was asking me which I 'd prefer and I said I think you ought to consider Vicki not me on the crossing . |
| 8 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 9 | Well I said I think I 'll go to the theatre and off I went to the theatre . |
| 10 | Cos I said I think I should have |
| 11 | what did I do ? , and I said I think I could of got it when I was in the car with uncle Reg and he , you know how mad he goes along the lanes |
| 12 | I said I think she 'll be at the hospital visiting her mother-in- law . |
| 13 | Well she we to start with she went I think it might of been that cos we put Guy in it I think , that might have upset her . |
| 14 | I hoped she would n't make a big production out of the delivery upstairs , but just in case she did I thought I would n't go anywhere where she could see me and point me out to any of the owners , so I left through the front exit gates and found the actors ' bus with its Mystery Race Train banner and faded inside into the reassembling troupe . |
| 15 | But if she did I think she will pass out on her record because perhaps , even more delightful than someone who , you know , sitting down to an exam and , and doing reasonably well on it . |
| 16 | so ah that boy , this is the one who said I think we should be allowed to hit girls |
| 17 | This is the one who said I think we should be allowed to hit girls . |
| 18 | I 'll finally accept it , i the thing she is she got a green velvet suit from Ron and the lady said to her she said well will you be in Hello , i she said I thought we 'll be in Packaging News ! |
| 19 | I said , he wo n't be able to she said I think he will . |
| 20 | When we equalised I thought we would begin to walk it but almost immediately ( it seemed ) Wednesday were back in front . |
| 21 | None the less I had found the evening reassuring and felt no difficulty in saying that I was sorry but I was suddenly most awfully tired and if no one minded I thought I would go to bed . |
| 22 | And they used I think they used to do that with blankets . |
| 23 | He said I thought I 'd catch you out . |
| 24 | And he said Beck and Pollitzers often hire cars he said and you know he said I thought I 'd try and get you the business . |
| 25 | He said I thought you 'd say |
| 26 | Erm I once , talking to somebody about this and er he said erm , well he said I think I must be an intuitive because I 've never let the facts get in the way of a good idea . |
| 27 | Right , erm er then I , what did I think I 'd say after that ? |