Example sentences of "[pron] think i [vb mod] [vb infin] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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1 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
2 | I thought I 'll get one down the scrap yard |
3 | You know , she came home and she was watching television and I bought some Bourbon biscuits round and then I thought I 'll have one with my cup of tea and now there 's three left ! |
4 | When I saw them , I thought I might get one every week . |
5 | I thought I might find something to show I was not . ’ |
6 | I thought I would have plenty of other opportunities but nothing could have been further from the truth . |
7 | Well I thought I 'd do something with it |
8 | They hand-made him this acoustic guitar and I thought it was really beautiful , so I thought I 'd like something like that . |
9 | One from Honolulu , well no , one , I thought I 'd have one from Beverly Hills Hotel actually . |
10 | But I thought I 'd have one from Beverly Hills Hotel actually . |
11 | He was getting ready to retire and I thought I 'd have lots of time with him . ’ |
12 | 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 . |
13 | After twelve years in management , I have n't yet had a tape arrive which I thought I could do anything with . |
14 | I thought I could do anything . |
15 | Oh it 's this I can hear I thought I could I thought I could hear something . |
16 | Erm and I think I may do one in the middle of there and then leave that s like that . |
17 | Again , inexperienced drivers — if I have to say ‘ low ratio , low gear ’ once more I think I 'll thump someone ! |
18 | Crew all a bit over-excited at the moment — if I hear another joke about ‘ I was going Caracas back there ’ I think I 'll strangle someone . |
19 | ‘ Well , I think I 'll have one , ’ said Brian , and Scarlet saw that things were even worse than they seemed , for now his tone was artificial : he was making conversation about something so trivial as pouring himself a drink . |
20 | I think I 'll have one more small whisky to keep the blood from cooling , and then slip back to Deptford and crack a couple of heads . |
21 | Turn it down a bit I 'm expecting a phone call in a minute , but I think I 'll have one . |
22 | Oh I think I 'll buy one now . |
23 | In fact I do like these I think I 'll get one |
24 | But I think I would like anything with Macaulay Culkin in it . |
25 | I think I should do something , take some kind of male initiative in what 's happening . |
26 | " I think I could put one in . " |
27 | I think I must do something . |
28 | I think I 'd do something else musically . |
29 | I think I 'd like one — with a thermostat , please … |
30 | Taking several samples of firedamp in glass bottles , Sir Humphry returned to London telling Buddle , ‘ I think I can do something for you ’ . |