Example sentences of "[pron] thought [pron] [modal v] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh flowers Yeah I was going to say , I thought we might send flowers to her maybe on Thursday or Friday . |
| 2 | I thought we might have lunch ! |
| 3 | I thought we might have trouble lighting it , but within ten minutes it 's reaching temperatures of six or seven hundred degrees around the periphery |
| 4 | I thought we might have trouble lighting it , but within ten minutes it 's reaching temperatures of six or seven hundred degrees around the periphery |
| 5 | ‘ My colleague and I thought we could stop patients ’ psychotic tendencies by removing the parts of the brain responsible for triggering violence . |
| 6 | I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | When I first started I thought we 'd have tutorials and seminars ; you get three or four students and you discuss something . |
| 9 | I thought they could stick fish and weed on to their bits of tie dying , use the tie dying as a |
| 10 | That was n't the reason I gave her to David , but because she was a trained dancer and I thought she could help David get the simple steps of the minuet together , because he had difficulty in putting two steps together . |
| 11 | But I thought it would do Roy a power of good to give him a few games at the back as part of his education . ’ |
| 12 | Geraldine , who works for Classic Leisure , owners of The Institute , said : ’ Because I 'm on site all day I thought it would make sense to join the club . ’ |
| 13 | It seems I , oh I seemed to feel that it , it was , if we wanted to see three it was gon na upset , well they seemed that , I thought it would save money if they |
| 14 | I thought it would get things off to a good start . ’ |
| 15 | and that was my Barclaycard number in case you want it although I ordered it through the thr phone I made out that so that I could read it off on the telephone I did n't even erm I did n't even assemble it I just looked and I saw it does n't chop I thought it would chop things but does n't , it only grates Looks as though it had been out before , you know , you look at this ! |
| 16 | I thought it might cause problems . |
| 17 | I 'm , I thought you would show photograph of the people who are . |
| 18 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 19 | I thought you might have contacts . ’ |
| 20 | I thought you might have time during the week to pop into Hull that was all . |
| 21 | I thought you might have Sandra |
| 22 | ‘ I thought you might need assistance , ’ he said . |
| 23 | I slowed down because for a moment I thought you might need help . |
| 24 | Oh I thought you used to love cheese . |
| 25 | That 's when I thought you could make money out of gardening . |
| 26 | I thought you could take charge of that . ’ |
| 27 | I thought you could keep hold of that ? |
| 28 | Oh I thought you can move bulbs any time when they were dormant . |
| 29 | I thought I 'll get Lianne one and hers came first . |
| 30 | " I thought I might make coffee for them all before I go . |