Example sentences of "[pers pn] think he [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I thought he might change his mind . ’
2 I explained about the shop ; I thought he might give me a loan to set up in business again … .
3 I thought he might sell it ?
4 I thought he would slide me into the strait-jacket right away .
5 He laughed so hard I thought he would dislocate his dentures .
6 I thought he would make me a delightful Uncle Richard .
7 I thought he would say something else , but he did n't .
8 And I thought he would say something like , you know something really silly , about fifty , sixty thousand , but he said I think a hundred and fifty thousand 's enough .
9 ‘ Well , I thought he would get his bike back after all that performance . ’
10 I thought he would get it back together . ’
11 I thought he would kill himself .
12 When the draw was announced and I found that I was next to Carl Lewis I thought that it was just brilliant , because we run our races in a similar fashion and I thought he could drag me through .
13 I thought he could do anything .
14 Because I thought he could use me in his own way , and that would make me happy .
15 ‘ The greatest irony is that I thought he could help me in my research on rape , ’ she says .
16 How I thought he could help me I do n't know , but he invited me for lunch , anyway , and he was lovely .
17 I said I thought he should buy it , he would n't regret it .
18 I thought he 'd send me home but he did n't .
19 I thought he 'd track you down , ’ Nick said .
20 I thought he 'd hit me .
21 I thought he 'd hit me ; but he took it well .
22 I did n't tell Oliver at first because I thought he 'd despise me .
23 Okay my mum would phone up and go walk her walk to school with Alex on Friday and I think he might try something .
24 ah I think he might find he will be
25 oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about
26 I do n't know whether you 've seen it , I think I told you I think he might like it .
27 But when he gets round to it , I think he 'll control them a bit more closely , now you can invest in that sort of fund quite safely , and although it wo n't give you any capital growth , because if they 're giving you ten percent income , obviously the capital growth 's going to be limited , but er if it 's the income that you 're after , not a bad thing to do , so I mean at the moment I may actually combine one income-type er P E P with one growth and income , where the , where the , perhaps the yield is about five percent .
28 I think he 'll do something
29 He 's so close I think he 'll touch me .
30 I think he 'll like them even less when he gets his phone bill . ’
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