Example sentences of "so [pron] [verb] [pron] 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking around , I saw this man with a beard , who smelled nice and friendly , so I thought I 'd go and say ‘ hello ’ . |
| 2 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 3 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 4 | They hand-made him this acoustic guitar and I thought it was really beautiful , so I thought I 'd like something like that . |
| 5 | I had to be in Nassau anyway , so I thought I 'd look you up . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't have a key to the boatyard , ’ I introduced myself , ‘ so I thought I 'd borrow Ellen 's . |
| 7 | I was coming up to get something , so I thought I 'd see … . |
| 8 | Terry said yesterday : ‘ The doctor told me to get some fresh air , so I thought I 'd take the dog for a walk . |
| 9 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 10 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 11 | ‘ So I thought I 'd stay with him , ’ said Fribble . |
| 12 | I wanted to see you again , but I was dashing all over Europe that week , and I did n't have time to chase you in person , so I thought I 'd say it with flowers . |
| 13 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 14 | I was starving so I thought I 'd come down to the kitchen . |
| 15 | ‘ So I thought I 'd strike while the iron was hot so to speak and we were just passing and so here we are . ’ |
| 16 | I still had time to kill , so I thought I 'd make a couple of ‘ phone calls and that meant employing the Middleditch gambit . |
| 17 | I know a man there , so I thought I 'd see if they could use my services writing leaflets , or propaganda or something , I do n't know . |
| 18 | I have n't read any match report yet … so I thought I 'd have a go at a quick one & include a few comments about Rocky as well . |
| 19 | ‘ No — it 's just Christmas — a family get-together , you know — it seems to take more out of me than it used to — so I thought I 'd come and have a quiet minute or two with you . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , I happened to be in the UK , ’ he said briskly , ‘ so I thought I 'd drop by and see how you were doing . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're unwilling to tell me who 's at the back of all this , so I thought I 'd keep a watch in case anyone turned up and solve the mystery myself . ’ |
| 22 | Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well , I do n't have anything scheduled until this afternoon , so I thought I 'd try getting in to see Signor Silvio and see if I can pry my money free of his sticky grasp . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's been a while , so I figured I 'd be rusty . |
| 26 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |
| 27 | ‘ Cook 's sister 's not well , not at all and she 's gone into Inverary to look to her family , so I said I 'd get dinner . |
| 28 | ‘ She needs help with the preparations for this wedding , so I said I 'd lend you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ So I said I 'd see them in a few days . |
| 30 | Well , I 'd just been paid , so there was no problems about me having money to score , so I think I 'd just set me mind that I wanted to sort meself out once and for good . |