Example sentences of "i thought [pron] would [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Well the thing was , because we bought a box and the box was a bit flimsy , I thought we would put the new fish food into the old pot , you see .
2 I thought we 'd do the sling first , high sling because it 's very important to get it high and not pull it , everyone , anyone gets asked to do the high sling in their exam and if you can put a good high sling on you 're halfway to passing
3 Er well I left the stuffing cos I , I did n't think I 'd left it in long enough , I put it in a bit late and I thought we 'd leave the stuffing .
4 I thought we 'd spend the next few days in Monaco , getting to know each other ! ’ he finished outrageously .
5 I thought they 'd brighten the place up .
6 I thought she 'd put the money in my apron by mistake and that 's why we had
7 ‘ Well , as I say , I thought she 'd put the money in my apron by accident .
8 ‘ It was already here when we moved in and to start with I thought it would make the room seem too gloomy , but it 's grown on me and I really like it now , ’ says Mary Jane , who works part-time as a physiotherapist .
9 Well er when I er , when I er , I could n't remember much what it was now , but whatever the union fee was , when I started on me own to be er satisfied of cos of circumstances I might need money , you know , I thought it would say the union fee was a shilling , I had to pay one and six half as much as whatever it was and I did do .
10 ‘ I wish I thought it would have the same effect . ’
11 I thought you would find the paper informative and helpful .
12 I thought you would enjoy the glamour . ’
13 ‘ Oh , darling , I thought you 'd stay the night , ’ said Sophia .
14 I thought I would catch the child and make him my friend before he was old enough to be frightened of my terrible face .
15 Nothing very much has happened so far , but I thought I would take the opportunity to write a longish letter , knowing that I would be busy later on .
16 Well this th this is the the faces and I thought I 'd do the maps and the rest were questions I do n't know whether y should do some questions .
17 I thought I 'd try the service lunch , and had an omelette and a half bottle of a creditable claret sent up to my room .
18 Terry said yesterday : ‘ The doctor told me to get some fresh air , so I thought I 'd take the dog for a walk .
19 I thought I 'd turn the fan on
20 Ooh hmm I I did n't get it quite right last night cos I thought I 'd hear the news and I I could , I got the news on
21 There was plenty of water now , and I thought I 'd explore the whole waterfront of Winter Marsh .
22 I thought he 'd leave the machine alone and follow me .
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