Example sentences of "he thought he [vb mod] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally , he thought he would become a poet and it was ‘ by accident ’ that he became a doctor . |
| 2 | In his office the manager said that he thought he might have a part going , and then looked at Arthur for a long time . |
| 3 | He thought he might write a book about it all . |
| 4 | Ken tried to make friends if he thought he 'd upset a colleague whom he did respect or value . |
| 5 | So he , he thought he 'd do an experiment , er he took a small piece of radium which he 'd extracted from several tons of pitchblende and he put this bit of radium on his forearm and , and put a bandage round to hold it in place and left it there for a week and said right I 'll see what happens . |
| 6 | He thought he 'd find a rich one and sell him the cross for a good price . |
| 7 | ‘ Hilary Frome would fuck the school cat if he thought he 'd get a kick out of it . ’ |
| 8 | He thought he should acquire a sober ‘ Anthony Eden ’ black Homburg hat and asked me where to buy one . |
| 9 | He had not seen her face , which she kept covered with a scarf , but he thought he could put a name to her . |
| 10 | As Endill approached him he thought he could hear a loud ticking coming from his direction . |
| 11 | He thought he could hear a growing murmur outside . |
| 12 | By prodding his memory he placed Anna Beckett as the strange , dark little girl who was fostered with Mrs Wooldridge , his laundry woman , and with his new knowledge he thought he could see a slight resemblance to Sarah , though it would never be remarked upon . |
| 13 | Peering closer he thought he could see a smear roughly the same length on the jacket pocket , but the cloth was too dirty for him to be sure . |
| 14 | Composure regained , Richard said he thought he could see a good hold but was not totally sure ; hence the rapid retreat . |
| 15 | He thought he could see a figure moving in front of him . |
| 16 | In one dim corner of the little box he thought he could see an easel , and a tiny unmade bed . |