Example sentences of "think i [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] a " in BNC.

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1 Erm I s do n't think I can give you a precise answer to that question er off the cuff Mr Colgan , I think we 'd have to let you have a note on those figures
2 ‘ You 're never too old to rock'n'roll , as the myth has it , but I 've thought I should try something a little more serious than a commercial music station when I move on again .
3 really but seeing as I know her erm I thought I might give her a ring .
4 I thought I might get myself a pair of those .
5 I have managed to breed my Port Hoplo catfish and I thought I would drop you a line explaining how I succeeded so that other readers might have a try .
6 ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said .
7 So I thought I 'd drop you a line through the magazine to convey my get-well-soon message and show the rest of the readership what a handsome chap you are .
8 Thought I 'd drop you a line now that things are almost back to normal here .
9 He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first .
10 When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a .
11 I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night .
12 Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things .
13 Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not !
14 I thought I 'd give you a game tonight .
15 Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring .
16 Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your
17 I thought I 'd cook us a meal at my place … ’
18 So I thought I 'd do you a favour .
19 Erm I thought I 'd tell you a bit about what I did apart from medicine .
20 Thought I 'd take them a cake , ’ he remarked .
21 ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said .
22 I debated whether to call on him to kill him for his slanders before I came here to try to see her , and ask her to have me back — if you think I would make her a suitable husband , that is .
23 He must be sixty-something now … ya , I think I 'll give him a call .
24 I think I 'll keep it a bit longer yet .
25 ‘ No , I think I 'll call myself a collector , an amateur .
26 I think if I was going to go Sunday I think I 'd buy myself a few cos that
27 Well I must admit that I think I 'd find it a real struggle to cut wheat out of my diet .
28 I think I 'd call it a day long before I found myself turning part of my humble dwelling into the bridge of the Starship Enterprise , but one thing is certain : I 'd have Julian Colbeck 's video series close at hand before boldly going forth !
29 I think I will give them a Brandenburg Concerto . ’
30 Right well , I think I can show you a way on how to go about that .
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