Example sentences of "i thought it [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought it would make me feel less helpless if I was opposed by something definite . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought it would make you feel at home , ’ said the gallery owner — untruthfully , I felt . |
| 3 | Then I thought it would terminate it quite quickly because erm it start erm |
| 4 | He was so unlucky with the weather and I thought it would dishearten him , but he just kept going . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought it would give you something to do , now that you 've had to give up that idea of working full-time , and with Hugh away in , well , wherever it is , it 'll be company for you . ’ |
| 6 | I thought it would take me time to adjust and it has . |
| 7 | I thought it would take you longer . ’ |
| 8 | They go in for the emotional point of view , and I thought it would help them see me in a fatherly light , giving him my own name . |
| 9 | I did a year 's course , I thought it would get me somewhere . " |
| 10 | ‘ I thought it might do you good to have a taste of your own medicine ! |
| 11 | ‘ I thought it might interest you . |
| 12 | I thought it might cheer her up . |
| 13 | But I never had to promise , so that 's why I thought it might cheer you up a bit . |
| 14 | Besides , I thought it might sting you into giving me something on the Mallenders . |
| 15 | I tried getting him slimmer once as I thought it might help him to jump even better , but it did n't suit him . |
| 16 | So I had a bath and I thought it 'd warm me up but I was , I was freezing were n't I ? |