Example sentences of "[vb past] think she [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd thought she could cope with her fears . |
| 2 | He seemed to think she would be capable on a boat . |
| 3 | He seemed to think she should simply take him at his word . |
| 4 | Lou seemed to think she 'd have dolled herself up a bit before he came . |
| 5 | I began to think she would be worthy in time of being my mistress , which till now I had been a little scrupulous about . |
| 6 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
| 7 | Until , in the end , Carrie began to think she must have made it all up , that she had just dreamed all those things he had said . |
| 8 | ‘ And perhaps he did think she would be better off without him ! ’ |
| 9 | She liked to think she could do it all . |
| 10 | Maxine confessed that there had been times when she had thought she might be going mad , so great was her horror of water . |
| 11 | Yesterday , she had thought she might have a healthy career in front of her . |
| 12 | But she knew all the same that no-one had thought she might leave the tent which seemed warm now and dense with the presence of Antoine — Only he 's dead now , is n't he ? |
| 13 | I really had thought she would go berserk , but she just trembled from head to toe , and was only calmed slightly by the sound of my voice . |
| 14 | Sean was smug to be the source of information but somehow disconcerted that Benny did n't get embarrassed as he had thought she would . |
| 15 | She had thought she would hear him calling Rob 's name but instead he hissed , ‘ It 's Mac 's girl . ’ |
| 16 | At first I had thought she would recover , but when I learned her illness was serious , I decided to visit her at night , for what might be the last time . |
| 17 | There had been times when she had thought she would never be able to put herself back together . |
| 18 | Her mother had thought she would fail and had pinned all her hopes on Dana , who 'd begun to attract the attention of the Press . |
| 19 | ‘ I had thought she would come back with him as he leaves for Paris on Sunday . ’ |
| 20 | He remembered the art exhibition at Royalbion House and how he had thought she would make the ideal companion for his life . |
| 21 | She felt far more … dressed … than she had thought she would . |
| 22 | He had thought she must be joking , but she was n't . |
| 23 | He had thought she 'd rally round even though he had n't been in touch for nearly a year . |
| 24 | She had thought she 'd give Maura 's long blonde hair a few good tugs , a scratch or two on her face , and then home to tea , basking in the other girls ' admiration . |
| 25 | I had thought she 'd be here before me . ’ |
| 26 | She said , ‘ Oliver , ’ and there was no answer , though she had thought she could hear him breathing . |
| 27 | And she had thought she could subjugate him ! |