Example sentences of "[pron] thought [pron] [vb mod] still " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I got downstairs I could see the drawing-room light was on so I thought they must still be up , I 'll go and see if they want a snack . |
| 2 | I thought you would still be asleep . ’ |
| 3 | I thought you might still be down-town . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought you 'd still be in Cabinet . ’ |
| 5 | I thought you 'd still be up . |
| 6 | I thought you could still cuddle . |
| 7 | ‘ I chose that because I thought I would still be able to keep my hand in by writing the staff newspaper . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I told him to come the day before the operation , ’ she says ‘ I thought I 'd still be looking fairly reasonable then . ’ |
| 9 | The sound rang in my ears long after he had fallen asleep : when Richard sat beside me as I lay on our bed , I thought I could still hear him through the wall . |
| 10 | I thought he might still have been there . ’ |
| 11 | As she pulled the dress over my head she said that she thought it would still fit her , that she could see the hole at the neckline where my grandmother had pinned a pearl brooch as something old , that the classic line never dated . |
| 12 | Peering closely at the page , though , he thought he could still make out the shapes of the words , or enough shapes to allow a quick and hostile mind to piece together the whole sentence . |