Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] i thought [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All that money I thought he was spending on you , he was spending on drugs . |
| 2 | it has to give you that effect I thought it was marvellous |
| 3 | Well I saw this present I thought I could find it sort of erm well I suppose I would off everywhere . |
| 4 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 5 | The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room . |
| 6 | At this point I thought she might be distracted by the kid whose chair was sticking out , so I asked him for a second time to move back even further . |
| 7 | At this point I thought I 'd cracked it , and I probably had , but even now each flying session is a nerve-wracking experience , at least for me ! |
| 8 | ‘ However , on this occasion I thought it not unreasonable to take a risk . |
| 9 | In some ways I thought it had been too easy for me . |
| 10 | I do n't know that I 've got any ambitions that way although you never know , do you now , what they say there 's many a good tune played on an old fiddle I thought you was going to say old women do n't , older women do n't appeal to me , but what about the one who raped me when I was thirteen ? |
| 11 | So this week I thought we 'd have a go at making a miniature garden , which you can grow in your bedroom . |
| 12 | ‘ But since Lotta 's earlier attempt to snatch it from under my nose by devious means I thought it worthwhile to investigate your credentials a little more thoroughly . ’ |
| 13 | Erm Steve for some reason I thought he was a tall man , but he 's quite short is n't he ? |
| 14 | For some reason I thought it would be better just to go to her so she could see I was all right . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ There were some papers I thought you ought to see . |
| 16 | Actually , I did n't like the way Diggs questioned me about what had happened , and for a few moments I thought he might have guessed , but my replies seemed to satisfy him . |
| 17 | Well having seen Blackburn Rovers away from home a few times this season I I 've got ta say at half time I thought they 'd they 'd be comfortably in control . |
| 18 | so this time I thought we would look at some of the knit options that are available to us from within the 9000 program . |
| 19 | He is one of the finest strikers so I suppose you ca n't totally blame the defence but by this time I thought we were in for a beating . |
| 20 | When we were outside the house , where no one could hear us , she said : ‘ As nobody is out at this time I thought it would be nice to go to that field which is full of melons . |
| 21 | Anyway , since I do not seem to be the owner of a super-fit body I thought it best this year to enter an event that required the minimum of movement . |
| 22 | Cos I thought it would , it was such a warm day I thought it would be quite nice for him to have a walk see if he was alright . |
| 23 | For at that moment I thought I saw that all my previous beliefs in progress were built on shifting sand . |
| 24 | For an awful moment I thought he was going to drive over the edge , but he stopped abruptly and we all got out . |
| 25 | I said I was coming , anyway and , do you know , for one fabulous moment I thought he 'd stay behind . |
| 26 | which is enough to do four little little pictures I thought I might do for the craft thing in September , erm you know our flower festival and erm in which case I 'd have had to purchase a few of your little thingies that 's pretty . |
| 27 | But despite his hard work I thought he lacked true happiness and peace of mind . |
| 28 | In these circumstances I thought it would better serve the interests of air safety generally if a properly appointed accredited representative had the right to do the same thing . |
| 29 | ‘ Not quite the little innocent I thought you were , are you , my little Folly ? |
| 30 | ‘ Because we had just switched from the Lothian District League to the National League I thought it was a good time to concentrate on coaching , ’ she said . |