Example sentences of "[adv] she thought [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Apparently she thought it might just go away . ’
2 Or perhaps she thought she could always pretend to be a relative and come and claim me from the hospital .
3 Perhaps she thought she could learn something .
4 Perhaps she thought you would n't really leave .
5 Well perhaps she thought you might change your mind .
6 Which basically I mean she 's had so she thought it would be nice for her to get away just to sort of sa you know have a breather from it all .
7 She knew she should n't speak to a strange man , but as her Brownie Guider was under a tree not many yards away she thought she could tell him about the litter that had caused the Pack to lose the use of Ferngrove Park .
8 She saw a skull beneath her skin , but the image meant nothing , although somehow she thought it should .
9 ‘ N … no problema , ’ she rattled so nervously she thought he must be able to smell her fear .
10 ‘ A challenge ? ’ she husked painfully , her eyes so wide she thought he must surely read the anguish in them .
11 She went along because she did n't like to say no , but also she thought she might meet more people and get involved with the community : ‘ I really enjoyed it , we had a sponsored walk along the canal towpath and pub socials to raise money for the event , plus lots of committee meetings .
12 He had a gun , of course , but now she thought he would not have used it .
13 But just now she thought she would willingly endure any punishment if only she dared take her hat off without making it perfectly obvious she was making a pass at him .
14 ‘ Monsieur Vassoir ! ’ she bellowed , striking the glass so hard she thought it might break .
15 Maybe she thought she could know him better .
16 Maybe she thought he would get up in some drunken stupor and ravish her .
17 She wished she could think of something to say that would make him trust her , only after her stupid behaviour earlier she thought it might be a long time before he fully believed her .
18 Yet she thought it should be done , and she thought these horrible sights and cursed memories were delectable to her , against her will ’ .
19 She knew that , but pride made her reluctant to even try — yet she thought she might have to .
20 His face had been hidden in the darkness , yet she thought she would recognise him if they met again .
21 So she thought , well she saw Annabel handle it so beautifully she thought she might get some for Christopher for his Christmas .
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