Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [pron] thought it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 2 | I did n't think of her ; I ca n't say I went because I respected her decision or because I thought it was in her interest ; I knew it was n't in her interest , or mine , or ours . |
| 3 | Couns Williams and Dixon confirmed that their view of Mr Major 's achievements and thoughts for the future differed from his , that they would not be sending donations and that they thought it was a complete cock-up . |
| 4 | When I spoke I made it clear that I intended to do something about the position of the ‘ early leavers ’ and that I thought it right that people should not suffer if they transferred their pension from one job to another . |
| 5 | Standing up , I assured her that I was n't drunk but tired and that I thought it was time for me to walk her home . |
| 6 | The election was required by law , and if anyone thought it odd that there should be such trouble over elections to a chamber that now met only to ratify decisions taken elsewhere , then they kept the notion to themselves . |
| 7 | They said they had come to Britain because they did not need a visa and because they thought it was a free country . |
| 8 | The chimes of bells which stood in every district of the city were being rung as they sat down — both because the ringers had been amply bribed and because they thought it politic to honour Artai and his chief supporter — and a small orchestra of trumpets and tambours had been hired by a steward and was accommodated in the yard , so that Burun 's speech of welcome to his guests , as well as their affable replies , were conducted with much opening and shutting of mouths and a deal of dumb show . |
| 9 | It rained that Summer and when you thought it could not rain any more , it rained again . |
| 10 | Nevertheless it appears from the judgment of Thorpe J. , and I do not doubt that he was right , that a dominant factor was W. 's desire to be in an environment where , as she thought , she was in control and could cure herself if and when she thought it right to do so . |
| 11 | And when she thought it was about to finish , the whip began to flick at the pegs . |
| 12 | ‘ There 's never been a great woman composer , ’ said my mother with an air of triumph , not because she delighted in this deficiency of her sex , but because she thought it percipient to have noticed . |
| 13 | But whether they thought it was going to be too hard work , and , and it certainly was very hard work . |
| 14 | At first Anne felt indignant with Joe , but when she thought it over , realised the good sense of his warning . |