Example sentences of "[pers pn] think i 'd [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Well it was there so I thought I 'd bring it |
2 | I went out and saw it a minute ago and I thought I 'd bring it in and I thought I had n't seen you for a couple of days . |
3 | instead of sending it through the post at Christmas I thought I 'd bring it . |
4 | ‘ I just put my arms around her and squeezed her so tight I thought I 'd break her ribs , ’ said Rosemary Lodge , whose 18-year-old daughter Suzanne died when a car driven by Ann-Marie Coombes crashed . |
5 | ‘ I thought I 'd wake you . ’ |
6 | I 'll list it separately , of course , because it was n't found actually on the body , but I thought I 'd send it with the others in the chap 's pockets . " |
7 | He 's left something here and I know he 'll want it — I thought I 'd drop it in to him . |
8 | So I thought I 'd drop you a line through the magazine to convey my get-well-soon message and show the rest of the readership what a handsome chap you are . |
9 | I thought it was too late to call that night , I thought I 'd leave it until the morning . |
10 | Well I phoned them and said , I thought I 'd leave it till this morning . |
11 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a . |
14 | I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night . |
15 | By Gareth Parry AS THIS column is just over a year old , I thought I 'd give you all a bit of a break , and write about the psychology of DIY . |
16 | ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’ |
17 | I thought I 'd give you a game tonight . |
18 | I thought I 'd give you that opportunity cos it is a little ARC publication , it 's one that we er So so if you want it . |
19 | Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring . |
20 | Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your |
21 | I thought I 'd give you it . |
22 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
23 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
24 | I thought I 'd give it |
25 | Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not ! |
26 | ‘ Then I thought I 'd start my own . ’ |
27 | I woke earlier on , but I thought I 'd disturb you if I got up so I had another nap . ’ |
28 | So I thought I 'd tell you about this bit of niceness — and no , there 's not a free Bettencourt signature model in it for me . |
29 | First of all I thought I 'd tell you who I was I 'm a G P in er in New Harlow , in Bush Fair , and I 've been there for nearly three years now . |
30 | Erm I thought I 'd tell you a bit about what I did apart from medicine . |