Example sentences of "i think [pers pn] [modal v] get " in BNC.
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1 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
2 | ‘ I thought we ought to get better acquainted , seeing as we 're all part of this happy family . |
3 | I thought we could get on with him but I think within a week of moving in there we became entangled in David and Angela 's personal lives . |
4 | But I enjoyed it so much , I thought we should get something going . ’ |
5 | Yeah but I thought we should get cracking in the car . |
6 | Yeah he 's a very you know it 's funny I know it 's the worst time to do a phone in actually because people are doing other oh I 've got me foot caught in the whatsit but erm I thought I thought we 'd get loads of people on saying I 'd been very rude saying that this was er er er nation of animal haters and abusers . |
7 | ‘ The team had put on a marvellous display out in Georgia and I thought we 'd get a few more than 6,000 . |
8 | My guess was right when I thought they would get an awful lot from a Video Course , even though it was n't in their language . |
9 | I thought they might get in the car and … |
10 | ‘ It 's a long story , but basically I thought they 'd get on together . |
11 | She said well at least I , you know she said if I thought they 'd get only pass I would n't put them in . |
12 | I thought she 'd get rather a lot of cheap publicity . ’ |
13 | I did a year 's course , I thought it would get me somewhere . " |
14 | I thought it would get things off to a good start . ’ |
15 | It 's not cos she 's it , cos she 's like that you know I bought her summat , when ours were not , not very old , I did n't know what to get her and I bought her an ornament , she says oh I wish people 'd stop buying me ornaments I 've got too many , has to dust round them I thought you 'll get sod all next year |
16 | C. I thought you 'd get on to that . |
17 | I thought you 'd get highly commended or honours . |
18 | Oh I thought you 'd get it . |
19 | First time he 's said anything nice about me , I thought I 'll get in while I can |
20 | And if some , er , jus it was very thin slices of beef , topside of well I thought I 'll get some beef out , and I did it in the microwave and it cooked but it was it was quite tough . |
21 | I thought I 'll get Lianne one and hers came first . |
22 | Cos I read these in a paper and I thought hey these are very good ones here , I thought I 'll get them , I 'll remember them . |
23 | That 's why I thought I 'll get the stupid things out this morning and then them , they 'll all be dried by tomorrow . |
24 | I thought I 'll get one down the scrap yard |
25 | ‘ I thought I might get you to play for your own sake , because you enjoy the game . ’ |
26 | ‘ I thought I might get just to chat to one of them , but instead I suddenly found a whole bleeding pack of them behind me . |
27 | ‘ A couple of years ago I thought I might get involved again . |
28 | When I saw them , I thought I might get one every week . |
29 | I thought I might get myself a pair of those . |
30 | I thought I would get a job there but I could n't for a few months and er , my wife and two children joined me there and my brother 's wife joined us there , and two of us bought the house in Luton . |