Example sentences of "i think that i [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought that I might do an article to celebrate it ; describe the problems they face , and their success in tackling them . ’ |
| 2 | If I thought that I might be able to count on your friendship , despite all that 's happened , then … |
| 3 | and I mean I have done several since I left the Scottish Office as well which is quite good and I thought that I might put Sandy at his ease by telling a couple of amusing incidents that have happened post the Scottish Office days |
| 4 | I thought that I would have plenty of time to work once the children went back after the 10-week summer holiday . |
| 5 | I thought that I would go in and explain the whole thing to him and explain that there was no point in creating trouble unnecessarily . |
| 6 | I thought that I would begin with an outline of the problems you face , and go on to chronicle your successes . ’ |
| 7 | As I drove the fifty or so miles back home I thought that I would rewrite the story , the history rather , of the Butcher . |
| 8 | I had survived , not that I thought that I would n't . |
| 9 | I thought that I would wear my Great Britain tracksuit to the airport . |
| 10 | Unfortunately there was to be no 200 metres event , but there were some invitation events scheduled including a 60 metres , and having won that event at the Cosford Games I thought that I would be selected . |
| 11 | I thought that I would start my own trend , an all-in-one suit . |
| 12 | And then I was thirty , and I thought that I would have to start specialising or it would be too late … ’ . |
| 13 | There were gulls flying and calling , but I had not disturbed the main colony , and I thought that I would have heard if he had been working below the cliffs at the north-west point . |
| 14 | As Mary and I waved goodbye to him , I thought that I would n't put his advice into practice quite yet . |
| 15 | I thought that I would scratch out the pictures , but now that the woman has seen them they are not mine any more . |
| 16 | I thought that I would never be able to repeat the illustrations as finished drawings , so the book stayed as a dummy . ’ |
| 17 | I thought that I would have a go at getting a pilot 's course , which I did — and was soon sharply put in my place . |
| 18 | I thought that I would ridiculed . |
| 19 | I thought that I could make my contribution by joining the Trade Union movement , and improve things from there . ’ |
| 20 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 21 | I 'd be a complete idiot if I thought that I could go through life and not bounce into the occasional person who did n't have my welfare at heart , and I 'm no idiot . |
| 22 | Erm and really the only way I thought that I could prevent myself from doing anything like that was to kill myself in a very violent way because I |
| 23 | No I was just worrying that I always thought that I would never ever like come across anyone who I thought that I can even vaguely click with but I just realized that I can and it 's just quite a nice feeling . |
| 24 | I thought that I 'd let all you people who are n't fortunate enough to get the yorkshire evening post ( YEP ) know what 's going on in their weekly United Insight column . |
| 25 | So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us , who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ , who was I to think that I could oppose God ? ’ ' |
| 26 | I think that I shall never see |
| 27 | ‘ I think that I shall dedicate the book to the Professor ; I can never repay what I owe him . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Then , then I think — I think that I might burst into flames . ’ |
| 29 | Well , well I think I would , I would rath it I mean i it they 've got the responsibility to whistle blow now , you know , professional they 've got , er you know , they 're they these are professionals and they should , they should whistle blow and I mean Maxwell is a perfect example of how nobody , nobody blew the whistle and if you read through the writs , those lots of these people knew what were what was happening an and the whistle should have been blown and I see no reason why the why the pension regulator is going to get any different , different response and also I mean really these people are being in many cases given by th given information by their clients , you know , and I think it 's a very difficult situation to turn round to , to somebody like Mr Maxwell and say well look I 'm terribly sorry Mr Maxwell , we 're going to report you to the pensions regulator , you know and I think that , that er you will just find that that I just do n't feel that the pension regulator in , in that respect , I mean I , I think that I might like to if Peter suggested a pension fraud squad that , that had a open telephone line and the same sort of er powers as the Serious Fraud Office you know , so that if er anybody in a pension fund could , could ring a number and er and people absolutely descended th that , I mean they ge they say somewhere in the report that the pension regulator is going to have er powers and monies to do spot checks . |
| 30 | As a matter of fact I think that I 'll sell this house . |