Example sentences of "thought i would [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS A LEAD-UP to the World Cup , I thought I would check to see who can rightly claim to be called favourites for the tournament . |
| 2 | At first I thought I would have to wait . |
| 3 | We put on a few and I knew I was finishing , so I thought I would try to go out with a bang by breaking the pavilion window in the Long Room . |
| 4 | I 'm on a walking-tour with my cousin but she elected to do the art galleries in Penzance this morning , so I thought I would try to look up my old friend . ’ |
| 5 | I therefore thought I would write to let your readers know about Brantridge Park — a beautiful mansion house once owned by Queen Victoria 's grand-daughter , Princess Alice , which is set in the heart of the Sussex countryside . |
| 6 | Last night I was in a furious rage because Edward asked me to go to his home this afternoon , and he would show me some flowers and nests he thought I would like to see . |
| 7 | I thought I would like to write about north and south , rich and poor , working-class and middle-class , so I had the idea of a working-class character , not from the south-east , who goes into different backgrounds . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Not necessarily , ’ she demurred , ‘ but she was kind , and I thought I would like to buy her a wedding present — and because you kindly took me in when you did n't want to , ’ she tacked on softly . |
| 9 | I was startled for a moment , as one does not have ex-Prime Ministers calling on one every day , but this was very like S.B. , who began , ‘ You will never come to see me , so I thought I would come to see you . ’ |
| 10 | Although peace and love is one aspect of me , I thought I 'd like to go with the sinners : people like Laing and Trocchi . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Once upon a time I thought I 'd like to go on a trek through a jungle or rain forest . |
| 12 | I thought I 'd like to see how I looked teaching rather than how I thought I looked . |
| 13 | I thought I 'd like to give you a little memento . ’ |
| 14 | Well I have n't at the moment , but I thought I 'd like to air the view first with you . |
| 15 | I started doing the teacher 's cause because I thought I 'd like to teach . |
| 16 | I thought I 'd like to write more characters who , by being deadly serious , would give themselves away … |
| 17 | So the public do n't do that but I just thought I 'd like to show you how how . |
| 18 | I thought I 'd have to take time off to look for somewhere to live , but , thanks to you , I can leave that till I 'm settled . |
| 19 | I thought I 'd have to give you back a lot more money . |
| 20 | Just thought I 'd have to tell you that . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought I 'd have to comb the whole town for you , ’ he began jovially , coming forward . |
| 22 | yeah , so I thought I 'd have to keep him . |
| 23 | JUST THOUGHT I 'd write to say how surprised and disappointed I am that the 10,000 Maniacs have decided ( at the time of writing ) to play only three live dates in the UK this year , all of which are in London . |
| 24 | JUST THOUGHT I 'd write to say how surprised and disappointed I am that the 10,000 Maniacs have decided ( at the time of writing ) to play only three live dates in the UK this year , all of which are in London . |
| 25 | Anyway , I just thought I 'd write to suggest that we meet up at some point ; I do enjoy trying to get to know some of my cousins , especially when they 're not hundreds of miles away . |
| 26 | I never thought I 'd live to say that about a film from the BFI . |
| 27 | I never thought I 'd live to see the day when a detective inspector would look like this . ’ |