Example sentences of "thought she [modal v] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | My dad , he thought she ought to do it , and he was amazed at me taking a stand . " |
| 2 | Dana stirred her tea , swirling it round and round so rapidly that Claudia thought she would wash it out of the cup . |
| 3 | ‘ She set higher store by emotional security ’ than her sister , ‘ and thought she would find it with a man soft-hearted and caring and pliant , far removed , as she thought , from father 's toughness and uncontrollability . ’ |
| 4 | And then , because he thought she would like it , ‘ I 'm sorry , Ma . ’ |
| 5 | but I persuaded him that it would melt while he had his drink and to put it in my bag and er it was lunchtime when we got home and we were going some I , I ca n't remember what we were doing afterwards so I gave it to his mother , I thought she could share it . |
| 6 | For a moment , she thought she could see it : fragile silver filaments of enchantment , gentle brittle frost-webs of something that was not quite light , but not quite solid , but somehow composed of both . |
| 7 | She agreed but thought she 'd record it anyway , just in case . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought she 'd do it bit by bit in detail , but she does n't . |
| 9 | to do Aladdin so when she thought she 'd do it this year she wanted me for Aladdin . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought she 'd enjoy it . ’ |