Example sentences of "what i [vb past] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dropping the branches , I started what I feared would be a hopeless run back to the Felder . |
| 2 | In the Minister 's position , I would have hit heads together , stated what I believed would be ultimately acceptable to the House of Commons , and had the courage to put the case to the House . |
| 3 | He listened to me as to what I thought might be a reasonable way to go about it . |
| 4 | ‘ Now this is what I thought might suit your purposes , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 6 | ‘ My mind was fixed on the tribunal most of the day , then I spent four hours travelling up for what I thought would be a place on the bench . |
| 7 | It 's not what I thought would happen . |
| 8 | I remember once we were going to have a lot more crocuses on the way up the drive , and he said , ‘ Look , you decide what you want and I 'll order them , ’ so I decided what I thought would be good , because I knew I had to put them in . |
| 9 | Yes , O K , erm , I brought what I thought would be a help from last week . |
| 10 | I could n't go out and leave everything unattended , so I remained and waited for what I thought must be the end . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's what I thought must have made her do it . ’ |
| 12 | I have seen how what I said could be misunderstood , misinterpreted . |
| 13 | I was looking forward to a couple of hours of vigorous strolling in the company of what I assumed would be a garrulous , suitably eccentric English guide . |
| 14 | It stopped being a dream and began to be what I pretended could really happen . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You were about to tell me if what I suggested could have happened . ’ |