Example sentences of "a [noun sg] i thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll put a bit I thought it had always been like that . |
| 2 | started school I thought it was gon na be a bit I thought I would n't like it there but when I got there , I did like it mum . |
| 3 | ‘ As a midwife I thought I knew how to communicate with mothers , but my skills with deaf women were abysmal , ’ she says |
| 4 | So for a change I thought someone should write in for the fans . |
| 5 | In fact , with my spartan diet and my gentleman 's bag which could accommodate only the tiniest of souvenirs ( a freedom I thought , compared to others ' great domed rucksacks ) , I began to feel like some travelling ascetic , roaming through ‘ the vast cinema of sensation . ’ |
| 6 | The first time i spotted a puffin I thought I was seeing things . |
| 7 | Then I tried swimming , but what with the current and the fucking cassock — and then bang I got hit in the ribs like someone had kicked me and I thought I was a goner , it must be a rock I thought and I gave up and sort of passed out . |
| 8 | For a second I thought Marie was with me , but it was only a dream . |
| 9 | for a second I thought it might be a struggle . |
| 10 | Volunteer Eileen said : ‘ For half a second I thought it was a hoax but as he began to name the four streets I took him seriously . ’ |
| 11 | For a second I thought he was going to hit me , but then he reached into his jacket pocket and brought out a wallet that he unfolded and thrust towards me , giving me just enough time to see that he held the rank of chief inspector , one of the highest ranks in the Bahamian police force , then the wallet was snapped shut and Deacon Billingsley moved to stand very close to me , so close that I could smell the cigar smoke on his breath . |
| 12 | We went into my room at last , with our arms round each other , and in the doorway I stopped dead because I 'd forgotten what Toby had said about John and for a second I thought I was in the wrong room . |
| 13 | For a second I thought : I 'm dead . |
| 14 | With the enthusiasm of a boy I thought I had stumbled across one of the great masterpieces of English writing . |
| 15 | For a moment I thought he had come across the bottle of wine given to me by the couple at Benouville bridge café . |
| 16 | Forget it , I said , For a moment I thought he was going to tell me to sling my hook . |
| 17 | For a moment I thought of getting on my joke transport and heading back to the East Oxford slums where I belonged . |
| 18 | For a moment I thought she had passed out . |
| 19 | Williams said : ‘ For a moment I thought the header was going over . |
| 20 | For a moment I thought I had been mistaken , and that perhaps I had left the switch on after the light failed , but no , I was sure I had switched off . |
| 21 | For a moment I thought I had gone too far . |
| 22 | For a moment I thought of driving out to the Jackson house , and beating out of the lawyer whatever information he had . |
| 23 | For a moment I thought it was Grandpa Tiao . ’ |
| 24 | For a moment I thought — no , I do n't know you , do I ? |
| 25 | For a moment I thought he was joking . |
| 26 | For a moment I thought she was going to faint . |
| 27 | For a moment I thought he was about to dare to let himself like me , but the wife was watching , alas . |
| 28 | For a moment I thought he was about to apologize , but he did n't . |
| 29 | For a moment I thought the heat from the bung-hole might incinerate my brows , but when I squinted beneath an outstretched palm the sight stole my breath . |
| 30 | The coach went past me , and for a moment I thought it was not going to stop . |