Example sentences of "[pron] i thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a flicker of a moment as the policeman looked up at me I thought I had struck a wall again , but then the door opened . |
| 2 | All the time Miss B. was rowing me I thought ‘ Dire was the twang of his silver bow ’ out of Iliad Six , and she said ‘ I 'm surprised you think it a smiling matter . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ When John Cook got to within two shots of me I thought I might not win . |
| 4 | When she was kind to me I thought she was the best person in the world , but she did not always have time for me . |
| 5 | To me I thought we were doing , individual projects which we 'd be able to be update in a loose-leaf format |
| 6 | I always seem to , I think we , we were always at Stanford Hall that we must , it was a must that we have a good programme because if somebody comes and there 's nothing doing , they think well you know yo I , I , you see I suppose I 've got that orientated into Guild work but a friend of mine enticed me to go to er a club and erm it 's just simply for any age group , any sex male or female , but you must bereaved you know and erm she is a widow and I was widow , so I went but you see we , we sat round and you just , there was nothing organised and to me who had always been organised , I just felt so like a lost soul you know and er then one chappie put some records on and you cou and you could n't dance to them and I said oh , you know to me I thought wh you know but I do n't want to do it , I 've got enough to do but , I , I was straight away , I was looking for the organisation behind it you know . |
| 7 | I was kicking your leg , did you feel me I thought oh |
| 8 | When they , when they weighed me I thought I had to have my leg off , I went to the |
| 9 | I mean it surprised me I thought oh yes |
| 10 | Well when it went three nothing I thought here we go , I 've got all my friends and family , you know , come and watch , you tell them what a good side they are , and last few games they looked a good side — three nothing down in fifteen minutes . |
| 11 | I was desolated by the emotional separation from my mother , whom I thought the most wonderful person in the world . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've known Buff Orpingtons whom I thought had a spark . ’ |
| 13 | Indeed the Ards and Linfield contingents should have been , at least , spoken to by referee Herbie Barr , whom I thought had a below average game . |
| 14 | I told them I thought I was hooked . |
| 15 | And yet , when I met them I thought these are not children that I have to think of as children , they 're people and they 're fascinating ! |
| 16 | ‘ When I first saw them I thought they were costermongers with their black and white trousers . |
| 17 | Well there 's two things I 'd like I ca n't have both of them I thought I 'd have a prawn and cocktail |
| 18 | It 's not cos she 's it , cos she 's like that you know I bought her summat , when ours were not , not very old , I did n't know what to get her and I bought her an ornament , she says oh I wish people 'd stop buying me ornaments I 've got too many , has to dust round them I thought you 'll get sod all next year |
| 19 | I 'll just leave them I thought well there 's no real need for them to be up |
| 20 | that 's what I did , and I I thought the same thing . |
| 21 | I I thought it did because that was the only day that was n't a |
| 22 | Er I was still slobbing around in my dressing-gown and you know yesterday 's clothes and so I I I thought I 'd better get up and do stuff . |
| 23 | Erm I just erm read the question like and I just I I I thought it 'd be like a triangle , you work it out on the triangle and then I thought no that |
| 24 | Well I I thought , that functions came into it , I must say . |
| 25 | Cos I I thought the the pit was quite well known for being a poor poor payer . |
| 26 | I I thought was a . |
| 27 | Well I I thought after your first two clues it was Green 's Windmill . |
| 28 | But I do n't know quite how the Welsh mentality works you know as regards you know loyalty to one 's nation or whatever , but er no , l looking from the outside you know , I I thought it was a bit strange that sort of next door neighbours could end up you know completely opposed to each other . |
| 29 | I I thought the B B C I thought the B B C could n't advertise then ? |
| 30 | But anyway I gave , it 's fifty P I gave the lass who was selling it a pound you see and she said here you are waiting to give me my change , I said no , no and she said and I said to her I said you know you need it more than I do and she she got tears in her eyes and I I thought I mean I I do n't know if I can articulate this properly . |