Example sentences of "[pers pn] thought i [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said a bit , and I never let him know , I thought I 'll wait a little bit until he go so he says to me , he says I bet you do n't know why they put the damper in just before they 'd put the , bring the ball out do you ? |
| 2 | So I thought I 'll have a new carpet in my hall . |
| 3 | It 'll be so hot I thought I might rent a place in the country , but it might be a waste of money . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I might have a word with Eddie Brady . ’ |
| 5 | But I thought I might have a a course of it . |
| 6 | I thought I might receive a visit from someone — but from security , not the police , checking up . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I thought I would leave a few of you on the G'bai side of the mountains with the pack beasts . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought I would use a grenade ’ , said Vu Van Hau , a 22-year-old Vietnamese soldier who served for three years in Kompong Cham and Kompong Thom provinces , before returning to his native Ho Chi Minh City as part of the September withdrawal . |
| 9 | I thought I would get a job there but I could n't for a few months and er , my wife and two children joined me there and my brother 's wife joined us there , and two of us bought the house in Luton . |
| 10 | I thought I would have a go at senior rugby for a season , then pack it in . |
| 11 | We went to this very flash restaurant and I was really nervous , you know the feeling — anyway blood was rushing , and I was looking at the menu — my French is pretty good — and I thought I 'd fancy a pork cutlet . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought I 'd strike a chord , ’ he said . |
| 13 | before that , maybe when the scrapers or whatnot , I thought I 'd do a job here I 'll wash blankets |
| 14 | I thought I 'd do a tape then mum . |
| 15 | actually we , mm , at some length and had a few ideas , erm I 've got an appointment with someone at the Arts Council in a couple of weeks that the Arts Council 's got a new fund called erm consultants in research and I thought I 'd make a bid to see if we can get someone |
| 16 | ‘ It 's the left-overs from yesterday 's joint — I thought I 'd make a shepherd 's pie for supper . |
| 17 | I still had time to kill , so I thought I 'd make a couple of ‘ phone calls and that meant employing the Middleditch gambit . |
| 18 | She said it was a remnant and I thought I 'd make a box for the sale . |
| 19 | Then , when the shop stopped delivering , I thought I 'd show a bit of private enterprise . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're unwilling to tell me who 's at the back of all this , so I thought I 'd keep a watch in case anyone turned up and solve the mystery myself . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ When I was little , I thought I 'd like a job helping people . |
| 22 | seven o'clock , well I thought I 'd come a bit earlier forget that they want a tidy living room , they want to get the toys out of the way , they want to present themselves in the best possible light so they 'd be more forgiving if you 're late than if you 're too early to be on time . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got so many pictures that I thought I 'd have a clear out ’ , she explains , surrounded by the sale items which represent months of hard work . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've got so many pictures that I thought I 'd have a clear out ’ , she explains , surrounded by the sale items which represent months of hard work . |
| 25 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 26 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 27 | ‘ I thought I 'd have a go , just for fun , and phone the station , ’ said Moira . |
| 28 | I have n't read any match report yet … so I thought I 'd have a go at a quick one & include a few comments about Rocky as well . |
| 29 | ‘ My thoughts exactly , which is why I thought I 'd have a chat with you . ’ |
| 30 | 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 |