Example sentences of "said [conj] [pers pn] think [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McCurbin died of asphyxiation from pressure applied to the neck , but the police who arrested him said that they thought he was faking as he struggled for life . |
| 2 | But then you see , she said that she thought it was too many so she put it |
| 3 | I said that I thought they were wrong ; but that if that was their reason for declining to serve I could only accept it and be sorry . |
| 4 | Oh right , I see when you said that I thought he was going to an army regiment that they put up in Gloucester |
| 5 | He said that he thought he was being arrested in connection with the fight . |
| 6 | The following day James Molyneaux , the leader of the Official Ulster Unionist Party ( OUP ) , said that he thought there was enough in Brooke 's speech " to make it worthwhile for us to meet him " , although along with other unionist politicians in Northern Ireland he reportedly remained adamant that the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 had to be suspended before talks could be opened . |
| 7 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 8 | He said if I thought he was going to be the Hindu Salman Rushdie , I was mistaken : he saw himself more as a Hindu P. G. Wodehouse . |
| 9 | He said well I give you that Avenger estate he said cos I thought you were building your house , that 'll be handy for you you know yeah you did and you let me down badly ! |
| 10 | Chris said , it was there at eleven o'clock he said cos I thought it was , somebody had spilt something . |