Example sentences of "thought [pers pn] [vb mod] see [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They thought I ought to see the doctor . |
| 2 | I never thought I would see the day when a game is played without the presence of visiting supporters . |
| 3 | ‘ I am so delighted - I never thought I would see the ring again , ’ said Linda Corbett . |
| 4 | I must admit I never thought I 'd see a tramp like that one falling in love with such a good woman as yourself ’ . |
| 5 | I never thought I 'd see the day , etc , etc , etc |
| 6 | ‘ Well , ’ and she flinched at the cutting acidity in his voice , ‘ I never thought I 'd see the day when a woman could fool me , but you managed pretty well . |
| 7 | I never thought I 'd see the day when a British politician shook hands with Saddam Hussein . |
| 8 | I thought I could see a gleam of light , " You mean his stomach … ? " |
| 9 | ‘ I remember that she was standing in front of a blue backdrop and her eyes were so blue I thought I could see the back of her head , ’ Bailey recalls . |
| 10 | ‘ She thought you might see a link between the affair and the murder . ’ |
| 11 | Though she never thought she 'd see the day when she 'd be thankful for Matthew 's presence in the same room as her , Charity silently echoed Mandy 's gratitude , and held down her skirt even harder . |
| 12 | My mother thought we could see the world which she never would do , that it would be an education in itself . |
| 13 | Peering closer he thought he could see a smear roughly the same length on the jacket pocket , but the cloth was too dirty for him to be sure . |
| 14 | Far more pertinent was the fact that Mendoros thought he could see a gap in a market about which he knew a great deal , and which he reckoned could best be filled from the UK . |
| 15 | He thought he could see a figure moving in front of him . |
| 16 | In one dim corner of the little box he thought he could see an easel , and a tiny unmade bed . |