Example sentences of "[conj] thought i [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had just turned 60 and thought I might be written out and in need of a break . |
| 2 | ‘ I took a bus to the border of the forbidden zone just as close as I dared , got out and saw this nice little wabi , a small valley kind of thing , and thought I 'll settle down there and take my chances . |
| 3 | Cos I I got the two science lectures and thought I 'll try and get a couple of arts lectures , |
| 4 | Frankie had seen it before and thought I would n't like it and tried to dissuade me from going in . |
| 5 | Most people said I should get probation , but I was looking on the black side and thought I would get a sentence of three to five years . |
| 6 | " I 'm afraid I 'm in something of a hurry but I was just passing and thought I would call in on the off-chance . |
| 7 | I went up to my bedchamber and prayed , as I have not prayed — from desolation — since I prayed to leave Mrs Teape 's house and thought I should never be answered . |
| 8 | I hoped I 'd have a chance to call in on your aunt some time today , and thought I 'd ring from Downshurst to ask if it would be convenient . |
| 9 | I dreaded seeing him , and thought I 'd go out for the evening , but then I realized there was no point in that , it was only putting off the inevitable . |
| 10 | It 's what I 've always promised myself and thought I 'd never manage . ’ |
| 11 | I recognized Billy Tuckett from way back and thought I 'd save you guys some time by giving you his name . |
| 12 | For Travis called at Leith 's and Sebastian 's flat a few nights later — ‘ Just passing and thought I 'd pop in , ’ so he said , which fooled nobody . |
| 13 | As the two women shook hands Didi added , ‘ I heard voices and thought I 'd pop in to say hello . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ When he discovered I wanted to be an actor he felt deeply responsible and thought I must be stopped . ’ |
| 15 | George , of Southdale Road , Wavertree , Liverpool , said today : ‘ I felt a sharp pain and thought I must have been been stung . |
| 16 | I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it did n't exist . |
| 17 | The sun was setting and there were moments when I , too , felt like ‘ stout Cortés ’ and thought I could see the Pacific . |
| 18 | I vowed to have no more to do with her but thought I ought to return her shoes and her key , so I snatched Frankie 's comic and tried to persuade him to come with me . |
| 19 | ‘ I saw the Dateline ad. and thought of joining other smaller agencies , but thought I might as well get the best . ’ |