Example sentences of "[noun pl] i thought [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was then granted unconditional bail , in spite of the fact that the magistrates knew all about the cocaine , which was one of the reasons I thought I 'd never get a sentence . |
| 2 | and after about ten minutes I thought what the devil is she doing in there ! |
| 3 | After the first couple of minutes I thought we were going to be in for a really entertaining game . |
| 4 | so we started called her lip , but that happened before I got there so , as I got there it just like , as I joined got in with the regulars it started to peter out a bit , but I got fooled with a couple of times I thought they were taking the piss , alright Lynn how you doing , you know , still . |
| 5 | I suggested what songs I thought we should do and Nick and Mick ( Cave and Harvey ) said , ‘ That 's stupid … ’ |
| 6 | The windows were obscured by curtains , but if I strained my eyes I thought I could make out the shadow of a figure standing behind them , never moving . |
| 7 | And after about four months I thought I was strong enough to tackle the weight , and that it would n't be too much going on at once . |
| 8 | Well naturally I was I was raving wild when I got up and that 's well the lads I thought they were going to turn the van over tell you the truth . |
| 9 | You know it was like when you boil up hankies I thought what a ! |
| 10 | which is enough to do four little little pictures I thought I might do for the craft thing in September , erm you know our flower festival and erm in which case I 'd have had to purchase a few of your little thingies that 's pretty . |
| 11 | ‘ For a time there were certain roles I thought I should n't do . ’ |
| 12 | I feel like I 'd , I could take an axe to them oh look at that look oh dear , probably seen his mother butchered ah see that big fat body just then a pair of feet I thought it was his , did you see that ? |
| 13 | And , as the rain got worse during the rounds I thought someone was going to have to go off and build an ark . |
| 14 | In these circumstances I thought it would better serve the interests of air safety generally if a properly appointed accredited representative had the right to do the same thing . |
| 15 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 16 | The King graciously stood godfather ; the baby of course was named George and was given a silver bowl inscribed ‘ The gift of His Majesty King George to his godson , George Lamb , Anno Dom 1725 ’ A story has grown up from this — for years I thought it was true — that Henry James saw this bowl — it had become by legend , golden — and the sight was the seed that led to his novel , The Golden Bowl . |
| 17 | So after four years I thought I 'd survived . |
| 18 | And er I include myself in that by having been in sales and marketing for all those years I thought I I could do anything . |
| 19 | ‘ One of the things I thought we did agree was that we should not do the Government 's dirty work for them . |
| 20 | As time went on , to avoid a whipping , I learned to tell her only the things I thought she wanted to hear . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll call for you after lunch , and we can go shopping for all the things I thought you 'd like to choose for yourself . ’ |
| 22 | I took the things I thought he would like ( not just the clever-clever things , like the perspective of Ladymont ) . |
| 23 | said she phoned me the night before last and she said she 's been looking at flats I thought I 'd just ring you to tell you we 've been looking at flats and they range from two hundred and fifty to four hundred and eighty pounds a week for a flat |
| 24 | It grated on my eardrums , set my teeth on edge , shook loose all the pains I thought I had lost . |
| 25 | In some ways I thought it had been too easy for me . |
| 26 | At the top of the stairs I thought I was going to be sick and returned stiffly to the bathroom . |
| 27 | Although I had a mouthful of sour grapes I thought it was worth going so I could corner Polymers football club chairman , Stan Bates . |
| 28 | I mean , forget removals I thought they 'd help out , would n't you ? |
| 29 | There were a couple of little bits , small repairs I thought I 'd tackle . |
| 30 | ‘ In my worst moments I thought everyone knew , except me . ’ |