Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] thought [pers pn] " 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 | After the first couple of minutes I thought we were going to be in for a really entertaining game . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I suggested what songs I thought we should do and Nick and Mick ( Cave and Harvey ) said , ‘ That 's stupid … ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ For a time there were certain roles I thought I should n't do . ’ |
| 10 | As she uttered these words she thought they sounded snide and insinuating , sarcastic even , though she had not meant them like that . |
| 11 | Words she thought she would never say to another man . |
| 12 | ‘ In other words you thought I might be better than you ? ’ she said softly . |
| 13 | When Jessamy reached the house she collected her painting materials , rough sketches and a couple of books she thought she might need , then made her way to the drawing-room where she was going to work . |
| 14 | Only she did n't , but without Leo 's heavy arm round her shoulders she thought she might have run out again . |
| 15 | SCO claims it was misunderstood all those long months we thought it was decommitting from ACE , shuffling the MIPS work back to DEC and favouring Intel . |
| 16 | Slater said , and Graham felt his eyes widening , that pulling back of the skin towards the ears he thought he had seen frozen on her face , Left ? |
| 17 | The priest , standing in front of them , was relaying Siward 's message , which contained words he thought he had forgotten . |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Whether you live in Northamptonshire or come to the area as a visitor , for business or leisure , the expertise of the County 's Tourist Guides will help you get to know this varied County better , and even help you find out more about the areas you thought you knew . |
| 21 | An idea began to form in his mind , but the Governors were apprehensive about taking on more commitments — faced with the abolition of the Direct Grant , they had decided to go " Independent " , and in the circumstances they thought it best to consolidate and take stock , rather than expand . |
| 22 | His gloom was reinforced because the Lebanese embassy had just refused him a visa and the only two countries he thought he could get into were Jordan and Romania , neither of which were likely to offer him employment . |
| 23 | So strong was the feeling that several times she thought she caught the tail-end of a movement as they passed by several blackened stumps and she turned sharply , expecting to see something leering evilly at them , but there was nothing . |
| 24 | Several times she thought she would vomit , but nothing came . |
| 25 | Several times she thought she saw the tall figure of the guide , only to be disappointed . |
| 26 | And his toe-nails were long and curved , like the horns of a goat , reminding Melanie of the cloven hooves she thought he might have had . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | So after four years I thought I 'd survived . |
| 30 | 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 . |