Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] i thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours . |
| 2 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 3 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
| 4 | I thought it was my spine but I could move my limbs so I thought it could n't be too bad . ’ |
| 5 | For a while though , I had a psychological block to sailing in fresher winds because I thought my weight and strength was not up to it . |
| 6 | I 've got some expenses claim forms cos I thought it would be a good idea to be able to claim expenses , |
| 7 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 8 | ‘ I would n't be involved with so many stations if I thought it might , ’ Luke told her drily . |
| 9 | Well it 's years since I thought it had gone bust |
| 10 | Through the Second Son I asked as many questions as I thought sensible and it did n't sound like any malaria I had ever heard of . |
| 11 | ( Years later , he came down to a jam with The Pistols when I thought we needed a keyboard player . |
| 12 | During that time I had them out three times because I thought I 'd make them see . |
| 13 | ‘ I was afraid of the Africans because I thought they would take over my farm . |
| 14 | She spoke of painting and antiquities while I thought of rivers , dark faces and the shadowed cloisters of the convent . |
| 15 | We lived on chunks of fighting cock , pork and water-buffalo boiled in bamboo tubes until I thought I never wanted to eat meat again . |
| 16 | Though these measures are not due to necessity , as the people here are glad to be of service to us and treat us with courtesy in which not a little deference is admixed , for as I say they count many simple things great wonders : my fine paste shoe buckles ( the only part remaining after some native rats that are very large and like to be tame devoured the rest of the appurtenances ) inspired much clicking of teeth and clucking of tongues till I thought I should have to part with them . |
| 17 | ‘ I concentrated on toys for pre-school children because I thought I knew about them . |
| 18 | The following day was the end of term and I shall never forget the shock when Miss Smith read the Class Examination results for I thought my name would never come . |
| 19 | If they were only acting , then they were better actors than I thought . |
| 20 | I was surprised to find there an air of prosperity and sophistication , large hotels catering for tourists , much activity at the harbour and more people on the streets than I thought there would be … |
| 21 | But Outer Space has got more leaves than I thought . |
| 22 | ‘ I approached Social Services because I thought the child might be in danger , ’ said the 35-year-old woman . |
| 23 | ‘ But I began this without any hope whatsoever of winning the one thing I wanted above all others because I thought it was already given , and what I took in compensation merely made me want it more and resent its absence , because I kept loving you more and more . |
| 24 | I failed to declare Dr Neil Caldwell 's motoring convictions because I thought that they were ‘ fixed penalty ’ offences . |