Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] i think [pron] " 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 | So could you phone up er your office because I cleared the fact that we can pay with this card cos I thought you might look at this and say well look it 's expired . |
| 4 | ‘ And I never run a horse unless I think it 's got a real chance . ’ |
| 5 | Erm , I do n't like long titles , and er , and erm , and I am wary also of the public protection words because I think they do infer , as , as was stated quite clearly at personnel , they do infer that the Chief Fire Officer 's somewhere in there as well , and he is n't . |
| 6 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 7 | And I would if I 'm gon na use that term because I think I would be taking a flier with you . |
| 8 | I was fond of that duvet because I thought it was hers . |
| 9 | I thought it was my spine but I could move my limbs so I thought it could n't be too bad . ’ |
| 10 | It it goes further south than I thought it did . |
| 11 | No , but I could fry some new potatoes cos I think we 've got some of those left . |
| 12 | Nor did I dare return until I thought you 'd be safely in bed , and no temptation to me . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Erm , unfortunately lately she 's erm , stopped drinking because I think she had a drink problem , no she 's just being trying quite to cut down , no she 's being really good |
| 15 | Partly , I was n't doing the work because I thought my tutor had decided I was a poof but , more importantly , I was dragging my feet because I was n't keen on the work itself . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I undertook work as a Justice of the Peace because I think I have a highly developed sense of fair play . |
| 17 | Jane because I think it looks quite warm |
| 18 | I hope councillor has n't been puzzling about this question because I think she should have had adequate warning erm the cycling part of working party was agreed by city board on the ninth of on the seventh of December is to come to an end and such work has er relates to cycling within a new transport working party . |
| 19 | Can I sorry could I could I take obviously take some question people wish to ask a question because I think it 's important that before people start drifting away we actually bring the meeting to some conclusion and determine where we 're gon na go with the meeting once it 's actually passed . |
| 20 | Let me tell you how I see this whole difficult question because I think it is interesting . |
| 21 | And he 'd been on our committee for I think it was about about three years was that right ? |
| 22 | Fairclough as I think I 've maintained all along is probably better in midfield/ the Batts role where his f**k ups are slightly better hidden . |
| 23 | ‘ If you had come to England as I thought you would have done , ’ she interrupted frostily . |
| 24 | ‘ It is leap year and I lost no time in popping the question as I think he is the right man to lead Claro and Grindlewood Park into the twenty-first century . ’ |
| 25 | I reminded her that , since she would be doing this under hypnosis , it was still possible to use the detachment technique if I thought she was becoming distressed in any way . |
| 26 | Aye , he said to your Mum cos I thought she said might she 'd have them again . |
| 27 | actually I tend to waste money cos I thought I 'd sit here and moan about taking them out the cost of it , but then I considered spending a hundred pound on a bed that he probably does n't even need , it 's daft really in n it ? |
| 28 | I 've got some expenses claim forms cos I thought it would be a good idea to be able to claim expenses , |
| 29 | I c I , I tell this story cos I think it illustrates it very much , I expect most of you have er if you have n't been you 've heard of Dale in Derbyshire , and it 's this river with a , a lovely walk either side of the river , you walk along the side and then you come to the point where there 's a bend in the river and there 's these gorgeous great enormous stepping stones . |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . |