Example sentences of "[vb past] i [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But should it be that anyone ever wished to posit that I have attained at least a little of that crucial quality of ‘ dignity ’ in the course of my career , such a person may wish to be directed towards that conference of March 1923 as representing the moment when I first demonstrated I might have a capacity for such a quality . |
| 2 | ‘ By the second race I believed I could win a GP . |
| 3 | I imagined I would have a lot of spare time , but my diary is always full . |
| 4 | ‘ I just assumed I could rent a plane and fly over . |
| 5 | What should have been a simple review looked like it was about to turn into techno-confusion when the owner 's manual stated I could find a hook-up diagram on page 42 , and it was n't there . |
| 6 | This time I decided I would try a child . |
| 7 | so I decided I 'd have a go in a factory , aha , and I come in it was over in the other place , the noise was unbelievable , really unbelievable . |
| 8 | When I was released , I was so relieved that I swore I would lead a normal life — no more endless walks . |
| 9 | I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics . |
| 10 | ‘ The time has come for me to get it sorted out — and I 'd happily take a year out if it meant I 'd have a few more years later on . |
| 11 | Anyway , that meant I could have a decent drink and trust to luck not to have to need a lift back . |
| 12 | I felt I must keep a very firm hold on myself if I were not to lose control altogether . |
| 13 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
| 14 | I was quite prepared to do this journey alone , but my mother , who had given me every encouragement although well aware of the risks I was running , insisted I should take a companion . |
| 15 | Said he only saw me because he knew I would bring a present . ’ |
| 16 | I knew I would get a big sentence . |
| 17 | I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’ |
| 18 | I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’ |
| 19 | It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble . |
| 20 | I said a bit , and I never let him know , I thought I 'll wait a little bit until he go so he says to me , he says I bet you do n't know why they put the damper in just before they 'd put the , bring the ball out do you ? |
| 21 | So I thought I 'll have a new carpet in my hall . |
| 22 | It 'll be so hot I thought I might rent a place in the country , but it might be a waste of money . |
| 23 | I thought I might receive a visit from someone — but from security , not the police , checking up . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Until Sir Thomas died and you thought I might have a motive for murder ? ’ she finished sweetly . |
| 25 | ‘ I thought I might have a word with Eddie Brady . ’ |
| 26 | But I thought I might have a a course of it . |
| 27 | ‘ I thought I would leave a few of you on the G'bai side of the mountains with the pack beasts . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I thought I would get a job there but I could n't for a few months and er , my wife and two children joined me there and my brother 's wife joined us there , and two of us bought the house in Luton . |
| 30 | I thought I would have a go at senior rugby for a season , then pack it in . |