Example sentences of "[vb past] i 'd [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But just because I promised I 'd make you a rich widow , do n't think you 're going to get rid of me yet .
2 So I thought I 'd drop you a line through the magazine to convey my get-well-soon message and show the rest of the readership what a handsome chap you are .
3 Thought I 'd drop you a line now that things are almost back to normal here .
4 He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first .
5 When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a .
6 I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night .
7 Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things .
8 Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not !
9 I thought I 'd give you a game tonight .
10 Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring .
11 Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your
12 ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’
13 I thought I 'd cook us a meal at my place … ’
14 So I thought I 'd do you a favour .
15 Erm I thought I 'd tell you a bit about what I did apart from medicine .
16 Thought I 'd take them a cake , ’ he remarked .
17 Bank and Mitchell of the B B C and I I thought I 'd read you the letter as well , because the letter does what we 've often said about setting the block plan .
18 When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers .
19 But I mean , Gill would go out and I said I 'd give her a if if we did it e er turn and turn about you only have to find one about once every eight weeks like .
20 and then I said I 'd give her a ring .
21 At the end of my little phone session , I 've one last in the bag , hi Mick , Peter , as I said I 'd give you a bell in January , do you think it 's a good time for us to get together now , yes , Oh great , O K , I 've got .
22 I 've been asked to write about it and I said I 'd give it a think . ’
23 I always said I 'd make you a better partner , did n't I ?
24 I said I 'd read you a couple of stories .
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