Example sentences of "be [adv] i thought [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My favourite drum sounds have always been The Glitter Band 's so I thought it was silly not to try and track them down . |
| 2 | No , it 's not I thought it was a bit thin . |
| 3 | I mean , I think , I , I think the Empire legally is well I thought it was nine hundred |
| 4 | That 's how I thought she 'd one it for my dad |
| 5 | That 's when I thought you could make money out of gardening . |
| 6 | She said well , tell Grant , she said he can have a reprieve , she said it 's May the eighth and , and she says , she probably heard me say it was Friday and that 's when I thought it was this Friday , so I had to phone erm the receptionist at daddy 's works , so she was going to pass on the message to daddy just to tell him just to work late as usual , Grant , rather than come in at teatime and then go back to work again . |
| 7 | ‘ My thoughts exactly , which is why I thought I 'd have a chat with you . ’ |
| 8 | I definitely could n't afford that , so I took it back to the Oxford Used Car Centre and erm what happened , the mechanical breakdown service — now this is where I thought they were very good — they reimbursed me all the money that I 'd paid out on those repairs plus they did the repairs and put me a new gearbox in and the car 's running perfectly . |
| 9 | That 's why I thought we 'd have a quite afternoon after the show . |
| 10 | Erm and and that 's why I thought I 'd be more familiar with it . |
| 11 | doing that that 's why I thought I 'd get , you know , a response out of people |
| 12 | Well , well no , no because it was then about , that 's what I 'm is , then four o'clock you see , so I mean I knew I would n't make it anyway that 's why I thought I 'd better ring cos the job that we finished was half past three so I thought well even if I come home I shall be late even if I do n't get changed and washed or anything . |
| 13 | That 's why I thought I 'll get the stupid things out this morning and then them , they 'll all be dried by tomorrow . |
| 14 | ‘ I know , ’ said the Marshal patiently , ‘ that 's why I thought you might have seen something . ’ |
| 15 | That 's why I thought you must be his niece or something . ’ |
| 16 | Mm that 's why I thought you was n't doing anything on that day , |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , my dear , that 's why I thought it would be nice to say a little prayer , to remind our dear Lord to take care of him . ’ |
| 18 | But I never had to promise , so that 's why I thought it might cheer you up a bit . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's why I thought it might be worth suggesting . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's why I thought it was better for John to go to Barnsley where youngsters are given a chance . |
| 21 | That 's why I thought it was wrong that er British Rail should not be allowed to bid , and I think that the Government 's compromise is a very sensible one . |
| 22 | half nine that 's why I thought it was the garage door . |
| 23 | Claire said , ‘ They were open , that 's why I thought she was at home . ’ |
| 24 | I said that 's why I thought she had you and Mi Michael with Mootty and Michelle . |
| 25 | Not Tuesday that 's where I thought they were er Tuesday |
| 26 | It 's where I thought it was . |
| 27 | While I was there I thought I 'd ask about our system as I believe we need a more sophisticated printer . |