Example sentences of "thought [pron] [modal v] never [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought I would never be another Thomas Hardy so I 'd write romance , using places I know in real life for inspiration , ’ she says . |
| 2 | I went up to my bedchamber and prayed , as I have not prayed — from desolation — since I prayed to leave Mrs Teape 's house and thought I should never be answered . |
| 3 | The occupational therapist had asked Esther 's husband to prepare a downstairs bathroom and toilet for Esther , as she thought she would never be able to go up and down stairs on her own . |
| 4 | Carrie thought she would never be able to sleep , but she did — perhaps because she was pretending so hard — and slept deeply . |
| 5 | She thought she would never be able to bear it . |
| 6 | His whole body tensed and his eyes were so hooded with desire she thought she would never be able to stop him . |
| 7 | Had he really only taken her on because he fancied her and thought she 'd never be a threat to his position ? |
| 8 | He thought he would never be able to preach again . |
| 9 | The exercise would tire him — that always helped : he would seek out Joanna once more and that , too , would do something to unlock this pain of want which would rise up in him from nowhere , and beat against the walls of his mind until he thought he would never be able to bear it . |
| 10 | And although he seemed full of hope for the future , somehow I thought he would never be very rich or successful . |