Example sentences of "thought [pron] [vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I 'll give him something to talk about at the garage . |
| 2 | really but seeing as I know her erm I thought I might give her a ring . |
| 3 | As I explained earlier , I nearly threw my oil pastels away in frustration , but I thought I would give them another try with a different approach . |
| 4 | ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said . |
| 5 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 6 | The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night . |
| 9 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | I thought I 'd give it |
| 12 | Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not ! |
| 13 | By Gareth Parry AS THIS column is just over a year old , I thought I 'd give you all a bit of a break , and write about the psychology of DIY . |
| 14 | ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’ |
| 15 | I thought I 'd give you a game tonight . |
| 16 | I thought I 'd give you that opportunity cos it is a little ARC publication , it 's one that we er So so if you want it . |
| 17 | Just thought I 'd give you all the benefit of my expertise with a 1–1 prediction for tonight 's game . |
| 18 | Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring . |
| 19 | Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your |
| 20 | I thought I 'd give you it . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought she might give us a mention but to get a personal donation like this is more than we could ever have hoped for . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Well I thought we might give her a spin on Friday night , ’ Yanto answered with a grin . |
| 24 | ‘ Perhaps he is n't quite what we 've been used to , but I thought we might give him a trial . |
| 25 | I thought we 'd give her that . |
| 26 | We thought we 'd give him some work this time . ’ |
| 27 | I 'm doing that talking to you look for Jim Bowen 's mobile phone number so I thought we 'd give him a ring that 'll surprise him wont it ? |
| 28 | ‘ He said , ‘ let's try my method , you 've had the SMG , now try going to the top person and everything will be OK , ’ ' says Ramesh K. ‘ After the amount of hassle we 'd had , we thought we 'd give it a go . ’ |
| 29 | I thought they might give us badges to wear with our names on , like at conferences ; but I suppose they thought this would imply we were n't even capable of uttering our own names . |
| 30 | Benn said : ‘ I thought they 'd give it to him or a draw or some rubbish like that . |