Example sentences of "thought i [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought I might be useful , I suppose . |
| 2 | I also found certain sections of the press grossly biased ; and when a representative of the Daily Express called at the New English Weekly office and asked for a copy of the relevant issue , I thought I might be involved in a libel action . |
| 3 | Oh , you thought I might be upset . |
| 4 | By straining my eyes , I thought I might be able to see Donegal across the bay . |
| 5 | I thought I might be able to run . |
| 6 | I only thought I might be able to help . ’ |
| 7 | But I thought I might be able to earn a crust by it , you know ? |
| 8 | ‘ I actually thought I might be able to trust you . ’ |
| 9 | I would n't get dressed until the last minute because I thought I would be late and therefore would not have to go to school . |
| 10 | " If you can call a truce , I thought I would be magnanimous too . " |
| 11 | I never thought I would be involved in an adulterous affair . |
| 12 | I never thought I would be glad to see water again after the Timor Sea , but the Pacific Ocean looked beautiful . |
| 13 | ‘ I never thought I would be glad to see that apartment again , but I can hardly wait to get home . ’ |
| 14 | I thought I would be dead by now |
| 15 | ‘ You , of course , were the final one — the one your father thought I would be unable to resist . |
| 16 | She thought I should be able to have the company of some of my Bletchley friends . |
| 17 | I never thought I should be ashamed of my earnings ( or non-earnings as it were ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Although I had not had a sexual experience when I was at high school , I thought I should be ready , if and when it came , and so I thought I should stock up . |
| 19 | ‘ So you thought I 'd be content to be your girlfriend , your mistress ? ’ she enquired , her face blank . |
| 20 | I thought I 'd be relieved that you did n't have to pick my comment apart and use it as an opening for deep amateur psychoanalysis of myself , yourself , and half a dozen other people as well ! |
| 21 | ‘ And you thought I 'd be nice and accessible in gaol ? ’ |
| 22 | Because , because Councillor do n't take my advice tonight , and I never thought I 'd be thankful to but take advantage of what says what you should do . |
| 23 | ‘ I never thought I 'd be sad to leave this place . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I thought I 'd be different here . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I never thought I 'd be able to pick out Matthew , but I found his individual scent unmistakable , without really being conscious of it , ’ said Adele . |
| 26 | I never thought I 'd be able to … ’ |
| 27 | I never thought I 'd be able to remember it all . |
| 28 | I never thought I 'd be able to swim . ’ |
| 29 | I thought I 'd be able to get away this , you know ! |
| 30 | Franca thought , he came to see me , he thought I 'd be alone ! |