Example sentences of "thought i [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 I said a bit , and I never let him know , I thought I 'll wait a little bit until he go so he says to me , he says I bet you do n't know why they put the damper in just before they 'd put the , bring the ball out do you ?
2 So I thought I 'll have a new carpet in my hall .
3 It 'll be so hot I thought I might rent a place in the country , but it might be a waste of money .
4 I thought I might receive a visit from someone — but from security , not the police , checking up . ’
5 ‘ Until Sir Thomas died and you thought I might have a motive for murder ? ’ she finished sweetly .
6 ‘ I thought I might have a word with Eddie Brady . ’
7 But I thought I might have a a course of it .
8 ‘ I thought I would leave a few of you on the G'bai side of the mountains with the pack beasts .
9 Most people said I should get probation , but I was looking on the black side and thought I would get a sentence of three to five years .
10 I thought I would get a job there but I could n't for a few months and er , my wife and two children joined me there and my brother 's wife joined us there , and two of us bought the house in Luton .
11 I thought I would have a go at senior rugby for a season , then pack it in .
12 ‘ I thought I would use a grenade ’ , said Vu Van Hau , a 22-year-old Vietnamese soldier who served for three years in Kompong Cham and Kompong Thom provinces , before returning to his native Ho Chi Minh City as part of the September withdrawal .
13 I never thought I would see a Ryan driving a new Merc with all the rent paid . ’
14 ‘ I never thought I should have a friend to play with and a pony to ride , Aunty ! ’ she said happily , as she got ready to go out and call for Angela Yatton .
15 actually we , mm , at some length and had a few ideas , erm I 've got an appointment with someone at the Arts Council in a couple of weeks that the Arts Council 's got a new fund called erm consultants in research and I thought I 'd make a bid to see if we can get someone
16 ‘ It 's the left-overs from yesterday 's joint — I thought I 'd make a shepherd 's pie for supper .
17 I still had time to kill , so I thought I 'd make a couple of ‘ phone calls and that meant employing the Middleditch gambit .
18 She said it was a remnant and I thought I 'd make a box for the sale .
19 ‘ I thought I 'd strike a chord , ’ he said .
20 before that , maybe when the scrapers or whatnot , I thought I 'd do a job here I 'll wash blankets
21 I thought I 'd do a tape then mum .
22 We went to this very flash restaurant and I was really nervous , you know the feeling — anyway blood was rushing , and I was looking at the menu — my French is pretty good — and I thought I 'd fancy a pork cutlet .
23 Then , when the shop stopped delivering , I thought I 'd show a bit of private enterprise .
24 ‘ When I was little , I thought I 'd like a job helping people .
25 ‘ I never thought I 'd beg a man to do anything , but my pride has all gone ! ’
26 ‘ Just thought I 'd have a walk . ’
27 ‘ I 've got so many pictures that I thought I 'd have a clear out ’ , she explains , surrounded by the sale items which represent months of hard work .
28 ‘ I 've got so many pictures that I thought I 'd have a clear out ’ , she explains , surrounded by the sale items which represent months of hard work .
29 The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’
30 I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so …
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