Example sentences of "i [verb] think i " in BNC.
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1 | For some reason I 'd thought I 'd be given just a sample in a small box — like those used to send out wedding cake . |
2 | But it explained a few things — the kindness I 'd thought I 'd detected , his seemingly unreasonable act of firing me … |
3 | ‘ I 'd thought I would n't have to move again , that we 'd be all right , you and me , Miss , a few more years yet . |
4 | I 'd thought I was going to rest on my laurels . |
5 | Just to pass some time cos I 'm bored I 'd thought I 'd list a team of crap Leeds players I 've had the misfortune to see over the years . |
6 | Just to pass some time cos I 'm bored I 'd thought I 'd list a team of crap Leeds players I 've had the misfortune to see over the years . |
7 | ‘ I like to think I 'm a good loser , but I do n't like being cheated out of something that I ought to have won , ’ he said . |
8 | ‘ I like to think I 'm a good loser , but I do n't like being cheated out of something that I ought to have won , ’ he said . |
9 | I do n't think he was too impressed — I like to think I 've improved since . ’ |
10 | ‘ I 've had my eye on it for a while , but as an accountant I like to think I 'm getting a bargain , ’ says Mark . |
11 | ‘ I like to think I 've achieved the former , but I ca n't get promotion in five months . ’ |
12 | ‘ I like to think I could do a good job at a higher level , ’ he said . |
13 | I like to think I am broad-minded , but the language my father used was beyond the pale , and all because he could n't have a shave ! |
14 | I like to think I know my way round the colour spectrum , but these days the colour red , for example , has been reinterpreted in a ghastly post-modern mish-mash that can encompass anything from blood to Schiaparelli pink via puce and scarlet , preferably all together . |
15 | ‘ They usually come up with a couple of lesser-known names , and if I can keep the runs coming I like to think I might at least get a mention . ’ |
16 | I like to think I 've got the balance right . ’ |
17 | I like to think I have n't changed much as a person . |
18 | And I like to think I 've learned my lessons : |
19 | I like to think I 've been helpful to somebody else , so that they do n't make the same mistake as I made , or so that they know the responsibilities they 're taking on if they do have the baby . |
20 | So I like to think I 'm helping somebody else . |
21 | I like to think I can do what she does , but perhaps not as well . |
22 | Well yes I well I like to think I 'm a fan everybody 's fan . |
23 | ‘ I like to think I 'm not big headed either , you could n't be the way we were brought up . |
24 | ‘ About three years ago , I started thinking I would like to try and start a business ’ , she says . |
25 | I keep thinking I 'm invisible ! |
26 | I keep thinking I 'm a bell ! |
27 | I keep thinking I 'm a bird . |
28 | I keep thinking I know them . |
29 | I keep thinking I know them , these that are wheeled on trolleys or borne on stretchers . |
30 | I keep thinking I 'll put a padlock on , but I never get round to it . |