Example sentences of "think i was [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have added a 40W actinic and a reflector as I did not think I was seeing the true colours of my fish . |
| 2 | Yeah , it 's the , it 's the with the word natural is n't it that er you know people often use the word natural to mean good and right and therefore something you should do , but of course no not always I mean if I said to you death is natural , nobody here would think I was advocating suicide or that er we should n't have hospitals to try and save people 's lives I mean er when you say death is natural , what you mean is death is one of those things that we just have to put up with , we 'd rather we did n't but we 're all gon na have to face it in the end , some of us sooner than others er but erm but there we are . |
| 3 | As I said at the beginning I think one should be wary about using the word natural , because sometimes people use it you know to promote something you know like on advertising you know it 's natural , must be good for you , but at the same time there are certain things that are natural that are very bad for you like death and if I were to say you know death is natural , nobody would think I was advocating suicide of course not . |
| 4 | My parents once told me that they lived on the Canary Islands for a little while but I do n't think I was born just yet . |
| 5 | Did you think I was lost , Gillian ? |
| 6 | Now if I were to suggest to you that in some gay bars the ‘ lads ’ pop off to the toilets that number of times to indulge themselves , then you might think I was repeating lurid propaganda put about by the puritan league . |
| 7 | ‘ Did you really think I was shouting about them ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why , Mr Stevens , I should think I was addressing your father . |
| 9 | Who did I think I was imagining glibly that I could bring up a child all by myself ? |
| 10 | I do n't think I was fired on once . |
| 11 | I was afraid the kidnappers would think I was holding it back . |
| 12 | Erm why do you think well why do you think I was telling you that ? |
| 13 | Did he think I was drunk already ? |
| 14 | ‘ I hope you did n't think I was getting at you and Roy . |
| 15 | I did n't think I was getting anywhere . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You must think I was taking a lot for granted , sorting all this out before — well , before I even knew you 'd let me on the island , let alone still want me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Surely you did n't think I was referring in any way to you ? ’ |
| 18 | It would make the people think I was panicking . |
| 19 | I felt if I mentioned them [ the symptoms ] they 'd think I was skiving or malingering or being a hypochondriac or neurotic , and I was n't going to be labelled as those things . ’ |
| 20 | He 'd think I was saying it out of spite . ’ |
| 21 | No I did n't think I was coming . |
| 22 | Do you think I was making it all up just to console the Hobdens ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If mine got a letter from me , ’ said Rufus , ‘ they 'd think I was dying or in jail . ’ |
| 24 | Yeah do you think I was doing to make it harder for you ? |
| 25 | ‘ What did you think I was doing ? ’ she said a little irritably . |
| 26 | I did think I was doing it for the best . |
| 27 | I do n't think I was dreaming . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ But , however it came across , I do n't think I was feeling very hostile — how could I be when , since I knew which hotel you were in , I would probably have been in contact had you not arrived at my home . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't think I was speculating ’ she said in a rebuke to the Government 's attitude towards the advertised high-return , low-risk investment offered by Barlow Clowes . |
| 30 | I did n't think I was going to be found guilty other than by accident . |