Example sentences of "thought it sounded " in BNC.

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1 Gedge joked to music writers that he had accidentally played the original Orange Juice song at the wrong speed and thought it sounded great .
2 Maria had become Mary because the management thought it sounded more Irish .
3 He 'd never done it before but thought it sounded like harmless fun .
4 I thought it sounded a bit slushy and did n't really relate to it .
5 ‘ It was changed from the original Florizel Street because Agnes the tea lady thought it sounded like disinfectant , ’ said Warren .
6 I thought it sounded like a faulty needle but she said ‘ I 've changed I do n't know how many , all on the ribber bed , so I do n't think it 's that . ’
7 Alice thought it sounded a hand-to-mouth existence .
8 I remembered what he 'd told Mavis and me about the book and more than ever I thought it sounded like a good idea — the story of a man rationalizing his own lack of self-belief …
9 ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it .
10 I thought it sounded like a good idea as it would give me a taster .
11 ‘ I thought it sounded odd at the time ; now I know why . ’
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