Example sentences of "i never thought [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I never thought we could see it like this . ’
2 I never thought we 'd see this day .
3 I never thought we would get anything like that sum , but the nature of the charity obviously struck home .
4 I never thought we 'd be able to keep her .
5 As they say erm whether they were thinking , Well we will starve them on the gate out and they 'll have to come back , that 's another situation but erm I never thought we 'd have so much support from people and we can still erm I mean I 'd rather be back at work but erm that is the situation .
6 I never thought they 'd flower .
7 I never thought she would !
8 I should n't have put it so strongly , but I never thought she 'd actually go …
9 She was an attractive woman , but I never thought she had a human feeling in her .
10 ‘ But I never thought she was really bad — just mischievous and high-spirited . ’
11 ‘ She used to share her sweets , but I never thought she had the sense of a hen . ’
12 I never thought she 'd go this far .
13 I 've known Becky for a long time and I never thought she 'd go public with what is a private afffair … it may in part be naivity … but I think some of it was vengence .
14 its really cold , yeah oh that was good , I enjoyed that she 's still there , she 's a Lance Corporal now as well and I must admit well I , I did n't think she 'd ev , she was always crying but I never thought she 'd actually do very well in the T A , did n't seem to have the get up and go about it but she obviously sorted herself out and got , Spambo Man they called me .
15 I 've marvelled at her cos as a youngster I never thought she was capable of doing what she 's done , and she 's brought them up fine and fair .
16 I never thought she 'd settle down in school like she did , did you ?
17 I never thought my wife was perfect .
18 I never thought my hair could look so good , ’ said a delighted , new-look Aimee .
19 I never thought my father stood much of a chance of survival , whatever I did .
20 ‘ There was a long pause and Dr Runcie said : ‘ Well , I always suspected it was he who had written it , but I never thought there was anything personal in it .
21 I never thought there would be a problem and I was right .
22 Over the past year just about every interview I have done has included a question about the galleries but I never thought there would be a problem .
23 I never thought there was anything strange in it at all , ’ he told me .
24 I never thought there was going to be a dead body here .
25 Cos the mortgages and that but there 's a lot of them , and kids causing it , and Christmas was coming well you know we just , that 's when they helped us at Christmas was really fantastic yes , true I never thought anything really out of this world how the how the people helped We got toys and everything for the kids ' Christmas , everything you could think of .
26 and Peter came in the morning , I never thought anything I 'd been listening to the radio , I heard there was a big accident on the road , a car accident
27 He said later : ‘ I never thought it would go in . ’
28 It was one of the best days of my life : I never thought it would come to that .
29 I never thought it would be me , ’ he says .
30 I never thought it 'd make so much difference , ’ she gabbled .
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