Example sentences of "thought that [conj] it " in BNC.

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1 McAllister thought that when it was cooler , in the early evening , she might walk towards St Paul 's to see the sights there , and was content to sit , her feet on a tapestry-covered tuffet , finishing off her embroidery for the bazaar ; she was astonished to find how much she was looking forward to it .
2 Walsh thought that if it was left to the others they would go on talking for ever .
3 Then I hugged her again and pushed her through the door because I thought that if it lasted any longer I would cry .
4 The motor racing world was stunned because , in a sport that flirts with death , there were many drivers who thought that if it could happen to Clark , it could happen to any of them .
5 I thought that if it went into a joint account , I had to pay tax on half of three four four five .
6 We thought that if it was only one tournament out of a Tour that was growing so fast it would not matter .
7 Perhaps I thought that if it was Billy 's kid , then somebody had to tell Lucy the bad news and if she was skipping probation , it had better not be the cops .
8 And he wanted to do this because he thought that if it were possible , if we could start just from our own sense experiences , then a great simplification would have been achieved .
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