Example sentences of "thought [pron] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought someone would have put a bullet in his back by now . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I thought someone would have put a bullet in his back by now … ’ |
| 3 | I have managed to breed my Port Hoplo catfish and I thought I would drop you a line explaining how I succeeded so that other readers might have a try . |
| 4 | I never thought I would tell anyone . |
| 5 | I thought I would tell him how to spend his money . ’ |
| 6 | The last thing I thought I would talk about was my christian beliefs why I am here today why I am a doctor and what God means to me . |
| 7 | So I thought I would grow my own , ’ said the determined Mr Tholen , who is of Dutch extraction . |
| 8 | I thought I would mention this at the outset because so many details , which would normally be left until we reach that particular stage , will be discussed with earlier parts of the legislation . |
| 9 | When I first came home I thought I would stay with my mother as long as she needed me , then I would go back . |
| 10 | I thought I would speak to Otto , ask him how best to go about having Jean-Claude 's work assessed for performance . |
| 11 | Bannister , told earlier this week that he could have a second month on trial at the City Ground after scoring twice against Oldham as substitute for Sheringham , confessed : ‘ I never thought I would make such quick progress with Forest . |
| 12 | No , but , there lovely black , there 's one pair of black and white curtains that 's hardly been used , there jet black with a white stripe , I thought I would make Ron , a lovely , cook 's apron , hello |
| 13 | ‘ I thought I would show you some more of my Roma . |
| 14 | The editor had kindly accepted an article I had written about West Indian gospel music , so I thought I would go to the head office and introduce myself . |
| 15 | I thought I would go home when I left but it has been a long time . |
| 16 | I thought I would go on in that job — hairdressing . |
| 17 | None the less I had found the evening reassuring and felt no difficulty in saying that I was sorry but I was suddenly most awfully tired and if no one minded I thought I would go to bed . |
| 18 | I thought I would go mad when you left France and I returned to an empty house . ’ |
| 19 | I thought it was ch you know as a challenge so I thought I would go . |
| 20 | ‘ I never really thought I would go there , ’ he said . |
| 21 | I thought I would go and take one of the head ones and journey along down to that place and so , you know , is there any chance you slipping me down a good four long ones and if he says no , think again ? |
| 22 | As there has been very little traffic today , I just thought I would comment on somebody 's statement that Leeds have possibly got the best squad in the premier league . |
| 23 | As I explained earlier , I nearly threw my oil pastels away in frustration , but I thought I would give them another try with a different approach . |
| 24 | ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said . |
| 25 | It was nerve-racking to ride Southall again — some people thought I would give up . |
| 26 | I thought I would bring out the affinity between Elizabethan English and classical Arabic . ’ |
| 27 | I thought I would awaken with you in my arms this morning . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I never thought I would do this ! ’ |
| 29 | I thought I would do it alone , but now I 've met you again I 've changed it a bit . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I thought I would leave a few of you on the G'bai side of the mountains with the pack beasts . |