Example sentences of "thought [pron] would give " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said . |
| 3 | It was nerve-racking to ride Southall again — some people thought I would give up . |
| 4 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 5 | By Gareth Parry AS THIS column is just over a year old , I thought I 'd give you all a bit of a break , and write about the psychology of DIY . |
| 6 | ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’ |
| 7 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 8 | I thought I 'd give you a game tonight . |
| 9 | I thought I 'd give you that opportunity cos it is a little ARC publication , it 's one that we er So so if you want it . |
| 10 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 11 | Just thought I 'd give you all the benefit of my expertise with a 1–1 prediction for tonight 's game . |
| 12 | Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring . |
| 13 | The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room . |
| 14 | I thought I 'd give it |
| 15 | Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not ! |
| 16 | When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a . |
| 17 | I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night . |
| 18 | Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your |
| 19 | I thought I 'd give Jackie three pounds forty eight . |
| 20 | I thought I 'd give you it . |
| 21 | He thought you 'd give up and go away , as the woman who was supposed to be writing the book did . |
| 22 | All in all , she thought she would give Walter Ash a try , despite the fact that people said he was very conceited , and despite his appearance , which was slightly against him , as far as his ears went . |
| 23 | For a terrible moment Shannon thought she would give way to tears , and knew it was because of his fury on her behalf . |
| 24 | I did n't want to tell her because I thought she 'd give up . |
| 25 | One day , in an elated mood , we thought we would give Eliot a surprise . |
| 26 | ‘ When Andy Saville broke his arm after signing two weeks ago a lot of people thought we would give up , but we pushed the boat out and bought John Thomas . |
| 27 | We thought we 'd give him some work this time . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ He said , ‘ let's try my method , you 've had the SMG , now try going to the top person and everything will be OK , ’ ' says Ramesh K. ‘ After the amount of hassle we 'd had , we thought we 'd give it a go . ’ |
| 29 | What with the Santa Cruz Operation 's new president Lars Turndal being the new kid on the block and a stranger to most of the people who 'll have to deal with him , we thought we 'd give a little of his background . |
| 30 | I 'm doing that talking to you look for Jim Bowen 's mobile phone number so I thought we 'd give him a ring that 'll surprise him wont it ? |