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 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 .
5 For a terrible moment Shannon thought she would give way to tears , and knew it was because of his fury on her behalf .
6 One day , in an elated mood , we thought we would give Eliot a surprise .
7 ‘ 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 .
8 Pissing crap Sportsnight did nt have England highlights , so you thought they would give some coverage to the other ‘ UK ’ sides … nah .
9 He thought it would give Mrs Popple more time to calm down .
10 He thought it would give it a bit of glamour .
11 ‘ I thought it would give you something to do , now that you 've had to give up that idea of working full-time , and with Hugh away in , well , wherever it is , it 'll be company for you . ’
12 I thought it would give your mother a better chance to assess the situation if she spent a night at Chimneys . ’
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