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 . ’ |