Example sentences of "thought [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dana thought everyone should do just as she wanted , and why not ? |
| 2 | She thought someone might ask her questions , but she was saved by the arrival of their director . |
| 3 | I thought someone might get a couple of black eyes or something . |
| 4 | She even told Sybil that the frog in the school pond was enchanted , and poor Sybil was in such a state that I thought someone ought to teach Mildred a lesson . ‘ |
| 5 | I thought someone may have heard , even though I could n't call out . |
| 6 | I thought someone would have put a bullet in his back by now . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I thought someone would have put a bullet in his back by now … ’ |
| 8 | At first Robert thought someone must have been hurt , but , a second later , the scream came again and he realized , with horror , that this was a cry of joy . |
| 9 | So for a change I thought someone should write in for the fans . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought I ought to do something , ’ Dickinson said , ‘ but I could n't think what . |
| 11 | Though what I am trying to do is just explore all these possible lines of thoughts erm in a political way , alright , but they do n't work out neatly and these critics got quite excited about so I thought I ought to point them out to you but you 're quite right in pointing out that they do n't work out neatly , O K. So we 've got to , where have we got to with George ? |
| 12 | I thought I ought to ask him . |
| 13 | " I 'm sorry , Mr Grout , but I thought I ought to mention it . |
| 14 | ‘ When you first came in to look around I half thought I ought to mention it . |
| 15 | Still , I thought I ought to let you know . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Just thought I ought to let you know about her . ’ |
| 17 | The craziness of the theatre business was apparent from day one and about three weeks into my ten week contract , I thought I ought to give Peace Corps another try . |
| 18 | I vowed to have no more to do with her but thought I ought to return her shoes and her key , so I snatched Frankie 's comic and tried to persuade him to come with me . |
| 19 | At the risk of sounding pompous — for this was very basic medicine — I thought I ought to explain to Miss Sowerby just what I was thinking of . |
| 20 | They thought I ought to see the doctor . |
| 21 | Thank you very much Mr President and as you 've been friendly enough to invite me and given me such a friendly welcome , I , I thought I ought to risk speaking to you as candidly as I can about what is going on in our country and our communities at the moment and whether by the end of the thing I continue your friend is another matter . |
| 22 | Diana said I looked ill , and needed a holiday at the seaside , but St John thought I ought to concentrate on more serious work , and gave me even more Hindustani exercises to do . |
| 23 | ‘ I was n't ; it was only when I was talking about it to Gina that I thought I ought to come here and tell you . ’ |
| 24 | Having cost the University of Bristol a lot of money over the previous months , I thought I ought to try to put something back , so I got myself sponsored : part of the money was to go to the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council , and half to the newly-formed Bristol University Arthritis Research Group . |
| 25 | He 'd come across someone he thought I ought to meet . |
| 26 | ‘ Mike knew I always work late , and even though there was n't anything for me to do , he thought I ought to know . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Thought I ought to present the right image — ’ |
| 28 | I thought I ought to tell you that . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't suppose it 's important , but I thought I ought to tell you that I saw Mr Riddle on Friday evening . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I took a bus to the border of the forbidden zone just as close as I dared , got out and saw this nice little wabi , a small valley kind of thing , and thought I 'll settle down there and take my chances . |