Example sentences of "thought [pron] 'd give [pers pn] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night .
5 Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things .
6 ‘ 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 .
7 I thought I 'd give it
8 Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not !
9 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 .
10 ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’
11 I thought I 'd give you a game tonight .
12 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 .
13 Just thought I 'd give you all the benefit of my expertise with a 1–1 prediction for tonight 's game .
14 Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring .
15 Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your
16 I thought I 'd give you it .
17 I thought we 'd give her that .
18 We thought we 'd give him some work this time . ’
19 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 ?
20 ‘ 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 . ’
21 Benn said : ‘ I thought they 'd give it to him or a draw or some rubbish like that .
22 It 's a look I never thought he 'd give me .
23 He says he thought he 'd give it a try , but he got stuck .
24 They said , dad thought he 'd give you this big card .
  Next page