Example sentences of "[pron] think [pers pn] [vb mod] just [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Well , everyone thinks he should just ignore it . |
2 | ‘ Well , I thought we might just eat up the road , ’ the boy replied . |
3 | I thought we might just keep an eye open for Margaret and Beth |
4 | ‘ Well , Catherine and I thought we 'd just walk to the Lintons ’ house . |
5 | We never fought when we were engaged , and I thought we 'd just get married and have our own little home , I thought the bills would get paid and we 'd be closer than we were before . |
6 | I asked her to phone because I thought you might just recognise my voice and as we did n't part on the best of terms … ’ |
7 | I thought you might just have remembered that , seeing that you typing it out for me only yesterday . ’ |
8 | Actually I was cos I I had the back door open and I thought I 'll just leave it and if he wants to come in he can and I poured him a a bit of a drink of milk and er , then I went in the kit , in the bathroom and the door was still open and then suddenly I thought God I wonder where he was ? |
9 | I 've got some catching up to do as well , but I thought I might just grab an hour , maybe late this afternoon when everything 's relatively quiet . |
10 | ‘ I thought I would just get in and catch the end but it was over in minutes . |
11 | Well I thought I 'd just do a freezer shop anyway — just the basics basically plus one or two Little Extras , just the odd thing Derek likes , just in case … |
12 | said she phoned me the night before last and she said she 's been looking at flats I thought I 'd just ring you to tell you we 've been looking at flats and they range from two hundred and fifty to four hundred and eighty pounds a week for a flat |
13 | yes , I thought I 'd just nip in , let you know I 'm still alive |
14 | but I 'm not sure what colour to do yet , and I had a bit of spare , there 's a girl who I work with who 's pregnant , so I thought I 'd just knit what wool I got |
15 | " I hope you do n't mind me coming up — I thought I 'd just come and see how you were , and perhaps sit and chat with you for a while " |
16 | ‘ I thought I 'd just spend my days messing around with nothing to do , ’ says that 17-year-old . |
17 | I thought I 'd just close me eyes and put a cross . |
18 | I thought I 'd just take them down to the tip , but when we had half a bucket full I thought I 'd better phone the police |
19 | " Excuse me , Mrs James , I 'm Gordon 's mother , I thought I 'd just look in , as I have n't had the pleasure of meeting you . |
20 | ‘ I thought I 'd just pop in . |
21 | ‘ I was passing and I thought I 'd just pop in and see how you were . ’ |
22 | Before we erm before I came out today I was actually talking to some of the staff at Pembroke College and mindful of coming on her I thought I 'd just ask them what they thought |
23 | ‘ No , ’ he agreed , ‘ but I thought I 'd just say so in case you got the wrong idea . ’ |
24 | Gloria Estefan at the moment , so I thought I 'd just get him the got a couple of records LP 's or whatever you call them now . |
25 | so and I thought I could just leave him sort of like a message that was subtle enough |
26 | ‘ Initially I thought I could just pack up my son and bring him here , ’ she says . |
27 | I thought he would just pay up and then take her home . |
28 | My dad was once testing me on my biology and we came up to these films and the subject of drugs and I said just , you know , just as a joke and I thought he would just laugh it off , I said have you done any ? |
29 | But , I was saying to Tracy , I ca n't see the point of going just to have a row , because that 's all it 'll end up , I do n't think they 'll get anywhere by having a meeting , I think they 'll just row . |
30 | I think they 'll just buy a strip anyway . |