Example sentences of "[pers pn] thought i [modal v] just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought I would just get in and catch the end but it was over in minutes . |
| 4 | 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 … |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | yes , I thought I 'd just nip in , let you know I 'm still alive |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | " 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 " |
| 9 | ‘ I thought I 'd just spend my days messing around with nothing to do , ’ says that 17-year-old . |
| 10 | I thought I 'd just close me eyes and put a cross . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | " 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought I 'd just pop in . |
| 14 | ‘ I was passing and I thought I 'd just pop in and see how you were . ’ |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | ‘ No , ’ he agreed , ‘ but I thought I 'd just say so in case you got the wrong idea . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | so and I thought I could just leave him sort of like a message that was subtle enough |
| 19 | ‘ Initially I thought I could just pack up my son and bring him here , ’ she says . |