Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb past] i [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whatever happened I knew I would fail them . |
| 2 | it is nice cos when Brian ordered I said I 'll have chicken and he |
| 3 | ‘ In those Go-away times that I knew you had I should have guessed you needed help . ’ |
| 4 | We stayed on board and we went up on to every deck and there was even a gentleman , he showed us up on the bridge on that er on that and , and of course there was the little shop and I bought I thought I must buy something on the Queen Elizabeth and I bought a pen . |
| 5 | And I said I wished I could go and sniff the various scents to see which I liked best . |
| 6 | He said I thought I 'd catch you out . |
| 7 | And he said Beck and Pollitzers often hire cars he said and you know he said I thought I 'd try and get you the business . |
| 8 | She was quiet and calm , and did n't talk much ( I was supposed to do the talking ) and she said she thought I should come every week , and told me how much it would cost . |
| 9 | I thought she 'd be shocked but she was n't , although she said she thought I should try to forget him because it would only mean unhappiness for me . ’ |
| 10 | I rang again and the agent said she thought I 'd put the phone down . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Not much ; he said he hoped I would trust him . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He bumbled and tugged at his ear and said he hoped I might call again at a more opportune moment , though I did not believe a word of it . |
| 13 | When I accepted he suggested I might like to give him a certain sum to help the wine flow . |
| 14 | None the less I had found the evening reassuring and felt no difficulty in saying that I was sorry but I was suddenly most awfully tired and if no one minded I thought I would go to bed . |