Example sentences of "think i 'd [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | I do n't think I 'd better . |
2 | But I do n't think I 'd better think about that . |
3 | ‘ Well , there was a little problem , but I do n't think I 'd better talk about it on the phone . ’ |
4 | ‘ I do n't think I 'd better join you , ’ he said in a heavy German accent . |
5 | ‘ No problem , but if you want me in the village do n't you think I 'd better get some transport of my own ? |
6 | Anyone 'd think I 'd never had a baby before . ’ |
7 | you 'd think I 'd never fed him ! |
8 | I do n't think I 'd ever really looked at him , to be honest . |
9 | I do n't think I 'd ever felt so taxed in my career . |
10 | To judge by your face , you 'd have thought I 'd just been sentenced to hang , not thrown a lifeline . ’ |
11 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
12 | ‘ Well , I thought I 'd best get as far from Dalston as I could , so I came this side of London Bridge and looked for lodgings . |
13 | That 's right , yeah , so I thought I 'd best get it |
14 | ‘ I thought I 'd already done that . ’ |
15 | ‘ I thought I 'd already pointed out , this is my boat . ’ |
16 | Er , I hoped I 'd made clear that if the profits of Pearsons erm er not only if they went down but even if er , there was only a small erm , increase in earnings per share er next year that the the directors ' salaries would be very considerably reduced and I thought I 'd already made that erm , er , directors ' erm remuneration total take home pay would be considerably reduced thought I 'd already made that point . |
17 | Er , I hoped I 'd made clear that if the profits of Pearsons erm er not only if they went down but even if er , there was only a small erm , increase in earnings per share er next year that the the directors ' salaries would be very considerably reduced and I thought I 'd already made that erm , er , directors ' erm remuneration total take home pay would be considerably reduced thought I 'd already made that point . |
18 | She did n't want to sound rude , so she smiled her sweetest smile and said , ‘ I thought I 'd already got the job , Doctor . |
19 | I thought I 'd either holed my shot or that I had missed the green as well . ’ |
20 | I thought I 'd only got the flu ! |
21 | I thought I 'd better get it sorted out before I died . ’ |
22 | Since I was pipped at the post for the Periodical Publishers ' Association Columnist of the Year award by Maureen Lipman , star of stage and commercial , I thought I 'd better look up her column in She magazine to see how I might bring my stuff up to state-of-the-art standard . |
23 | Does n't matter who , but I thought I 'd better check her out . |
24 | They 're still a bit wobbly , you know , and when the bombing got rough I thought I 'd better find us all somewhere to go . |
25 | ‘ I thought I 'd better keep you up to date — you left here in such a rush , you did n't say whether you had any thoughts on the villa business … ’ |
26 | She said you 'd woken , but when you did n't turn up I thought I 'd better come back to investigate . ’ |
27 | ‘ I thought I 'd better dance with you in case you wanted another drink . ’ |
28 | Then when he followed you down the corridor I thought I 'd better make sure you were alright . ’ |
29 | I caught an early edition , read about the ruckus , and thought I 'd better come home and see what was happening about the five grand . ’ |
30 | Well I No I thought I 'd better find it cos otherwise I 'd walk off without it and then you 'd get my pen , and I |