Example sentences of "thought [pron] 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I never thought I 'd make it .
2 During that time I had them out three times because I thought I 'd make them see .
3 actually we , mm , at some length and had a few ideas , erm I 've got an appointment with someone at the Arts Council in a couple of weeks that the Arts Council 's got a new fund called erm consultants in research and I thought I 'd make a bid to see if we can get someone
4 ‘ It 's the left-overs from yesterday 's joint — I thought I 'd make a shepherd 's pie for supper .
5 ‘ I thought I 'd make it easier for you to suck me off . ’
6 I thought I 'd make some . ’
7 ‘ I thought I 'd make us my special salad , ’ said Betty .
8 ‘ I have a few concerts in the Midlands , and I thought I 'd make my base somewhere close by until they 're over .
9 Thought I 'd make my peace with you before you left . ’
10 ‘ Perhaps he thought I 'd make the rehearsals lively .
11 I mean that 's the rules of debate , but I thought I 'd make that particular point because it has a little bit of poetic licence er in that .
12 I still had time to kill , so I thought I 'd make a couple of ‘ phone calls and that meant employing the Middleditch gambit .
13 I thought I 'd make this week , I had four last week .
14 She said it was a remnant and I thought I 'd make a box for the sale .
15 I never thought I 'd feel so …
16 ‘ I never thought I 'd feel that way about any woman , but it is how I feel about you . ’
17 ‘ I never thought I 'd feel this way about a man , ’ she said , her face serious .
18 Sorry , I thought I 'd disturb
19 I woke earlier on , but I thought I 'd disturb you if I got up so I had another nap . ’
20 ‘ It was Faye , dear , silly Faye , with her ridiculous attempt to doll you up into the sort of woman she thought I 'd want .
21 ‘ I never thought I 'd end up working for a bossy woman . ’
22 I thought I 'd end up feeling frustrated by you staying on your moralistic high horse without ever offering any concrete political proposals .
23 ‘ I never thought I 'd end up outside the ground propositioning people , ’ he said .
24 So I thought I 'd drop you a line through the magazine to convey my get-well-soon message and show the rest of the readership what a handsome chap you are .
25 ‘ I thought I 'd drop round to see Irena after work , ’ she said .
26 Thought I 'd drop you a line now that things are almost back to normal here .
27 Simone flushed and said quickly , ‘ I thought I 'd drop by to visit .
28 ‘ Well , I happened to be in the UK , ’ he said briskly , ‘ so I thought I 'd drop by and see how you were doing .
29 He 's left something here and I know he 'll want it — I thought I 'd drop it in to him .
30 I thought I 'd walk down to the Club and see you and Antony there , Daddy , but there were so many people , I could hardly move .
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