Example sentences of "thought [pers pn] 'd [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | That 's right , yeah , so I thought I 'd best get it |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I 'd already done that . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I thought I 'd already pointed out , this is my boat . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I thought I 'd either holed my shot or that I had missed the green as well . ’ |
| 10 | I thought I 'd only got the flu ! |
| 11 | I thought I 'd better get it sorted out before I died . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Does n't matter who , but I thought I 'd better check her out . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 … ’ |
| 16 | She said you 'd woken , but when you did n't turn up I thought I 'd better come back to investigate . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I thought I 'd better dance with you in case you wanted another drink . ’ |
| 18 | Then when he followed you down the corridor I thought I 'd better make sure you were alright . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | Er I was still slobbing around in my dressing-gown and you know yesterday 's clothes and so I I I thought I 'd better get up and do stuff . |
| 22 | " I m sorry , Mr Beamish , but he 'll be away all day and I thought I 'd better come along rather than leave it till tomorrow . " |
| 23 | I thought I 'd better turn everything out , you see , and then this came up . |
| 24 | So I thought I 'd better get some petrol in case Mr Marius Steen did come up to town over the weekend . |
| 25 | I thought I 'd better rescue it before it went out with the rubbish . ’ |
| 26 | I thought I 'd better come here first , though , in case you wanted to take over . " |
| 27 | ‘ I stopped to make a phone call , and I thought I 'd better drop off some clothes at the dry-cleaner 's . ’ |
| 28 | When I looked out of the window and saw you creeping through the garden , I thought I 'd better come down and find out what you were up to . ’ |
| 29 | So I thought I 'd better deliver her back to her husband . |
| 30 | So I thought I 'd better bury the poor thing . ’ |