Example sentences of "and [pers pn] thought i would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have managed to breed my Port Hoplo catfish and I thought I would drop you a line explaining how I succeeded so that other readers might have a try . |
| 2 | ‘ Not necessarily , ’ she demurred , ‘ but she was kind , and I thought I would like to buy her a wedding present — and because you kindly took me in when you did n't want to , ’ she tacked on softly . |
| 3 | We went to this very flash restaurant and I was really nervous , you know the feeling — anyway blood was rushing , and I was looking at the menu — my French is pretty good — and I thought I 'd fancy a pork cutlet . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | ‘ I have a few concerts in the Midlands , and I thought I 'd make my base somewhere close by until they 're over . |
| 6 | She said it was a remnant and I thought I 'd make a box for the sale . |
| 7 | and he went straight back to his study and I thought I 'd go and see him because my parents had gone |
| 8 | Well this th this is the the faces and I thought I 'd do the maps and the rest were questions I do n't know whether y should do some questions . |
| 9 | and I thought I 'd watch it now |
| 10 | I went out and saw it a minute ago and I thought I 'd bring it in and I thought I had n't seen you for a couple of days . |
| 11 | ‘ I needed new gloves and I thought I 'd wait until Monday when they 're normally issued . ’ |
| 12 | I need my dream , I 've got to have it — like I had to have that fairy-and-goblin curtain material when I was about six and I thought I 'd die when Mum said No , we must have the blue flowery material because it would outlast my six-year-old fairy-and-goblin phase . |
| 13 | and I 'm , I 'm brassed off with him and I thought I 'd know that mug face , it 's Maureen |
| 14 | My husband wandered off to do his own thing , and I thought I 'd see what Koi and Goldfish were on offer outdoors . |
| 15 | There was no sign of Cawthorne and I thought I 'd come too far . |
| 16 | " Oh , I 've some studying to do , and I thought I 'd get it in now while the house is still quiet . " |
| 17 | I 'm just about to go to bed and I thought I 'd ring and see how things are with you . ’ |
| 18 | Then , last year , my husband took it up and I thought I 'd have another go .. |
| 19 | He was getting ready to retire and I thought I 'd have lots of time with him . ’ |
| 20 | When I came back , cos I went in on the way to the hairdresser 's , to find out about it , and I thought I 'd buy him on the way back , when I went back it was still sitting in the same place with its tail hanging out of the back . |
| 21 | There was plenty of water now , and I thought I 'd explore the whole waterfront of Winter Marsh . |
| 22 | This is something we said we were going to discuss at a time in the future and I thought I 'd stick it on and see how much time we 'd got left . |
| 23 | and it was quite tasty and I thought I 'd stick it in there |
| 24 | ‘ And you thought I would enjoy the journey . ’ |
| 25 | Pam was a very down-to-earth person and they thought I 'd get on well . |