Example sentences of "think [pers pn] was [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , the Court of Appeal held that there had been a breach of s14(2) as the plaintiff had thought he was buying a second-hand enthusiast 's car in good condition at a fair price when in fact he was buying , at the same price , a car which no one , knowing its history ( a car insurance write-off because it had been submerged in water for over 24 hours ) , would have bought at other than at a substantially reduced price . |
| 2 | Then a reaction set in , I thought I was getting a silly schoolgirl hero-pash on him , and the other thing began to happen . |
| 3 | I thought I was doing a good enough job against Southampton to stay on . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I was marrying a fellow immoralist ; scratch her and it 's a New England Governess . ’ |
| 5 | The person started to read their paper on Moses , and I thought she was doing a good job of it , this guy suddenly got up and said , I 'm Jewish , I 'm not listening to any more of this , and stormed out . |
| 6 | And , well mummy thought she was doing a good |
| 7 | He thought he was having a secret affair , and everyone thought I did n't know and was terribly sympathetic . |
| 8 | Even the Treasury thought he was paying a ridiculous price , but that was up to him . |