Example sentences of "thought [pron] would [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I would win this match . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If I thought I would have any chance of success , I probably would , ’ she said sarcastically . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought I would bake some scones . ’ |
| 4 | I thought I 'd make this week , I had four last week . |
| 5 | ‘ I never thought I 'd feel that way about any woman , but it is how I feel about you . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I never thought I 'd feel this way about a man , ’ she said , her face serious . |
| 7 | I 'm offering you everything I can , Folly ; and it 's a damn sight more than I ever thought I 'd offer any woman . |
| 8 | and I 'm , I 'm brassed off with him and I thought I 'd know that mug face , it 's Maureen |
| 9 | oh , I just thought I 'd have some thing different |
| 10 | It sounds corny , but it 's wonderful to have them — I never thought I 'd have any children . |
| 11 | Then , last year , my husband took it up and I thought I 'd have another go .. |
| 12 | The second item of erm correspondence is from Bromley 's Bromley 's Social Services , if you remember , we 've got this on going campaign on home helps and along side that we 've got erm , we did hear of t his home shopping erm campaign that Bromley do , apparently quite successfully , the MP has mentioned that , so I thought I 'd get some details of that erm , it gives the whole procedure for , for the er shopping and the delivery and the Social Services pay out for it , they pay a charge , erm if you 'd like this copied , I could get copies for the next meeting , but meanwhile I 'd recommend that erm we take it up with Benefits Action tomorrow on the campaign . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought I 'd take another blood glucose reading just in case . ’ |
| 14 | Thought I 'd put that alarm on . |
| 15 | I THOUGHT I 'd write this week about wines from unsung corners of the world , and began to round up the usual suspects — Cyprus , Israel , Canada , Belgium . |
| 16 | Sophie said , ‘ I thought you 'd go this morning . |
| 17 | ‘ Thought you 'd like some coffee , ’ Jay said . |
| 18 | But I thought you 'd read that paper this morning ? |
| 19 | He 's always been a gentle little soul , very loving and friendly with everyone , but as he had to spend 3–4 hours every day on his own at home , we thought we would get another dog as company for him . |
| 20 | ‘ I thought we 'd go this way , up here through the mountains . |
| 21 | I never thought we 'd see this day . |
| 22 | Pissing crap Sportsnight did nt have England highlights , so you thought they would give some coverage to the other ‘ UK ’ sides … nah . |
| 23 | But Elizabeth thought they would console each other , and ended with their marriage . |
| 24 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 25 | ‘ I would go myself if I thought it would serve any purpose to be killed before a blow had been struck . |
| 26 | I mean , we thought it 'd rain this year so it 's more |
| 27 | ‘ I thought it 'd last another year , but wi ’ the rain this summer I shall have to get it fixed . |
| 28 | Erm , we are today , going to do the Black Sheep of the Family , erm , because erm , erm , does n't feel that he he 's up to doing the one that he thought he would do this week . |
| 29 | I asked him if he thought he would win any prizes ; he thought he would be lucky if he did . |