Example sentences of "thought it be the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 43 ) * We thought it be the right choice . |
| 2 | Would it be fair to say that you accepted his decision when you thought it was the right decision , regardless of whether he may have been depressed or he may have been under the influence of drugs or some other pressure ? |
| 3 | No brickbats for that , for neither of them did it out of a sense of malice , but merely because they thought it was the right thing to do , and no doubt also because they believed , quite wrongly , that to instil a sense of guilt into me would ultimately be for my good , If I did what they thought was wrong then I was made to feel that someone , usually them , had suffered . |
| 4 | I thought it was the front doorbell . |
| 5 | I wanted to run it because I thought it was the only way we stood a chance . |
| 6 | It 's lovely I thought it was the real thing . |
| 7 | I thought it was the other church , the one near the market , and I waited there till a quarter to twelve , and then I realized my mistake . |
| 8 | The final great act — for everyone thought it was the final act — took place on 16 November . |
| 9 | I thought it was the National Front actually |
| 10 | At the start of the campaign people thought it was the main issue being stressed by the Conservatives , but they soon changed their minds . |
| 11 | He never darkened its doors , but he thought it was the proper place for weddings and christenings and funerals , and he was always prepared to rig up lights for the annual parish nativity play , with a dimming spotlight to beam sentimentally on the Virgin Mary . |
| 12 | I thought it was the tragic comedy like life really . |
| 13 | For a moment she was confused ; she thought it was the thin man , and she could n't work out how he 'd got behind them . |
| 14 | There was a shrieking in her ears , so vibratingly shrill that for an instant she thought it was the whole Glass Castle shivering to pieces — then she looked up and saw the Women sweeping down on them , screaming their war cry . |