Example sentences of "[pron] thought [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know this caused an immense amount of debate at Personnel sub-committee , and I thought that Personnel sub-committee had come to a reasonable solution . |
| 2 | After winning the European Indoor I thought that sponsorship and help would come rolling in . |
| 3 | When I went to the House I thought that Churchill had sat there , and Lloyd George and my hero Aneurin Bevan had sat there , and I felt quite humble . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought that bastard was going to run you through with that knife and take you away from me — ’ His voice broke and he dragged her closer , burying his face in her hair . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought that Austria was too much of a hifalutin idea , ’ grumbles the bowl-headed frontman in an Irish accent that could shag a shamrock . |
| 6 | Before I came here , I thought that T N T was something you make bombs with . |
| 7 | I thought that Carl could be right about this — better to get out , relax and concentrate on what I was doing and not on anybody else . |
| 8 | I thought that Ben had n't had anything left when I had beaten him in the second round the previous day . |
| 9 | For one moment , when the right hon. Gentleman first rose to speak , and given that he will not be standing at the next election , I thought that Daniel had come to judgment and that the right hon. Gentleman was going to show some concern for those who seek asylum in this country and who have fled from oppressive regimes that were supported by the Government of which he was happily a Cabinet member for so many years . |
| 10 | I thought that way I could bring them together . |
| 11 | I thought that Basil appreciated more than most the essential magic of the child 's experience of the world and the expression of this in art — not that he ever said this , but his own manner as a teacher always implied that this was a special , essentially elevated kind of activity — but one in which everyone had the capacity to join . |
| 12 | Unlike so many brilliant teachers I thought that Basil was completely altruistic — this was born out of his great generosity . |
| 13 | When your first telegram arrived at about two a.m. a few nights ago requesting destination for the modified aircraft , I thought that Stirling had spoken to B.G.S. here and fixed his requirements with you . |
| 14 | I suppose both of them were silent ; but I thought that O looked as though something was almost over , as if he was ending somehow . |
| 15 | Andrew Burton Sculptures Open Air Sculpture Court , Municipal Art Gallery , Middlesbrough ( Until May 16 ) THERE was a time when I thought that Chris Sell , from Sunderland , had achieved the ultimate distinction , by taking the elephant as a kind of second signature and making it strictly his own . |
| 16 | I thought that members had raised |
| 17 | At first I thought that Anthony Trollope , though an amusing writer , was another male author of the nineteenth century who assumed that women could not exist without a man somewhere in the vicinity . |
| 18 | But when I arrived at The St Chad 's Deanery Day for Stockport and discovered there was a group of 20 people aged from ten up to 19 , I thought that things could n't be so bad after all . |
| 19 | I thought that Frank Coven would make a good manager and suggested him to George . |
| 20 | I thought that Stacey 's conclusion was to the effect that the council had changed and was capable of internal reform . |
| 21 | How bitterly I thought that night of the happiness I had left that morning ! |
| 22 | I thought that Heathcliffe had no redeeming features at all . |
| 23 | A tragedy in a way , for I thought that Allan Wells had been a great athlete . |
| 24 | Oh going back to the apprenticeship you were more or less left as you stood because I I thought that journeymen were very what 's the word very er they were only too willing to let you know what was going on and when you think about it you can see why . |
| 25 | Well , I thought that Argentine |
| 26 | After a few weeks of our secret meetings , I thought that Sarah had discovered the fact that we were both , in our different ways , being unfaithful to her . |
| 27 | At first I thought that Stapleton would be very pleased if his sister married Sir Henry . |
| 28 | I thought that Doone might not think of looking in Perkin 's workroom for a match to the arrow 's wood . |
| 29 | I thought that Wilko giving him the number 2 shirt this season was a positive sign , but I 'm starting to think that he did it out of loyalty rather than in expectation of a comeback . |
| 30 | At first I thought that Jacob had come back again , to make sure I was all right . |