Example sentences of "[adv] i thought the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually I thought the only way I could control what I was doing was to decide on one specific charity — I chose Muscular Dystrophy — and work just with them , which is what I did . |
| 2 | Personally I thought the fears overdone , but nevertheless I sought to find a way of transferring the operation to the private sector which would minimize the risk of industrial action . |
| 3 | So I thought the shorter journey would be better . |
| 4 | At first I thought about it a good deal , naturally , and the more I thought the more I liked it . |
| 5 | Originally I thought the ground might be too soft for her , making it a real test of stamina , and we know that she only just gets the trip . |
| 6 | Overall I thought the gearchange acceptable but , as with all models , with a very notchy feel and an unpleasant stickiness coming out of fifth . |
| 7 | That had frightened me at first but now I thought the Star Zoo was wonderful . |
| 8 | Well I thought the English one was so they 'll come as a massive shock because they 're not on the calendar cards , but no , I do n't . |
| 9 | Well I thought the dado would make a change |
| 10 | Well I thought the three had gone . |
| 11 | Well I thought the sa I mean eve that last thing they did there the Starlight Express thing , I did n't have a clue what that was about . |
| 12 | Well I thought the kids would 've took some of it . |
| 13 | Well I thought the idea was to put it on one of the original walls though . |
| 14 | Anyhow I thought the team had a pretty good crimble period , despite the number of draws which were due mainly to bad luck and some inept finishing . |
| 15 | With respect to the embalming [ of ] Bodies , the methods that were commonly practised could , I know , have no effect ; at that time I read a good many Books upon ‘ Balsamation ’ but got very little instruction from reading these : according to my own Idea the best way would be to preserve the Body for some time that putrefaction should hardly be able to take place , & that it should gradually get rid of its moisture , & that , when it dried , it should have such imbalming juices in it , that it should resist putrefaction , & the insects at the same time be either kept off or destroyed : I set out with this Opinion & thought that something must be thrown thro' the whole Body : the when the Body was preserved , my Idea of getting rid of moisture was , to place the Body in some strong absorbent substance , & that substance which proved best I thought was Paris Plaister & I thought I could lay in a common Coffin such a quantity of Paris Plaister as would take out all the moisture & then I thought the Body should be rather in a wooden case than a leaden one because the Wood would assist the Absorption . |
| 16 | then again all I turned round and said the bloke that I hit , he said he did n't want to press charges , but then I thought the police can bring out their own prosecution against me but they turned round and said no he does n't want to press charges so we 'll just caution you again . |
| 17 | well you see then I thought the electric running it you know |
| 18 | However I forgot to mention it and when I remembered again I thought the tickets had probably all been sold . |