Example sentences of "[adv] thought [pers pn] [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | No I think he generally thought they were the same thing , I think I would of done if I was n't an educationalist , but I mean it 's his business to know really is n't it ? |
| 2 | Goodman incorrectly thought he was the man to go off but Sunderland fans were soon relieved when he stayed on the pitch . |
| 3 | They still thought he was the top British sprinter . |
| 4 | Always thought I was the shy one of us two . |
| 5 | How comforting to read Gill Rowley 's Pet-Hate List ( YWTU , October GH ) about the check-out trolley pushers — I always thought I was the only person in the world who wanted to reverse , screaming hysterically , ‘ Get back ! ’ |
| 6 | I always thought I was the philandering type , but my mind keeps going back to her . |
| 7 | You know how I do , I could n't remember that I 'd actually started the the Easter term doing the erm choices etcetera , I always thought it was the later half of that term , the latter half of that term . |
| 8 | And as they run in er and I always thought it was the best of the show . |
| 9 | Oh I did n't know he had it so early I always thought it was the week before . |
| 10 | I always thought it was the income tax but no . |
| 11 | He probably thought it was the gale that blasted his door open , but for the next hour he was busy dispensing more whisky than he would normally expect to sell in a week . |
| 12 | But I can understand you more now , 'cos I never thought you were the kind of fellow to lead anybody up the garden , then jump the railings . |