Example sentences of "[pers pn] think [pers pn] might [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 no , makes them think they might come up do you want some porridge , mummy do you some porridge ?
2 I think I might have that piece .
3 well I 'd go along with that but what I was saying was I , I thought you might become more confrontational and if you were then we 'd 've got into a bit of a tennis match there and but then you did n't go down that route , that 's what I 'm saying , you did n't actually go down that cos if you had 've done we 'd 've got nowhere
4 I thought we might go to the War Memorial . ’
5 I thought we might go for a coffee somewhere , and then there 's something I 'd like to show you . ’
6 ‘ I thought of going out for some choc bars , ’ he would say , adding sotto voce as his daughter ran for her anorak , ‘ and I thought we might drop off at the gym/piano teacher's/library on the way … ’
7 ‘ Well I thought we might give her a spin on Friday night , ’ Yanto answered with a grin .
8 ‘ Perhaps he is n't quite what we 've been used to , but I thought we might give him a trial .
9 I thought we might talk , if you 've got time . ’
10 Oh flowers Yeah I was going to say , I thought we might send flowers to her maybe on Thursday or Friday .
11 What I thought we might do is to explore this phenomenon a little further , just the two of us together , but making sure we take things very carefully all the time . ’
12 I thought we might do some studying together .
13 I thought we might need the extra time to help consolidate our position .
14 Well , the thing is what 's happening , I thought we might spend some time on if wanted , what I wanted to do was to be sure in my own mind that by the second week I could put up a master sheet with all the headings of what you were doing , that 's got ta be done .
15 I thought we might have looked a bit stiff 'cos it was n't our usual type of audience . ’
16 I thought we might have a treat and drive into Siena . ’
17 I thought we might have something to eat first .
18 I thought we might have a word about the Gray affair and try to move things on a little in that area , ’ said Wheeler .
19 I thought we might have got round to talking new terms before breaking up for the summer , but I was told the board were n't able to arrange a meeting .
20 Erm I I am surprised well I do n't I 'm not surprised really they 're probably busy doing things but I thought we might have got a couple of vicars on this er this afternoon to talk about it .
21 I thought we might have lunch !
22 I thought we might have trouble lighting it , but within ten minutes it 's reaching temperatures of six or seven hundred degrees around the periphery
23 I thought we might have trouble lighting it , but within ten minutes it 's reaching temperatures of six or seven hundred degrees around the periphery
24 I think we competed today but erm maybe one or two areas where I thought we might have got stuck in a little bit more you know , and we 're going to have to do that against Oldham I tell you because they 'll pass and have players that can do tricks erm good side are n't they ?
25 And I thought we might look at a few of them .
26 I thought we might try the ‘ Barge ’ at Thombury , ’ he shouted , ‘ what do you think ? ’
27 ‘ Well , I thought we might take a holiday in Canada , ’ Mark said .
28 I thought we might take a tour round the surrounding hills and make sure there were no hidden surprises .
29 But I thought we might take a quick look at the muniments room first .
30 I thought we might hear the nine o'clock news — I 've brought you a hot-water bottle . ’
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