Example sentences of "[verb] thought that the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had brought three British Labour MPs to Derry and may have thought that the opportunity to expose the RUC should not be wasted . |
| 2 | One might have thought that the context makes it clear that horses is to be interpreted as ‘ stallions ’ ; however , such an interpretation is not available for this type of sentence . |
| 3 | The builders on the scaffolding outside must have thought that the house contained a pack of feral beasts , groaning at their captivity , their ill-treatment , their lousy food . |
| 4 | Such was the enthusiasm that you might have thought that the Collector had just sung an aria . |
| 5 | She had thought that the woman had liked her , but the comment she had caught had been to the effect that spoiled children like Miss T. got what they deserved ! |