Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] i 'd [vb infin] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JUST THOUGHT I 'd write to say how surprised and disappointed I am that the 10,000 Maniacs have decided ( at the time of writing ) to play only three live dates in the UK this year , all of which are in London . |
| 2 | JUST THOUGHT I 'd write to say how surprised and disappointed I am that the 10,000 Maniacs have decided ( at the time of writing ) to play only three live dates in the UK this year , all of which are in London . |
| 3 | Anyway , I just thought I 'd write to suggest that we meet up at some point ; I do enjoy trying to get to know some of my cousins , especially when they 're not hundreds of miles away . |
| 4 | Just thought I 'd have to tell you that . |
| 5 | So the public do n't do that but I just thought I 'd like to show you how how . |
| 6 | I just said I 'd try to talk you into accepting what he 's decreed . |
| 7 | For the last 14 years , I 've worked in shops and offices , but I 've always thought I 'd like to do community work , which would suit my personality a lot more . |
| 8 | I 'd always thought I 'd like to work in an old people 's home . |
| 9 | He 's a fucker , I ca n't stick him he 's the most snobbish little cunt I 've ever known I 'd like to see what stuff he had if he had to pay for it himself |
| 10 | But I still think I 'd prefer to see justice in the hands of what the Americans call the law enforcement agencies . |
| 11 | I still think I 'd prefer to see justice in the hands of what the Americans call the law enforcement agencies . |
| 12 | I never thought I 'd live to say that about a film from the BFI . |
| 13 | I never thought I 'd live to see the day when a detective inspector would look like this . ’ |