Example sentences of "i thought [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I thought a male nome would be driving , she thought .
2 ‘ That 's when I thought a little research might be in order .
3 I thought a personal appeal to the Brotherhood for a relic for Shaftesbury Abbey would be much better than legal wrangling , and all I can say at present is that negotiations are going very well indeed , ’ said Mrs Rider last night .
4 ‘ As for the jewellery — well , I thought a horticultural theme was relevant . ’
5 I thought a religious ceremony must now follow , but I was mistaken .
6 I thought a good idea was to have a problem page where embalmers could write in with their problems that have occurred whilst embalming , and other members can write in giving tips and ways to overcome these problems .
7 I thought a good Manager was supposed to be able to delegate .
8 I said I thought a great deal of time was taken up with Committees .
9 But it was murder for Francis , who said : ‘ I thought a European tie would be easier than the Premier League — but I miscalculated .
10 I thought a quick gallop , a guzzle of the local tincture and a few snaps to record the event for posterity . ’
11 ‘ Because I thought a little honesty was needed . ’
12 I had twenty-four kronor of Swedish money , which I thought a handsome sum , but it proved sufficient to buy only one hopelessly modest open sandwich , like the bottom half of a hamburger bun with a menopausal piece of lettuce and eight marble-sized meatballs on top .
13 I thought a red ball was thirty ?
14 No no no no no I thought a special celebration .
15 so I thought as soon as I can get to see her I 'll see if she 'll give Jim my , I thought an aran cardigan
16 But I thought the other girl was good .
17 I thought the best thing to do was spare Oliver 's blushes , so I murmured something about getting off to work .
18 I thought the best thing to be , before this went any further , was brisk .
19 Oh I thought the blonde girl was a
20 I thought the long fingering of man should was a lovely expression
21 I thought the second half of it was hilarious I 've read it before .
22 I thought the cunning bastard was finished with me but his hand remained vicelike on my shoulder .
23 Physically she 's the epitome , almost a caricature of the male fantasy dream girl , and I was stupid enough to endow her with all the other attributes I thought the perfect woman should have . ’
24 I thought the weary traveller might be dehydrated again , ’ she said .
25 I thought the Great War had begun all over again . "
26 I thought the Labour candidate was very pretty , did n't you dear ?
27 ‘ But I thought the recent Act of Parliament had stopped all that , ’ Catherine said .
28 Having just returned from this delightful island where the people are so friendly and courteous and where the cost of living is much less than in the UK , I thought the following information could be helpful .
29 ‘ I was sick of seeing myself on television , so I thought the poor public , how are they going to cope .
30 Though I thought the above observation worthy of a mini-publication , it might be said that it was not all that surprising .
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