Example sentences of "thought it [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They thought it would stop us did n't they ? |
| 2 | You thought it would stop us as good as they did . |
| 3 | ‘ Originally he decided not to take up the option because he thought it would upset me , ’ Miranda said lamely . |
| 4 | Then I thought it would terminate it quite quickly because erm it start erm |
| 5 | He was so unlucky with the weather and I thought it would dishearten him , but he just kept going . |
| 6 | He thought it would do me good . |
| 7 | She thought it would do you good to be taught belief . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Lil thought it would do you good to sweat a little … |
| 9 | I thought it would make me feel less helpless if I was opposed by something definite . |
| 10 | And erm for summer then we put some here and some seaweed and it made it look kind of queer like but Mr Davis our art teacher just thought it would make it look more interesting . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought it would make you feel at home , ’ said the gallery owner — untruthfully , I felt . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought it would give you something to do , now that you 've had to give up that idea of working full-time , and with Hugh away in , well , wherever it is , it 'll be company for you . ’ |
| 13 | He thought it would give it a bit of glamour . |
| 14 | Robin , to his loathing , was put to work in a bank ; Lessing thought it would steady him . |
| 15 | ‘ I came across this today , and thought it would interest you , ’ it said . |
| 16 | Do n't come out as much you thought it would did it ? |
| 17 | I did a year 's course , I thought it would get me somewhere . " |
| 18 | A high tensile fencing instructor thought it would allow him to show trainees types of fencing in addition to the one being erected during the course . |
| 19 | They went into the boutique , Alyssia barely glancing at the racks of exquisitely made clothes , nodding distractedly in agreement when Nicole picked out an exotic pink strapless dress and asked whether she thought it would suit her . |
| 20 | Arabel was once quoted as being terrified by a performance of Tchaikovsky 's Pathétique Symphony in Berlin so intense that she thought it would kill you . |
| 21 | They go in for the emotional point of view , and I thought it would help them see me in a fatherly light , giving him my own name . |
| 22 | I thought it would take me time to adjust and it has . |
| 23 | ‘ I spotted the old Humber while I was on duty and at first thought it would take me a couple of years to restore — but eventually it took seven ! |
| 24 | I thought it would take you longer . ’ |
| 25 | Thought it might make her feel guilty and ashamed . |
| 26 | Perhaps he thought it might make me nip up a bit quicker with his morning tray . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I thought it might do you good to have a taste of your own medicine ! |
| 28 | ‘ Thought it might give you an opening , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Besides , I thought it might sting you into giving me something on the Mallenders . |
| 30 | ‘ I thought it might interest you . |