Example sentences of "i thought [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on the day he came to the TWW studio to be interviewed , he brought her with him and I thought what a shy , pleasant girl she was . |
| 2 | I thought what a dull place it must be . |
| 3 | I thought what a good idea it would be for me to do the same and I kept this in mind . |
| 4 | And I thought what a smashing idea for a television programme ! |
| 5 | The article made a deep impression on me and I thought what a wonderful coastline it would be to explore . |
| 6 | Startled Bill , 76 , said : ‘ At first I thought what a damned cheek sending me an electric bill . |
| 7 | I thought what a pretty thing to do |
| 8 | did n't know it was two parts , till I and I thought what a funny way to end , I mean are they dead |
| 9 | I thought what the bloody hell 's she on about . |
| 10 | When I first heard the first noise I thought what the bloody hell 's that and I turned the sound down . |
| 11 | I thought what the bloody hell 's all this |
| 12 | I thought what the bloody hell 's he doing this for ? |
| 13 | Tall , tanned , golden hair , and those blue eyes so full of honesty and humour that I thought him a warm , generous man . |
| 14 | The ambassador and his wife were very pleasant , and as the Ambassador stood up and made a very impressive speech in Chinese , I thought him a distinct improvement on his confrère in the Hague ! |
| 15 | On the two occasions he came here , I thought him a charming youth . |
| 16 | I remember him waving to me one day , I thought who the bloody hell 's that ? |
| 17 | So I thought it no less than my duty to book us into somewhere special on the west coast for a week . |
| 18 | I thought it a great waste of money . |
| 19 | Either way I thought it a nice gesture , and when I next caught his eye I smiled . |
| 20 | I just said I thought it a nice name . |
| 21 | As talking had helped Violet , the girl in Hope , I thought it a good idea to let him talk himself to sleep . |
| 22 | I thought it a good idea . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Because I thought it a good idea to have your home address , ’ he added , in the same tone . |
| 24 | I made no comment on this at the time ( though privately I thought it a brash boast ) but when we met for the interview I asked if he had brought the pendulum with him . |
| 25 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 26 | I thought it an apt and correct description , with its connotations of inertia and lifelessness . |
| 27 | Looking back later , Helen recalled three things about this new life , so different from the unhappy days when she and Edward discovered that his passionate letters to her were being read by Mrs Andrews : ‘ The beauty of it delighted me , and I thought it the perfect setting for these people with their freedom of manner and thought … . |
| 28 | I thought his a fascinating colour , but personally preferred dark-haired men , even though myself a brunette . |