Example sentences of "i thought [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought we both looked pretty good : rich enough to have all the trappings , oiky enough to want to come on an Action Man course . |
| 2 | Yeah , I thought , I thought we both agreed on Lotus . |
| 3 | I thought them poor cars behind me . |
| 4 | I shrugged , as if I thought them honourable scars to be gained in my lady 's service . |
| 5 | I thought them extraordinary Performances for a Girl of her Age , and one that had so little Advantage ( or rather none at all ) either from Books or Conversation : But my bad State of Health prevented me from making any further Enquiry concerning this young Genius , till about fourteen Months before her Death , when I was first inform 'd she had wrote a Tragedy . |
| 6 | I thought them beautiful , but they clearly alarmed Mr Singh who was not used to my wife 's Celtic colouring . |
| 7 | But then — I thought him marvellous as far as I can remember . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought me last moments 'ad come , ’ she said . |
| 9 | I thought they all be brilliant , but they were utter shite , so I thought to myself : ‘ There 's a great talent here just waiting to be discovered ! ’ ’ |
| 10 | The next morning I thought it wiser not to go to the Treasury . |
| 11 | As an individual who worked for over 10 years in relatively senior positions for two of the ‘ major brewers ’ , I thought it ironic that here was one set of red tape specialists accusing another . |
| 12 | At first I thought it ironic that Jean-Claude had chosen a Jewish friend to use . |
| 13 | I thought it essential to set out a full precedent for both the agreement and lease , so that readers could see the complete documentation and how I propose to amend it . |
| 14 | I thought it all looked lovely ! |
| 15 | I thought it prudent not to involve the intelligence arms of the four services . |
| 16 | ‘ I thought it prudent to put you right . ’ |
| 17 | I thought it sixty something , in fact I thought , I was gon na say seventy seven |
| 18 | ‘ I thought it odd an Englishman should visit Vienna at a time like this . ’ |
| 19 | I thought it odd when you wrote and asked her how it had come about an' you got no answer . |
| 20 | I thought it odd at the time that he should feel so at home there . ’ |
| 21 | I thought it possible that directional sightings could be made from the centre of the tower through the crenellations and was intrigued to find that one of them had disappeared since my previous visit . |
| 22 | Under these circumstances , I thought it possible to work with him " . |
| 23 | When I first learned that the line was bad , I thought it possible — likely , even — that the caller was n't Kemp at all . |
| 24 | SINCE we are in the middle of the International Coffee Organisation meeting -how do they pass a week without a visible result ? — I thought it appropriate to think about tea . |
| 25 | Sir , I thought it appropriate as someone with 11 years ' tree planting and habitat management experience to pass on some hedge-cutting tips . |
| 26 | Sec secondly we must welcome Paul to the meeting , as you know he joined us at the beginning of January to run the neighbourhood watch schemes and as office manager I thought it appropriate he attend the management meetings . |
| 27 | ‘ But since Lotta 's earlier attempt to snatch it from under my nose by devious means I thought it worthwhile to investigate your credentials a little more thoroughly . ’ |
| 28 | Cos I thought it pure , you know ? |
| 29 | Recalling my dream , I thought it strange that , having gone to sleep wretched and fretting about Toby , I 'd completely forgotten him as soon as I lost consciousness . |
| 30 | The Prince was in his cups , yet I thought it strange because the porter from Godstowe Priory did not arrive until the early hours of the morning . ’ |