Example sentences of "thought he [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think David thought he was the artist and he knew what he wanted to do — which I think is actually true — the artist basically does know what he wants to do — but I think the manager should just be there to sort out the finance and try to keep you on a the straight and narrow . |
| 2 | They all fancied him and thought he was the handsomest boy they had ever seen … . ’ |
| 3 | I thought he was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen certainly the most beautiful male . |
| 4 | ‘ When I was little , I thought he was the most wonderful man in the whole world . |
| 5 | Goodman incorrectly thought he was the man to go off but Sunderland fans were soon relieved when he stayed on the pitch . |
| 6 | She thought he was the dregs . |
| 7 | They still thought he was the top British sprinter . |
| 8 | We found out that they thought he was the captain giving out safety instructions because we were about to sink . |
| 9 | I thought he was the highlight of that particular event and Jan has also impressed a certain Mr Satriani , who sang his praises in a Guitarist interview recently . |
| 10 | Over at Galaxy Crossroads 5 , they see the place where Johnson paused to have an Embassy Mild and a can of Fosters , and bumped into an old nutter who thought he was the devil . |
| 11 | So she went to the funeral service , and listened to the tributes — ‘ everyone thought he was the sun , the moon and the stars ’ . |
| 12 | Staff thought he was the stripogram booked for a stewardess 's farewell party . |
| 13 | She thought he was the handsomest of them all . |
| 14 | ‘ And I thought he was the one who killed her , too , ’ said William , ‘ when they finally told me . ’ |
| 15 | I thought he was the taxi driver . |
| 16 | ‘ I thought he was the cat 's whiskers in your books , ’ Lily said . |
| 17 | Then the Reverend called , with his news about the weather turning stormy , and I thought he was the last person we needed to hear from . |
| 18 | This Greek myth tells us the story of Narcissus who thought he was the most beautiful young man in all of Ancient Greece . |
| 19 | He thought he was the odd man out as far as nationality was concerned because everybody else , including me , was North American . |
| 20 | And he thought he was the hero . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I thought he was the man behind the organization on the Coptic side . ’ |
| 22 | And er he thought he was the bee 's knees you see , he thought he knew everything about railways . |
| 23 | I thought he was the |
| 24 | Thought he was the chef from the Muppets . |