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Example sentences for "thought perhaps"

  • At first I thought perhaps I ought not to do so.

  • I thought perhaps a word to you, sir," went on the man half wistfully.

  • At first we thought perhaps he would write to one of us--at least to tell us that he was sorry for everything that had happened.

  • Why, I thought perhaps I am to inherit some money.

  • I thought perhaps it might have been a family jewel," Doris suggested.

  • I thought perhaps I'd go after dinner this evening.

  • I thought perhaps I--Didn't you want me to come in with you and talk a little?

  • I thought perhaps ye were loafing round a bit.

  • I've noticed it for some time, and I thought perhaps you'd speak.

  • I got thinking over what the papers said about the 'purple death,' and I thought perhaps I might have overlooked something.

  • I thought nothing of it at the time--thought perhaps I had mislaid it.

  • I thought perhaps we might have the picnic in a week.

  • I thought perhaps you'd like me to help you," said Penelope.

  • I thought perhaps you'd like to know," replied Penelope.

  • I was at that time very angry at the FBI because I thought perhaps Lee is not guilty, and they have merely tricked him.

  • I was assigned to work in Leningrad, but my stepfather didn't want me to remain with him because he thought perhaps he would marry again, and, therefore, I left.

  • At first I thought perhaps I had dreamed it all, but if you heard the music too then it must have been real.

  • I thought perhaps you'd use it to go into business in competition with me," he teased.

  • I thought perhaps I had imagined that part of it.

  • I thought perhaps you'd been to see her," he said.

  • Now that I know English well, I thought perhaps I could procure a situation for teaching languages.

  • I thought perhaps he might have something to do with Art.

  • I thought perhaps," he explained, "that might be the reason why you didn't want to go to their house tonight.

  • I knew you'd been rather keeping away from him and I thought perhaps.

  • I thought perhaps it always rained or looked dark in England," Mary said.

  • He was not in the least like Dickon, but he was evidently so pleased with the idea of a garden no one knew anything about that she thought perhaps he could be trusted.

  • And he thought I was a ghost or a dream and I thought perhaps he was.

  • Only I thought perhaps--as you and Diana seem to be such tremendous friends--you'd like to talk it over with me first.

  • I don't know how much Diana knows; and I thought perhaps you'd give me a hint.

  • Then we thought perhaps he'd remember us in his will.

  • Or he thought perhaps it is those who give themselves for others.

  • I thought perhaps I would mix around at his meeting to-night!


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "thought perhaps" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    disembodied spirit; not make; passenger train; strong effort; thought again; thought and; thought best; thought better; thought himself; thought itself; thought maybe; thought myself; thought nothing; thought only; thought perhaps; thought proper; thought that; thought the; thought worthy; thought would; thought you; thoughts were; volcanic island; when placed; which shall; would become