Sentence examples for you probably imagined from inspiring English sources

"You know, it was much tamer than you probably imagined when you read it," she says.

You probably imagined men who were always smiling and full of energy, men who somehow seemed a little more alive than the rest of us.

You know it's proper to say "silly old fool" and wrong to say "old silly fool", but you might never have thought about why – or if you did you probably imagined it was just some time-honoured convention you picked up by rote.

You probably imagine that this story ends with the Swiss train being bang on time.

You probably imagine that you're starring in "The Birth of a Nation," but you're actually just extras in a remake of "Citizen Kane".

Think of Instagram and you probably imagine a stream of changing-room selfies, envy-inducing holiday snaps and an avalanche of smashed avocado on toast.

When you picture a poor person in a poor country, you probably imagine someone who lacks food, and perhaps safe water and adequate shelter, and who may be suffering from untreated disease.

PICTURE an Oxbridge don and you probably imagine a gown-wearing eccentric, sipping port in ancient panelled rooms that look out on to some of Britain's most beautiful views.

Think of travelling by sleeper and you probably imagine a steam train chugging through the countryside, lulling you to sleep in your private oak-panelled haven, rather than nodding off on a coach on the M1.

Think of a Subaru, and you probably imagine tough station wagons kicking up dust or leaping big mud puddles.

And the ramifications of this are actually bigger than you probably imagine at first glance.