Example sentences of "thought [prep] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fleury thought of jumping out of the window , but it was too high … besides , a thousand sepoys were waiting below . |
| 2 | As usual I felt a little trepidation before the climb , but this was dwarfed by the thought of skiing down from the refuge , across the Argentiere glacier , and up to the bergshrund below the face . |
| 3 | The thought of drifting along in the sunbeams , under the willow of the brook with only the frogs and water-rats to keep her company , filled her with glee . |
| 4 | Greta Scacchi , 31 , star of White Mischief and Heat and Dust says , ‘ I hate the thought of standing out in the crowd . |
| 5 | I was really depressed at the thought of coming in to the office this morning . |
| 6 | It was less easy to convince herself that the thought of lying down on the bench with fitzAlan , with hardly a stitch of clothing between them , did n't scare the wits out of her . |
| 7 | Avoid complicated thoughts of pulling down at the start of the downswing unless all else fails . |