Example sentences of "[noun] think [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | G. agrees that the offender has probably escaped prosecution because of his violent and aggressive demeanour which made G. think first of his personal safety . |
| 2 | Union sources thought last night that an all-out strike was unlikely , although various forms of non-co-operation might be considered . |
| 3 | For instance , if you say , ‘ Donna , if you do not think first , but lash out at your sister , I will not allow you to go to the fairground with me ’ , her resolve to think first and desist from hitting out will be strengthened . |
| 4 | Scarlet thought first that this sentiment could be attributable to Barbs , then that , in view of her own lack of a career , it was insensitive of Brian to mention it and then that he had said it out of spite . |
| 5 | A Brownie thinks first of other people . |
| 6 | When ancient Greek thought first discovered the opposition of ‘ nature ’ and ‘ convention ’ , it also discovered that an essential part of human nature is to live by convention . |
| 7 | Men Think First , Speak Later |
| 8 | If your child does something you do not like , such as losing her temper too easily , you may increase her ability to think first and hold her temper by penalizing her consistently for failing to do so ; in this way you are providing an ‘ incentive ’ for her efforts to keep her cool . |