Example sentences of "thought [prep] some " in BNC.

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1 He thought about some work and also about the world , as he had not since he was in India .
2 Again Hugh thought for some time .
3 Alice thought for some time , where to put it .
4 She thought and thought for some time , and then she smiled .
5 She thought for some time before saying : ‘ In some degree ’ puts it quite well . ’
6 We thought of some number divided by one twenty now we want it go back to the number we thought of .
7 Not a dog , devilish or otherwise , she thought with some amusement but then remembered tales of witches and their black feline familiars .
8 The car slid away from the kerb , followed by a small blue roadster , and I thought with some regret that I was probably watching Mrs. Barbara Porter driving out of my life .
9 Good piece of work , Joe , he thought with some satisfaction , as she turned slowly on the wire .
10 Good , she thought with some relief .
11 He was doing it again , she thought with some amazement — putting her on the spot and forcing her to examine things she 'd always taken for granted .
12 I felt helpless in the face of my own infantile bad temper and sulkiness ; I could remember exactly how I 'd felt when I was six , and somebody was trying to cajole me into doing something I did n't want to do … in a minute , I thought in some recess of my mind , I 'll be stamping and shouting , " Wo n't ! "
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