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

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1 Whenever he thought about this in later years , his memory would go back to the Cuddesdon time and the shock of seeing a House of Commons pretending that it knew how people ought to say their prayers .
2 Marie thought about this .
3 Mungo thought about this .
4 Mungo thought about this .
5 The more she thought about this , the more uncertain she became .
6 Dr Meredith thought about this , then said again : ‘ If he deteriorates , call me immediately . ’
7 She thought about this for a moment or two and then said : ‘ I see no harm in that .
8 He smiled to himself as he thought about this question .
9 Maidstone thought about this .
10 Maisie thought about this .
11 I thought about this and came to the conclusion that it seemed a very good philosophy .
12 She thought about this too .
13 As a child , I thought about this a good deal and my father would often invite me to feel the holes in his head — taking my fingers in his hand and guiding them to the slight depressions under his vaselined hair .
14 I thought about this with regard to Mr McTavish 's offer and his requiring another bottle for the return and , being a Yorkshireman , decided to walk into the mountain after all .
15 The nomes ran in silence while they thought about this .
16 Angalo thought about this .
17 He thought about this .
18 He thought about this for a moment , and shook his head .
19 Masklin thought about this for a while .
20 Don Mini thought about this for a while , then he said , ‘ You are a very small boy and because of that I think a swan could carry you quite easily . ’
21 The woman thought about this and after a moment looked up at Hari with venom in her eyes .
22 I thought about this conversation for quite a while afterwards .
23 Stuart thought about this for a while .
24 I think so , there 's got to be one person I mean I thought about this long and hard and there 's just no way , it can not be done by committee it would not work cos then
25 He thought about this for a moment .
26 Preston thought about this and came to no satisfactory conclusion .
27 I thought about this , and then said , ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ for he was a good-natured man .
28 My mother thought about this for a moment until comprehension came to her , whereupon she changed the subject out of deference to my youth and inexperience .
29 Norris thought about this .
30 Damian thought about this , scratching his private parts thoughtfully with his spoon .
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