Example sentences of "thought me a " in BNC.
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1 | However , they have told me recently that , when I was about nine or ten , they thought me a bully because I would surreptitiously pinch them or pull their hair in order to keep them in line — that is , in order to make them behave as my parents would have wished them to . |
2 | I think he thought me a pretty unlikely applicant . |
3 | ‘ So I watched you for a while , and when you saw me watching , and you looked nervous , as though you thought me a criminal , about to steal all the stock , it amused me to tease you , try and discover why Donal thought you special . |
4 | ‘ Do I thank you that yesterday you thought me a friend ? ’ he questioned drily , and for a moment she thought she caught a glimpse of yesterday 's charm in his look . |
5 | ‘ As far as I could judge , he thought me an incompetent idiot who ought to be minding his own business . |