Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] think for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I never thought for a minute we 'd come off that green with a shot in hand ; maybe one shot behind , never in front . |
2 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
3 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
4 | He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side . |
5 | ‘ Well , now that we 've decided that nothing is going to happen tonight that does n't happen every Saturday night in Pepe 's Bar , tell me — why on earth can you even think for a second that Miguel is falling for me ? ’ |
6 | They never thought for a moment about reverting to conventional agriculture , although Gareth had come from a research job with ICI . |