Example sentences of "[pron] think for a [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well Mary said if I thought for a minute that she would stick at it , I would pay for her but |
| 2 | I thought for a while that the information would just go on accumulating from here on in , but thank God it 's already begun dropping off . |
| 3 | But I thought for a girl that 's |
| 4 | I thought for a moment that I had come second ; I had n't seen Ben at all . |
| 5 | I thought for a moment that she had been re-reading " Das Kapital " in her spare time , but I suspect that it was all a charade . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought for a moment that you 'd run out on me . ’ |
| 7 | I thought for a moment that he was going to beat me . |
| 8 | Realizing what they represented , he added quickly , ‘ Not that I think for a moment that you … though , of course , ’ he floundered ever deeper , ‘ naturally , a man like , you , presentable and so forth , you probably have several … ’ |
| 9 | The effect is to make you think for a second that the church is only half there , that there must once have been a second side to it , to the right of the tower . |
| 10 | She thought for a minute that he was n't going to obey . |
| 11 | ‘ Be reasonable , ’ Johnny whispered , and she thought for a moment that he was going to hit her . |
| 12 | His lips hesitated , and she thought for a moment that he was going to draw her away , but he gave a low groan and his mouth moved against hers again . |
| 13 | She thought for a moment that he was going to hit her and she leaned hastily back . |
| 14 | He could feel the vibrations in his bones ; juddering the cradle he was strapped into , making him think for a moment that the tiny vehicle was going to shake itself to pieces . |
| 15 | He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie . |
| 16 | But he thought then that there was someone behind him , he thought for a moment that he heard footsteps . |
| 17 | He thought for a moment that it might be some kind of game , that their running would cease as suddenly as it had begun , that they 'd stand like statues on the sand , waiting for him to catch up with them . |