Example sentences of "[pers pn] thought for a [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought for a while and said that the only thing I could think of was that the British government did not — although it would have been slow to admit it — at that moment cut much ice with the South African government , but the United States government cut considerable ice . |
| 2 | I thought for a moment and came up with a suggestion that he should give some sort of honour , an OBE or the like , to the cricketer Basil D'Oliveira , who had been shabbily treated by the South African government . |
| 3 | She thought for a minutes and said : " Yes , you do have a look of a Renoir lady , sometimes " That 's a nice way of saying Fat is Beautiful . |
| 4 | She thought for a moment and then added brightly : ‘ It sends the water blue ’ . |
| 5 | She thought for a moment and then said , ‘ Well , do they live at ‘ La Felicità ’ all the winter ? |
| 6 | She thought for a moment and turned to him with flushed cheeks . |
| 7 | She thought for a moment and then said , ‘ Well , actually I did see someone rather unexpected . |
| 8 | I told him of the plight of all the refugees on the station , then he thought for a minute and said , ‘ Well , I 'm running a camp at the moment , and have over a thousand in it , but I 'm sure we can squash you all in somehow . ’ |
| 9 | He thought for a moment and added : ‘ In fact , the further I get into it , and see all these boats and families aboard , the more I realise that crossing the Atlantic is no feat at all . ’ |