Example sentences of "[noun pl] thought [pers pn] [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the Indians thought it was a religious thing , like celebrating the 500th anniversary of a cathedral or whatever . |
| 2 | Inwardly Shamlou shuddered , but Matchsticks thought it was a huge joke and laughed loudly . |
| 3 | The locals thought she was a stuck-up bitch from Belfast , which she played up to the hilt , and the other guests — foreigners , mostly Dutch and Germans by their collar sizes — were taken by her vivacity , and the calm indulgence of the quiet , handsome man opposite her , who said little , smiled a lot , and ordered a second full fried breakfast in a way that had the waitress fit to melt into his arms . |
| 4 | In the morning Riven lay half awake , listening to the sound of the water close at hand , and for a few moments thought it was a quiet tide outside the bothy . |
| 5 | In fact , one of the Road Traffic boys thought she was a Libyan terrorist at first . |