Example sentences of "think for a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a frustrating affair though — do n't think for a second that you can breeze through this game ; think yourself lucky if you get past the first few levels ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 4 | The fan thinks for a second or two and then says ‘ OK where 's the bucket and spade ’ . ’ |
| 5 | He thought for a second about the Brigadier 's last biased pronouncement , found himself immediately incensed , and launched impetuously into a passionate rebuttal . |
| 6 | Sam thought for a second he could smell damp straw — ’ … and carried many miles to a place they have never seen before and from which they can never return . |
| 7 | I thought for a second he was going to burn it , but instead he tore it into tiny scraps that he tossed into the warm wind . |
| 8 | Rory thought for a second Prentice was pretending , but the boy 's expression convinced him he was in real pain . |
| 9 | I thought for a second she was smoking so I avoided her and I do n't think she noticed me. when I came out , there was Shelima 's science book in a wash-basin smouldering away . |
| 10 | He thought for a second , just an instant , there was something there , something in her eyes like a flicker of uncertainty , but it was so brief he was unsure if he had imagined it . |
| 11 | She thought for a second . |
| 12 | He thought for a second then said : ‘ Yes , that 's the name . |
| 13 | Riven rubbed his sword hilt with a white thumb , thinking for a second of Madra pressing against him . |