Example sentences of "[vb past] think [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to think of specific areas … like number of wins — home record — goals etc . |
| 2 | We agreed to these conditions , and tried to think of salacious things for Ted to tell Jean . |
| 3 | I tried to think of nice things ; then , when I could n't think of any , I determined to concentrate on what was happening around me . |
| 4 | As it was he tried to think of other things . |
| 5 | He felt he was going to climax early and desperately tried to think of other things to take his mind off it in order to last until she was ready . |
| 6 | He tried to think of other names , and remembered one ; Olivia . |
| 7 | ‘ Is n't it time you stopped thinking about old debts and started winning some new contracts ? |
| 8 | The image of three distinct worlds dominated thinking about global politics for almost forty years ( see chapter 7 ) . |
| 9 | It was the hope of central-government support that , on the whole , dominated thinking within Labour councils . |
| 10 | Nigel began to think of other ways to finance his ‘ research ’ , since a large advance was not forthcoming . |
| 11 | I began to think of other things . |
| 12 | But they became even more closely connected when Hobbes began to think of geometrical figures in terms of the motions which would generate or produce them . |
| 13 | However , one evening in November that year , shortly after the birth of my daughter , Lucy , I started to think about black holes as I was getting into bed . |
| 14 | ‘ So I started thinking about alternative ways to earn a living . |
| 15 | Although Bert Cooke , shortly after his conversion , became an active supporter of Paisley 's evangelistic work , he was less than enthusiastic about the public image of the Church : ‘ When I started thinking about full-time service , I did n't want to be a Free Presbyterian . |
| 16 | He kept thinking of Lucky Lady Firelight and himself aboard , constraining that nervous power that so intrigued him . |
| 17 | I just preferred to think of dead fish rather than Syl . |
| 18 | Four up for S-Sugar , she had thought with bitter satisfaction . |
| 19 | Reacher confirmed he had thought about possible replacements for Clough , and he admitted the job would probably go to a Forest insider . |