Example sentences of "[pron] thought for [art] while " in BNC.
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1 | I thought for a while . |
2 | " I thought for a while it was for a baby of your own , " she said . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | ‘ I thought for a while , when you drove past Lubor and me at lunchtime the next day and looked so angry , that my dinner appointment with you might be off , ’ she felt safe in commenting . |
6 | She thought for a while , then crossed out ‘ journey ’ the second time and wrote in ‘ trip ’ , so as not to repeat herself . |
7 | He thought for a while about this . |
8 | He thought for a while , then said ‘ You know , I think I 'm getting a bit tired ; I think I need a holiday ’ . |