Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] thought that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For solutions they thought that London could be considered from three points of view : as a community — where people live , work and play ; as a metropolis — the seat of Government and a great cultural and commercial centre ; and as a machine — of locomotion . |
| 2 | For a second he thought that Howarth was about to demur . |
| 3 | A note had arrived at the surgery from the lady in Chester saying that after careful study of the X-rays she thought that Mr Spottiswoode 's pain might be connected with a chest problem . |
| 4 | For one agonised moment she thought that Dr Neil was going to insist , to touch her again , and she could not bear that — no , no , not that ! |
| 5 | For a moment he thought that Terry was going to say something important , because his mouth started to form a word , but nothing came out . |
| 6 | For a moment he thought that Alexei was going to argue , but then he ducked his head quickly in the Khan 's direction and stared back at Rostov , cheeks flushed , expression angry . |
| 7 | Driving out of Mondano she thought that Fosdyke had , perhaps , understood her . |
| 8 | During my researches for this series I did not meet a single person who thought that teaching excellence receives adequate recognition in the medical world . |
| 9 | Yet you still came across people who thought that South Africa would have won the last World Cup . |
| 10 | Twice Round The Daffodils was ostensibly a more serious subject — about life in a TB sanatorium and caused a modicum of controversy among people who thought that tuberculosis was not a matter for ‘ Carry On ’ style laughs . |
| 11 | Unlike so many brilliant teachers I thought that Basil was completely altruistic — this was born out of his great generosity . |
| 12 | EVEN IN an increasingly selfish world I thought that cricket-lovers still retained some reputation for being a bit more fair-minded and generous than most , Vince Hughes 's letter ( WCM May ) makes me wonder . |
| 13 | The Guardian did publish an article about Insurance Assessors who thought that AIDS would have little effect on the heterosexual population . |
| 14 | It became , eventually , the cult of the DO writ large , but with delaying actions at each step of the way by men who thought that power should be concentrated at the level in the system they themselves happened to occupy . |
| 15 | The strike lasted several weeks ; she picketed throughout , was abused and spat on by nurses who thought that striking was wrong . |
| 16 | For the longest time everyone thought that people in bands were puppets and idiots . |
| 17 | When I went to the House I thought that Churchill had sat there , and Lloyd George and my hero Aneurin Bevan had sat there , and I felt quite humble . |
| 18 | For quite some time I thought that bunsen was something that the burners burnt . |