Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [adv] think [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie could n't think of a suitable reply to that . |
| 2 | Maggie could n't think of a thing . |
| 3 | He looked so serious that Maggie could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 4 | Nutty could not think of a good answer and nor could Mr Sylvester , so Nails was allowed to come . |
| 5 | Isabel could not think of a single thing to say . |
| 6 | Susan could n't think of a film where he had made it alive to the end credits . |
| 7 | She gasped in surprise , her heart suddenly started to race and , while her mind went blank , Fabia could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 8 | Henry could n't think of a woman he disliked apart from Elinor . |
| 9 | Her mother would be — Alice could n't think of a word to describe how Louise might be . |
| 10 | It seemed a rather broad question , and one for which Lord John could not think of a specific answer . |