Example sentences of "and [pron] think for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 2 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 3 | She asks me what I want , and I think for a bit . |
| 4 | There 's a telephone on the wall just by my table and I think for a bit about who I 'd like to phone . |
| 5 | And I think for the dyslexic child , for the disturbed child generally , we need to offer an atmosphere which is calm . |
| 6 | ‘ How you suddenly remember something very vividly , ’ she said , ‘ and you think for a moment you 've really got hold of it . |
| 7 | He said that on her birthday he asked her what she had learnt from life , and she thought for a long time , and then said : ‘ That people are morally the same , and intellectually different . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Be reasonable , ’ Johnny whispered , and she thought for a moment that he was going to hit her . |
| 9 | His lips hesitated , and she thought for a moment that he was going to draw her away , but he gave a low groan and his mouth moved against hers again . |
| 10 | And she thought for a moment of little Mrs Richards , and the regrets she had lived with for fifty years . |