Example sentences of "he think for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He could feel the vibrations in his bones ; juddering the cradle he was strapped into , making him think for a moment that the tiny vehicle was going to shake itself to pieces .
2 He thinks for a while .
3 I told him of the plight of all the refugees on the station , then he thought for a minute and said , ‘ Well , I 'm running a camp at the moment , and have over a thousand in it , but I 'm sure we can squash you all in somehow . ’
4 He thought for a minute .
5 He thought for a minute .
6 Instead , he thought for a minute .
7 He thought for a minute .
8 He thought for a while about this .
9 He thought for a while , then said ‘ You know , I think I 'm getting a bit tired ; I think I need a holiday ’ .
10 He thought for a second about the Brigadier 's last biased pronouncement , found himself immediately incensed , and launched impetuously into a passionate rebuttal .
11 He thought for a second , just an instant , there was something there , something in her eyes like a flicker of uncertainty , but it was so brief he was unsure if he had imagined it .
12 He thought for a second then said : ‘ Yes , that 's the name .
13 Thinking so hard about it , he thought for a moment he was hearing guns .
14 He thought for a moment that time had been operated on .
15 He thought for a moment , before going on .
16 He thought for a moment , puzzled .
17 He thought for a moment .
18 He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie .
19 But he thought then that there was someone behind him , he thought for a moment that he heard footsteps .
20 He thought for a moment .
21 He thought for a moment .
22 He thought for a moment .
23 He thought for a moment .
24 He thought for a moment before adding dryly , ‘ So long as that 's all right with you , Adjudicator ? ’
25 He thought for a moment .
26 He thought for a moment and added : ‘ In fact , the further I get into it , and see all these boats and families aboard , the more I realise that crossing the Atlantic is no feat at all . ’
27 He thought for a moment , then tugged at her arm .
28 Then he thought for a moment , and began to smile .
29 He thought for a moment that it might be some kind of game , that their running would cease as suddenly as it had begun , that they 'd stand like statues on the sand , waiting for him to catch up with them .
30 He thought for a moment , then went on :
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