Example sentences of "i thought of [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I feel like a worker in Stalinist Russia denouncing his comrades but I say , ‘ Well , I thought of a couple of friends of mine … ’
2 But I thought of a barrister
3 I thought of a way of avoiding the cliché and asked , ‘ What is the average life expectancy of someone with follicular lymphoma ? ’
4 Then I thought of a way to cheer them up .
5 Then I thought of a way of escaping .
6 and I thought of a man who
7 I thought of a fee and he doubled it ! ’
8 Here was the woman I wanted to marry , the woman I thought of every day as I looked beyond the cell to make plans for the future .
9 I thought of the metal gauze idea because when light hits a gauze cylinder you ca n't see behind it although anyone inside can look out , and when you put the louvres across as well you further disguise their presence .
10 I thought of the Nile , abundant , seductive and charismatic .
11 I thought of the refugees whose turmoil was invading the whole of Europe .
12 I thought of the boy 's open eyes .
13 I thought of the lupara bianca , the exact
14 Looking up at the stars I thought of the goddess Nut , her breasts spangled with constellations .
15 I thought of the Bonnard ; that was the reality ; such moments ; not what one could tell .
16 I felt hotter than I need have done as I thought of the man who fed the dough on long , long shovels into that blazing hole .
17 I thought of the river and Nour .
18 I thought of the Weddell Sea , the ice and the ghost of that Flying Dutchman , visualising the friction that could develop in the close confines of a yacht .
19 I thought of the question as rhetorical , but his reply was ‘ Yes ’ .
20 I thought of the Sacrifice Poles .
21 It was a stunning sight , and as I lay idly in the boulders that are reputed to have fallen 1600 metres and half a mile from the South Face of La Meije to the Chatelleret , I thought of the climb to come and let the daylight drift over me .
22 I thought of the stack of dirty crocks to tackle after tea , of pictures and furniture that were once polished every week , and now got done when I had the time .
23 Lying there all comfy , I thought of the relics .
24 I thought of the Marne , of Neuve Chapelle ; and shook my head .
25 I thought of the horse 's silhouette on the far bank , and the quiet splosh as the eel-fishermen cast off .
26 Even with his handiwork through me , I thought of the sadness inevitably awaiting the others ; yet I would have to pursue him , for someone who had three times seen murder as a solution to problems could n't be trusted never to try it again .
27 I sat and cried as I thought of the danger to Elizabeth .
28 I thought of the place as an imaginary island , a sort of French Never Never Land .
29 I thought of the example of Evan 's life .
30 I thought of the shoppers ’ day trips to Northern Ireland in search of cheap goods , and tried enumerating the benefits Ireland might receive from a Reunion with the rest of Britain .
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