Example sentences of "think [prep] [det] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | It is also perfectly in order to say , ‘ May I think about that for a moment ? ’ before answering a question , although clearly it would become rather tedious if you said that every time . |
2 | You have to sit back and think about this for a moment to sort out what 's going on . |
3 | ‘ Well , what do you think of that for a situation ? |
4 | Fire , fire , is that , what do you think of that for a start , fire , fire . |
5 | Do n't , let let let's just think of that for a moment as an experience , erm , as far as money is concerned . |
6 | Topaz thought about that for a while . |
7 | I know you 've thought about this for a long time , ’ he hissed , gripping her shoulders tightly to prevent movement . |
8 | I thought about that for a moment , then , ‘ O.K. pay him will you ? |
9 | Chesarynth thought about that for a very long time . |
10 | They thought about that for a moment . |
11 | I thought about that for an hour before deciding to ignore her , as Father always did . |
12 | She thought about this for a moment or two and then said : ‘ I see no harm in that . |
13 | He thought about this for a moment , and shook his head . |
14 | Masklin thought about this for a while . |
15 | Don Mini thought about this for a while , then he said , ‘ You are a very small boy and because of that I think a swan could carry you quite easily . ’ |
16 | Stuart thought about this for a while . |
17 | He thought about this for a moment . |
18 | My mother thought about this for a moment until comprehension came to her , whereupon she changed the subject out of deference to my youth and inexperience . |
19 | I thought about this for a long time and slowly I realized that I was not extraordinary in this . |
20 | And wh y'know we thought about this for a y'know a long time t and what we do want is a thin tier of bureaucracy . |
21 | She seemed to think about that for a moment — how sad it had been — and then started to laugh . |
22 | " Yes , " she said finally , " I suppose marriage is another way , but I do n't want to think about that for a while . " |
23 | I imagine you 'll want to think about that for a little while . ’ |
24 | Guido seemed to think about that for a moment . |
25 | Guido seemed to think about that for a moment . |
26 | Sitting there , I think about that for a while , then I decide to bring all my plants in and stick them round the bed . |
27 | I think about that for a bit . |
28 | Think about that for a while . |
29 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
30 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |