Example sentences of "think [prep] [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you can achieve specific aims , and making people think about going to church instead of B & Q is a measurable objective . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And I did think of driving to Karlovy Vary to … ’ |
| 3 | But if you think this is bloody " — and he laughed his hacking tubercular laugh " our ancestors would n't think of going to sea in a new prahu which had n't first been rolled into the water over the living bodies of seven women in their first pregnancy ! |
| 4 | Poole , as one who had already thought of emigrating to America , listened sympathetically ; but he saw at once that the scheme could never succeed , remarking to a friend that however perfectible human nature might be , it was ‘ not yet perfect enough ’ for Pantisocracy . |
| 5 | Had she , then , not thought of going to West Germany ? |
| 6 | At the front door , Miss Rose said , ‘ Have you thought of talking to Kate Maybury ? |
| 7 | ‘ We thought of going to France . ’ |
| 8 | I thought of going to St Denis , but to what use ? |
| 9 | I thought of going to Vetch Street while you were on your rounds , waiting for you , and begging you to take me back , as a skivvy , nothing more , just to be near you , however much you despised me , and hang all worthless pride , and then you came . |
| 10 | There are lots of ways to walk to Fort William if that 's what you fancy , except now one of them is littered with lots of wooden posts with painted thistles , and hundreds of people trudging about who never thought of walking to Fort William until someone gave them the West Highland Way guide book for their Christmas . |
| 11 | Well you 've got to think about going to Northampton . |
| 12 | Erm and certainly I think I think in going to neighbourhood panels it was it was to serve a democratic process of tenants being able to panels local to their that area and I think in that sense erm it has been successful and certainly , I think as far as we were concerned er , it avoids the perhaps intimidating nature of , of tenants appearing in a large centre of the various panel which er I think was er , certainly one of the members wishes when we started on a neighbourhood basis but , yes it was our intention and , I would think that it 's quite reasonable to ask us to bring the report to the next meeting er with a better explanation of how the council works so far . |
| 13 | If yours has disappeared , and you now have to travel several miles to draw cash , pay in cheques or settle bills , it 's worth thinking about switching to Girobank . |
| 14 | What advice can you give to anybody thinking about applying to university in nineteen eighty-five ? |
| 15 | I was thinking of writing to TSB and the programme desk tomorrow advertising our group , I 'll send a draft letter so you can comment on it . |
| 16 | ‘ Mr Newman , were you thinking of flying to Finland during the near future by any chance ? ’ |
| 17 | There were a number of contacts to make , both in New York and on the West Coast ; Cadogan 's was thinking of expanding to San Francisco to take advantage of the considerable artistic activity out there , and he had been asked to spend a week in reconnoitring and reviewing possible sites . |
| 18 | The next section will also be very useful earlier , when you are merely thinking of returning to work . |
| 19 | It 's understood Mr Bryan had been thinking of returning to Painswick this weekend to escape the hoarde of newsmen beseigning him in London … |
| 20 | Try to get some er old door casings rip down from me you know , now , I was thinking of going to North Wales but I know what they 'd say cos it , the ones that I got from our Rob 's you know the they 're quite clean but of course they 've had nails in the , you know , the head like I made the cab some cabinets you know . |
| 21 | I was thinking of going to Austria about the end of September October but , if Alexander 's not going abroad I do n't know , I shall have to change me mind probably , I 'll have to have a word with Sue . |
| 22 | If you 're thinking of going to France this year you 'll be deli , you 'll be delighted to hear that we 're currently offering a three week inclusive holiday in the South of France for the price of two weeks , ask at your local A A shops for details of this and the free ferry crossing offer |
| 23 | I know he is thinking of going to France . |
| 24 | Peter said feebly that he was thinking of going to India next year . |
| 25 | He said he was thinking of going to America for a while . |
| 26 | If we were you thinking of going to Health Chardonne ? |
| 27 | ‘ The thing is , I was thinking of going to Prague myself , ’ she hung grimly on to her self-control to get started again . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'd said you were thinking of going to Prague . |