Example sentences of "think about [pron] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think she imagined if she did n't think about it it might go away . |
| 2 | I had n't really thought about what I could write , just dashed eagerly to the word processor , my mind meandering enjoyably about the £200 prize . |
| 3 | I thought about what they might be like . |
| 4 | The tribe sang a song to thank the Great Spirits and everyone thought about what they could offer as a sacrifice . |
| 5 | I made a convincing show of joining in all this horse-play and appeared to enjoy it hugely for a week or so while I thought about what I could do to our cousin . |
| 6 | Well I suppose if I thought about it I could er put Amy in the hall and go and do some . |
| 7 | And so he asked this girl Jane and , and then he asked me and erm and er had I sat down and thought about it I could have said well er what I thought , you know , the correct way er but I thought well there 's correct and there 's correct and I think the right way is to write to it and to say yes thanks |
| 8 | As he looked around the garden , he thought about who he would go + see that day . |
| 9 | As I tried to think about what we should do , the day began to represent something we could work towards and almost look forward to , at a time when Waite 's kidnap had left us nothing to hope for . |
| 10 | I try even harder not to think about what he might do to me if he ever got the chance . |
| 11 | He would have to think about what he could do to get to ride her . |
| 12 | So before as a gallant young man you decide to go dragon slaying , on 23 April , just pause to think about what you might be chasing . |
| 13 | She asked me to think about what I could do to protect myself . |
| 14 | You really start to think about what it would be like to die . |
| 15 | What are you 're dou if you 've got to think about it you may there are obviously some questions in your mind . |
| 16 | The agency have agreed to pay me a retainer for a couple of weeks while I think about what I 'd like to do next . ’ |
| 17 | and told him to go away with it and think about what he could do , and er mentioned money to him , and he liked the idea . |
| 18 | And when you think about it they must be illegal , cos if a shop puts up a sign saying no money refunded they are , are trying to take away your statutory rights . |
| 19 | It should get away , it should get rid of think about it I 'd 've thought . |
| 20 | And if you think about it you ca n't get a much bigger turn out than that . |
| 21 | Oh going back to the apprenticeship you were more or less left as you stood because I I thought that journeymen were very what 's the word very er they were only too willing to let you know what was going on and when you think about it you can see why . |
| 22 | Think about someone you 'd like to say ‘ No ’ to now . |
| 23 | so that really it 's to try and er get us thinking about what we could do |
| 24 | Manager Howard Wilkinson admitted : ‘ You dare n't think about what it means — if you do that you end up thinking about what you might lose . |
| 25 | Christina was already thinking about who she could ring who could contact Stephen . |
| 26 | Cos you 're not really thinking about who it might be ! |
| 27 | Almost without thinking about it you will be doing more moving around , walking faster , taking stairs without strain , and so on . |
| 28 | Thinking about it it used to work with Sterland , but then he only came forward AFTER strach had the ball and when the opposition were pushed right back … and he crossed it while in front of the defender rather than having to get round him . |
| 29 | ‘ While you 're thinking about it I 'll go and take a shower . ’ |
| 30 | Thought while I 'm thinking about it I 'll do it . |