Example sentences of "thought [prep] [art] [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he thought as a result that he knew about everything else as well and Brenda , he did n't . |
| 2 | But if you thought about the order that you test , then , if something does n't work , you may only have to go back a few steps and re-test . |
| 3 | I thought about the chips that Mrs Phipps had spoken of and remembered that I had nearly choked on them once . |
| 4 | He thought about the way that Overdene looked at him from his glass cubbyhole whenever Henry was twenty minutes late from lunch . |
| 5 | I hoped so , and I was going to take the risk of finding out , but then Bill started talking about your once-in-a-lifetime chance to travel , and I thought about the fact that I 'm thirty-four and you 're twenty-two … ’ |
| 6 | By the time she arrived , still wrestling with this dramatic rearrangement of the stars in the family constellation , she had the beginnings of a bad headache , and it was only as she turned into the drive and saw the lights and heard voices and music spilling from the house that she thought about the party that was still , clearly , very much in progress . |
| 7 | She thought for a minute that he was n't going to obey . |
| 8 | Well Mary said if I thought for a minute that she would stick at it , I would pay for her but |
| 9 | I thought for a while that the information would just go on accumulating from here on in , but thank God it 's already begun dropping off . |
| 10 | But I thought for a girl that 's |
| 11 | She looked away and Trent thought for a moment that she would leave it alone , but then she looked back and asked quickly , to get it out , ‘ Did your mother leave him for your father ? ’ |
| 12 | I thought for a moment that I had come second ; I had n't seen Ben at all . |
| 13 | Tamar thought for a moment that she was going to faint . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side . |
| 16 | But he thought then that there was someone behind him , he thought for a moment that he heard footsteps . |
| 17 | Nor do I think that Mr. O'Brien thought for a moment that he was acting as the bank 's agent . |
| 18 | ‘ Be reasonable , ’ Johnny whispered , and she thought for a moment that he was going to hit her . |
| 19 | I thought for a moment that she had been re-reading " Das Kapital " in her spare time , but I suspect that it was all a charade . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought for a moment that you 'd run out on me . ’ |
| 22 | His lips hesitated , and she thought for a moment that he was going to draw her away , but he gave a low groan and his mouth moved against hers again . |
| 23 | She thought for a moment that he was going to hit her and she leaned hastily back . |
| 24 | I thought for a moment that he was going to beat me . |
| 25 | Owen thought for a moment that he was taking exception to the casual obscenity , but it was not that . |
| 26 | At the door which led back on to the landing he was looking around for a prop or a wedge to pin it open when he thought of the parcel that he 'd been hugging since the zoo . |
| 27 | Holly smiled to himself , chuckled softly , because he saw in his mind the face of the man who had brought the food to the hatch , and he thought of the retribution that would fall on the cretin 's shoulders . |
| 28 | Sophie said shortly , ‘ I 'm sure she will , ’ then relapsed into silence and tried to hide her apprehension as she thought of the task that lay ahead . |
| 29 | She went to sit on the sofa , and there she dreamed of Johnny , tenderly and with affection ; she thought of the words that he had said , and they made a warm spot , infinitely sweet , deep inside her where it could not be touched ; for just an hour or two , she began to believe that she truly loved him . |
| 30 | I thought from the beginning that this conversation was a mistake . |