Example sentences of "she think [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought of a tired analogy she had often heard , people in a crowded train compared to sardines in a tin . |
| 2 | She thought of a beautiful phrase — to comfort his sad heart — and tears came into her eyes . |
| 3 | She thought that perhaps she had inflamed herself as well , for she was longing to press her body closer to his ; to feel his hands on her waist , her legs — even , she thought with a slight shock , between her legs . |
| 4 | Passion-killers both , she thought with a mischievous grin . |
| 5 | I 've never had any call for it , she thought with a regretful little flicker . |
| 6 | Kelly would just love that admission , she thought with a faint grin . |
| 7 | And say what you like , she thought with a small , private smile , it was a cold old night for the animals . |
| 8 | His parents had been right , she thought with a small sigh . |
| 9 | Only she was n't likely to be caught twice that way , she thought with a cynical little smile . |
| 10 | This , she thought with a sheepish giggle to herself , was ridiculous . |
| 11 | Not bad , she thought with a fierce kind of glee that she knew she did n't dare to show . |
| 12 | Their bodies joined in rhythmic unison , and she thought with a swift , delirious stab of pleasure , How can any man ever compare with you ? |
| 13 | I 've done it ! she thought with a sweet sense of triumph . |
| 14 | Life must be cruel , she thought with a sudden rush of anger , to allow a fine person like Gay to start her career with so many handicaps . |
| 15 | This place is like a labyrinth , she thought with a sudden shiver , as yet another door opened in front of her . |
| 16 | Instead his handshake was firm but controlled — like everything else about him , she thought with a sudden rush of insight . |
| 17 | But it was the American who stood beside her who felt that heat now , she thought with a little shudder . |
| 18 | Alexander , indeed ! she thought with a wry smile . |
| 19 | That shut them up , she thought with a wry smile , although why they should be so surprised at her reaction was another puzzle . |
| 20 | Not that he need be worried , she thought with a brief pang of bitterness . |
| 21 | He said that on her birthday he asked her what she had learnt from life , and she thought for a long time , and then said : ‘ That people are morally the same , and intellectually different . ’ |
| 22 | She thought for a long time , not looking at him , but at the glowing red centre of the range . |
| 23 | Finding she could n't push the pram up the slope , she thought for a few seconds and then tried to pull it up . |