Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [pron] think " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our traditional British reserve made them think we were very hostile and resented them being here , and their extrovert camaraderie we regarded as showing off . |
| 2 | The Frenchman 's dark aquiline features and unsmiling silences made him think of history-book pictures he 'd seen of the warrior heroes of ancient Greece and Rome , and the dismay he had felt at first when their car had struck the Annamese villager had increased his sense of awe . |
| 3 | When you so eagerly accepted your first-ever part did you think Mowgli would be wearing a kaftan ? |
| 4 | ‘ What the bloody hell did you think you were playing at ? ’ he demanded savagely . |
| 5 | The poignant melody made him think of soft feminine sighs , warm arms and whispered words of love in the dark of night . |
| 6 | Shannon was all but overwhelmed by the urge to slap his face — just who in sweet heaven did he think he was ? |
| 7 | Such belligerent consolation made me think more , not less , about that strange woman he had coupled with on the Nile . |