Example sentences of "i think [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
2 | It made me think of the Palace Hotel . |
3 | She was , however , immensely enthusiastic and encouraging , trying to make me think of the enterprise as a holiday as well as a mission with a sad and serious purpose . |
4 | This time of the building of the gardens of our minds makes me think of the Pacific Ocean where insects spin the sunlight and the salt water , and weave them into the most beautiful oases of the sea . |
5 | His talk made me think of the housing estates near Mum 's house , where the ‘ working class ’ would have laughed in Terry 's face — those , that is , who would n't have smacked him round the ear for calling them working class in the first place . |
6 | Too much space and too much light in this courtyard : it made me think of the difference between his face and mine . |
7 | But it made me think of the voice that sent us to the bar ; he whispered then . |
8 | Er with reference to the great pestilence er makes me think of the original great pestilence , the Black Death and of course er contaminated individuals be put in a pest house far away from places of habitation but they can contaminate others which one ca n't help thinking that it would be quite a good policy has commissioned . |
9 | What did I think of the prospect of an up-and-coming Minister of State called Norman Tebbit taking over the job ? |
10 | And she said to me what did I think of the idea of taking Pete back . |
11 | Well , she tells me that she is going to throw Shaun out because Shaun is boring , er , Don put her , Shaun she has no respect for she says because he has n't got a job , he wo n't get a job , he wo n't work , and she said to Lee what did I think of the idea of taking Pete back , once they were properly divorced take Pete back just as a lover and I said that sounds to me to be a very good idea , I said then your not at his mercy because anybody who 's at Pete 's mercy will suffer , his got a very nasty streak , his got a nasty snide way of putting things . |
12 | Nice work if you can get it , I thought as the tail lights of her Daimler ( or was it a Rolls ? ) disappeared into the night . |
13 | With that remark I took my leave and made my way through the orchard and onto the road leading to Brigade H.Q That evening as I lay in my trench I thought about the events of the first seven days in Normandy . |
14 | I thought about the Commando losing his leg this morning and the two wounded being loaded on to the jeep . |
15 | I thought about the early Scottish settlers of the Great Plains of America who endured terrible confusions because of the pure space they had never experienced before , except perhaps at sea . |
16 | When Eva had gone and I lay for the first time in the same house as Charlie and Eva and my father , I thought about the difference between the interesting people and the nice people . |
17 | I thought about the chips that Mrs Phipps had spoken of and remembered that I had nearly choked on them once . |
18 | I thought about the possibility but when my friends kept saying that I would be chosen I said that I thought the selectors would go for more experience . |
19 | ‘ Then I thought about the girl . |
20 | I thought about the district . |
21 | I thought about the gin , but that was tarred with the same brush . |
22 | When I was alone , I thought about the situation for a long time . |
23 | The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island . |
24 | I thought about the options open to us . |
25 | I thought about the gutter outside , surely less obnoxious , less sacrilegious than in here . |
26 | On my way upstairs I thought about the famous pianist . |
27 | I thought about the drug . |
28 | 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 … ’ |
29 | But while I lay in my bed I thought about the accident . |
30 | I thought about the good-hearted couple inside its walls , and suddenly they seemed unimportant . |