Example sentences of "but he thought [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He knew he had daughters somewhere , but he thought they were in L7 or The Nolan Sisters . ’ |
| 2 | It was perhaps a little early to be certain , but he thought they were probably the best things he had ever done . |
| 3 | According to Buried Alive , the 1973 biography of the singer by Myra Friedman , Joplin pleaded with Seth to force her to stop taking heroin , but he thought it was simply a play for more attention . |
| 4 | Dr Teller did n't claim there was much sign of that happening now but he thought it could , an act of faith pretty much , one thought , unsupported by history . |
| 5 | To him it sounded ridiculous , but he thought it was the kind of lie that people might believe . |
| 6 | He never darkened its doors , but he thought it was the proper place for weddings and christenings and funerals , and he was always prepared to rig up lights for the annual parish nativity play , with a dimming spotlight to beam sentimentally on the Virgin Mary . |
| 7 | He did not think that their ambitions extended far into Western Europe but he thought it had been a serious error to let the Russians take Berlin and establish themselves there . |
| 8 | Jehan doubted if Mei Ling would be disturbed by her son 's descent into the water , but he thought it well to have attempted to do something , however belated . |
| 9 | But he thought it could not be more than a couple of days . |
| 10 | But he thought it a reasonable request to ask for a route and he took himself away to Tara 's great map room to procure maps for them . |
| 11 | Columbus knew that the world was round but he thought it was much smaller than it really is . |
| 12 | He did not expect Osman openly to agree but he thought it quite likely that the Sheikh might indicate his willingness to accept Owen 's proposition . |
| 13 | He would have liked to have gone to his brother 's funeral but he thought it would only have made matters worse . |
| 14 | Duncan phoned me on Friday about something else and said oh have we had this tape , so I said yes , and he said have you seen it and I said no not yet , and he said , erm but he thought it was quite good erm |
| 15 | the boys says they all had a good time … one fell into the water but he thought it was excellent fun … |
| 16 | Tony Newton , the Leader of the Commons , said the Government would consider the report but he thought it unlikely it would change its attitude . |
| 17 | Dr Steel said it was difficult to estimate when the gene would be located but he thought it would be months rather than years . |
| 18 | The crank shaft thrust washers have gone , admittedly after a fairly high mileage , but he thought it was covered by his guarantee — it is n't . |
| 19 | ‘ What amazing observation ! ’ she said sarcastically , but he thought she seemed uneasy . |
| 20 | But he thought you was going back to school did n't he ? |
| 21 | But he thought he knew a thing or two about muscles , and the knowledge that it was only a couple of big muscles that were keeping him alive was not comforting . |
| 22 | He had n't kept track , but he thought he had sensed Jitters going down . |
| 23 | He did not believe himself to be any the wiser as regards the reason for it not firing , but he thought he might as well try again . |
| 24 | But he thought he 'd already decided . |
| 25 | But he thought he knew the answer to that one already . |
| 26 | Reynolds had only the vaguest memory of his search of the Evergreens , but he thought he could find what he was looking for . |
| 27 | The quarrel would n't do either of them any good with the Establishment Department , but he thought he knew which one it would harm most . |
| 28 | The pan was past rescuing but he thought he could manage with a nonstick saucepan . |
| 29 | He did n't know what Gesner was up to but he thought he 'd better tell the Direktor . |
| 30 | She looked a bright , emancipated little bird , enjoying her freedom , but he thought he detected a native caution underneath her swinging exterior . |