Example sentences of "thought for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ethel thought for a minute . |
| 2 | Gazzer thought for a minute . |
| 3 | Elinor thought for a minute or two and then made her decision . |
| 4 | I never thought for a minute we 'd come off that green with a shot in hand ; maybe one shot behind , never in front . |
| 5 | Sean thought for a minute , then smiled at his brother . |
| 6 | I told him of the plight of all the refugees on the station , then he thought for a minute and said , ‘ Well , I 'm running a camp at the moment , and have over a thousand in it , but I 'm sure we can squash you all in somehow . ’ |
| 7 | They all thought for a minute . |
| 8 | He thought for a minute . |
| 9 | Elinor thought for a minute . |
| 10 | I thought for a minute , then I said , ‘ Yes , I can keep a secret . ’ |
| 11 | He thought for a minute . |
| 12 | The policeman thought for a minute . |
| 13 | Instead , he thought for a minute . |
| 14 | Dr Mortimer thought for a minute , and then he said : ‘ Yes , Mrs Laura Lyons . |
| 15 | Holmes thought for a minute . |
| 16 | Jason thought for a minute . |
| 17 | She thought for a minute that he was n't going to obey . |
| 18 | I thought for a minute you had that look about you . ’ |
| 19 | I thought for a minute , he said down to Mr Blobby did n't you ? |
| 20 | He thought for a minute . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought for a minute you could have been Billy sitting there , ’ she said as she put the tea down on the desk . |
| 22 | And the woman thought for a minute and suddenly she realized and she said er you know gosh , that 's masturbation is n't it , and Anna Freud said yes it is . |
| 23 | And she said , the woman thought for a minute , and suddenly she gasped when said that 's masturbation , is n't it ? |
| 24 | Well Mary said if I thought for a minute that she would stick at it , I would pay for her but |
| 25 | The boy thought for a mom |
| 26 | He thought for a second about the Brigadier 's last biased pronouncement , found himself immediately incensed , and launched impetuously into a passionate rebuttal . |
| 27 | Sam thought for a second he could smell damp straw — ’ … and carried many miles to a place they have never seen before and from which they can never return . |
| 28 | I thought for a second he was going to burn it , but instead he tore it into tiny scraps that he tossed into the warm wind . |
| 29 | Rory thought for a second Prentice was pretending , but the boy 's expression convinced him he was in real pain . |
| 30 | I thought for a second she was smoking so I avoided her and I do n't think she noticed me. when I came out , there was Shelima 's science book in a wash-basin smouldering away . |