Example sentences of "think of a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wish I could think of a slick answer to that one , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Any team which can not think of a new rhyme , or repeats one that has been chosen earlier , drops out until only one team is left . |
| 3 | ‘ She can always think of a good plan . |
| 4 | There is to be a fancy-dress parade , with a bicycle as a prize for the best entry , so see if you can think of a good idea for a character . ’ |
| 5 | He remembered old dad VATman up at Hoomey 's sitting by the fire and how he had wanted to go there , and that made him think of a good name : Lucky Fireside … no , Firelight , Lucky Firelight . |
| 6 | ‘ You 'll think of a good word when you 've seen Richie . |
| 7 | Nutty could not think of a good answer and nor could Mr Sylvester , so Nails was allowed to come . |
| 8 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 9 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 10 | If she could think of a good reason to ask questions about the missing don among his colleagues , she might well come up with some interesting answers . |
| 11 | Oh , God , I 'm so pissed off I ca n't even think of a decent comparison . |
| 12 | Now I know I could do it by getting a little deeper into things but can anyone think of a pure MS-DOS way of doing it ? |
| 13 | Now can we think of a famous thing that sometimes appears in space ? |
| 14 | In his white face , there was nothing but a stillness deeper than the farthest depths of the sea — a quietness that made Ruth think of a drowned body drifting on its slow journey down to the sea bed . |
| 15 | Every can you think of a black sheep of your acquaintance , do you do you . |
| 16 | Erm , I I honestly though , oh yes I can , I think I can think of a black sheep . |
| 17 | Erm a new factory going into the area for example will have a choice between one of Selby 's erm ca n't think of a suitable adjective , large requirement for industrial land , or it will go into the new settlement . |
| 18 | Can you think of a suitable caption for this picture ? |
| 19 | Can you think of a suitable caption for this picture ? |
| 20 | Can you think of a suitable caption for this picture ? |
| 21 | ‘ And I only found out this morning from Dr Greene what a … a … | ’ she could n't think of a suitable word and said finally , ‘ … celebrated painter you are . ’ |
| 22 | Before she could think of a suitable retort he had gone , her door closed quietly behind him . |
| 23 | Maggie could n't think of a suitable reply to that . |
| 24 | Before she could think of a suitable reply , Bridget did it for her . |
| 25 | And no one can think of a similar incident on this scale . |
| 26 | What made you think of a tender thing to say ? |
| 27 | I mean , we do make all sorts of allowances with exams you know , people repeat words and th and they can leave words out and they ca n't think of a eloquent way of expressing that something at the spur of the moment so it 's |
| 28 | I mean you could think of a brilliant illustration , and then you work the message out from it , which is the wrong way round . |
| 29 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 30 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |