Example sentences of "[pers pn] was thinking " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was thinking how funny it would be if I had switched the smoked salmon for ham . |
| 2 | ‘ I was thinking just that myself . ’ |
| 3 | I was thinking I would boil the sheets that evening and ask the chemist for a powerful disinfectant and give myself a vinegar douche to get rid of all the germs inside me . |
| 4 | No , I was thinking of a far worse fate Which can o'ertake you when you 're 28 . |
| 5 | As I quickened my pace in the direction of Brigade H.Q I was thinking : ‘ That is the Officer who said that I was mad ! ’ |
| 6 | It was most unusual to see Taff down like this and as I gave him my condolences I was thinking that the sadness was beginning to reach almost everyone . |
| 7 | ‘ I was thinking of taking it , ’ Moran admitted . |
| 8 | I was thinking about his while stuck in a traffic jam the other day . |
| 9 | Bardsley put his teacup down and said in a melancholy voice , ‘ I was thinking of taking him into partnership , but business has n't been that good lately . |
| 10 | So I was thinking , when you go she could move into my room and I could have yours . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was thinking of Hans and the car accident , ’ Bodo said , quite unruffled . |
| 12 | ‘ But I was thinking about Steinmark . |
| 13 | But I was thinking , looking at them — ’ he gestured towards the tourists — ‘ seeing them in a group , it reminded me of a time in cadet school . |
| 14 | For this print , I was thinking back to the patterns of light and shade created by strong sunlight . ’ |
| 15 | Amy at the stove , experimenting with coloured dyes ( 6,7,8,9 ) : ‘ For this print , I was thinking of patterns of light and shade created by strong sunlight . ’ |
| 16 | I was thinking hard about why Prince pleasured me . |
| 17 | ‘ I was thinking of a general problem , ’ he said later , |
| 18 | ‘ I was thinking more about the pottery , ’ said Christopher . |
| 19 | See , when we get the pre-fab , we get this little titchy bit of space round the edge , so I was thinking of us having a garden . ’ |
| 20 | Among the throngs of passing students I was thinking fondly of Jordi when someone who was obviously an American passed by , and our eyes met for a split second . |
| 21 | I was thinking of that . |
| 22 | I was thinking of a little black cat gazing up at me with dim eyes ; Rozanov of I know not what — possibly Ulrike Meinhof . |
| 23 | And I was thinking awful things — like how I could get my revenge … ’ |
| 24 | When I rode Docklands Express in his work , I was thinking I would probably be having my fourth Grand National ride on Bonanza Boy — then there were reports of rain across the country , which made me feel quite satisfied to be on Martin Pipe 's runner . |
| 25 | ‘ I was thinking you were n't coming . |
| 26 | ‘ But I was thinking the best time to escape is when all the teachers are n't around to stop you . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Well I was thinking of boiling up some offal afterwards . ’ |
| 28 | I was thinking it would be nice to spend some time travelling with someone else , to share the strain but , as we entered the darkness which had me constantly glancing up to check the shadow of my bag , my only companion was the bearded , dark-eyed twin who stared back at me from the occluded window . |
| 29 | Now I was thinking my loneliness would be far less bruising . |
| 30 | ‘ I was thinking , ’ she began with caution , clearing her throat , ‘ that in time you might like to have a new daddy . ’ |