Example sentences of "[noun sg] but thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | He even landed on the South American continent but thought it was just another island . |
| 2 | He said that he did it because everybody wanted him to do it , and he even agreed with me that bits were like Simon and Garfunkel and it sounded like a hundred songs written before , and admitted that he was cashing in on the moon landing but thought he could make some money doing it . |
| 3 | The horsebox driver and his son said they 'd felt a bump but thought it was a hole in the road . |
| 4 | And it was n't anything specific , it was just a turtle but thought perhaps Robert might like it . |
| 5 | He admitted the terror but thought the balance could not be taken for granted . |
| 6 | Er and I , as Mr Curtis has suggested , if Mr Shepherd who conducted the greenbelt local plan enquiry decided on massive relaxation or substantial relaxation on the inner boundary , er of the greenbelt , er and the implication being that er some of that land could be made available for housing , then yes , as a matter of principal that would cast doubt on the new settlement er strategy in terms of the in terms of the numbers , conversely , if you look at another option , if you , for example , confirmed the new settlement strategy but thought that the development requirement for Greater York really was er needed to be larger than nine thousand seven hundred dwellings , twelve thousand , thirteen thousand , and I hope not , then the County Council would need to have a look at the issue of one as opposed to two new settlements , and again we will do that , and we will not take any decisions on the basis of having one report , er but not another , and I hope er that that is helpful , I can confirm that er at the end of this month the Greater York authorities will be meeting , erm and er they will be urgently looking towards erm progress erm on this issue . |
| 7 | The Times gave prominence to cricket but thought the FA Cup Final in 1914 ‘ of comparatively little interest except to the Lancashire working classes ’ ( the game was between Liverpool and Burnley ) . |
| 8 | Our first winner was Debbie Moseley and when Debbie told the guys at Feature You she would like to do modelling but thought she was n't good enough , they decided to prove her wrong and set to work on a dramatic transformation . |
| 9 | Coleen however , was enjoying herself in England , she thought of Mr Cubbage a lot but thought she would n't commit herself just yet . |
| 10 | She does n't play chess but thought the contrast of black and white would be very striking . |
| 11 | Then she noticed the lights going on all over the school but thought no more about it . |
| 12 | Berry and Crothers ( 1974 ) agreed with this scheme but thought there were distinct pink and orange forms ( albeit rare ) and a true black one . |
| 13 | Enid felt she did not have the concentration for advanced driving or painting but thought she could probably try gardening . |