Example sentences of "he thought for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether his books were or were not weighty , he thought for himself , and was no man 's copy . |
| 2 | Thinking so hard about it , he thought for a moment he was hearing guns . |
| 3 | He thought for a second about the Brigadier 's last biased pronouncement , found himself immediately incensed , and launched impetuously into a passionate rebuttal . |
| 4 | He thought for a moment that time had been operated on . |
| 5 | He thought for a while about this . |
| 6 | ‘ How lovely she is , ’ he thought for the thousandth time , as he looked at her fondly . |
| 7 | He thought for a moment , before going on . |
| 8 | He thought for a moment , puzzled . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | He thought for a moment . |
| 11 | He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie . |
| 12 | He thought for a while , then said ‘ You know , I think I 'm getting a bit tired ; I think I need a holiday ’ . |
| 13 | But he thought then that there was someone behind him , he thought for a moment that he heard footsteps . |
| 14 | He thought for a moment . |
| 15 | Then he thought for several more hours . |
| 16 | He thought for a moment . |
| 17 | He thought for a minute . |
| 18 | He thought for a minute . |
| 19 | ’ He thought for a few moments . |
| 20 | He thought for a moment . |
| 21 | He thought for a moment . |
| 22 | He thought for a moment before adding dryly , ‘ So long as that 's all right with you , Adjudicator ? ’ |
| 23 | He thought for a moment . |
| 24 | He thought for a moment and added : ‘ In fact , the further I get into it , and see all these boats and families aboard , the more I realise that crossing the Atlantic is no feat at all . ’ |
| 25 | He thought for a moment , then tugged at her arm . |
| 26 | Then he thought for a moment , and began to smile . |
| 27 | He thought for a second , just an instant , there was something there , something in her eyes like a flicker of uncertainty , but it was so brief he was unsure if he had imagined it . |
| 28 | Instead , he thought for a minute . |
| 29 | He thought for a moment that it might be some kind of game , that their running would cease as suddenly as it had begun , that they 'd stand like statues on the sand , waiting for him to catch up with them . |
| 30 | He thought for a moment , then went on : |