Example sentences of "thought with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she thought with simple and hard resolve : It is time to get married . |
| 2 | Swine ! she thought with impotent rage , and took exception on another front . |
| 3 | The scene that confronted her was like a tableau from a waxworks , she thought with faint hysteria as she walked in . |
| 4 | But maybe your Ministerial colleague is n't going right for the very top , McLeish thought with unreasonable conviction , and you were going to stop her working at Yeo Davis when you could . |
| 5 | It was all his fault , she thought with uncharacteristic gloominess . |
| 6 | She could of course , she thought with that sudden burst of adolescent enthusiasm , not live . |
| 7 | I thought with all this . |
| 8 | And how does that grab you , chum ? he thought with childish venom . |
| 9 | What was wrong with her cotton pyjamas ? she thought with quick annoyance . |
| 10 | These were considered old-fashioned terms in a morally rudderless society , Trent thought with more sadness than bitterness . |
| 11 | It was a pity , Leonora thought with bleak detachment afterwards , that shock always had such an inconvenient effect on her digestive system . |
| 12 | By the way did anyone see the BBC 2 progy on FFL on Friday evening with Baddiel and Skinner , t was quite good I thought with ole Frank being the star — some interesting teams have been selected by the celebs as well . |
| 13 | I thought with this hat this dress was short enough . |
| 14 | Kick him , she thought with brutal accuracy , that 's the way to his bed . |
| 15 | If it comes to light that I was in that house with Adam and the others , he thought with cold clarity , if someone tells the papers , or the police and thence the papers , that I was there during the summer of 1976 , living there , it will be all up with me . |
| 16 | She had felt like this once before , and recently , she thought with sleepy vagueness . |
| 17 | When they stood up she thought with ill-humoured relief that Nicole was about to step into her car and drive away , but Piers turned to her and said in a flat voice , ‘ I 'll see you later . |
| 18 | Thank God , Zen thought with obscure fervour . |
| 19 | And yet for years I adored him , she thought with horrified wonder . |
| 20 | Not a dog , devilish or otherwise , she thought with some amusement but then remembered tales of witches and their black feline familiars . |
| 21 | The car slid away from the kerb , followed by a small blue roadster , and I thought with some regret that I was probably watching Mrs. Barbara Porter driving out of my life . |
| 22 | Good piece of work , Joe , he thought with some satisfaction , as she turned slowly on the wire . |
| 23 | Good , she thought with some relief . |
| 24 | He was doing it again , she thought with some amazement — putting her on the spot and forcing her to examine things she 'd always taken for granted . |
| 25 | Not , she thought with wry honesty , any great dramatic talent . |
| 26 | He was like a chameleon , she thought with wry admiration , able to adapt at will to any situation . |
| 27 | Perhaps , to some extent , she thought with wry amusement , she owed her professional success to Jake . |
| 28 | An academic , Peter thought with angry scorn . |
| 29 | Although , she thought with uncharitable spitefulness , he was old enough to be her father . |
| 30 | He had become an Untouchable , Trent thought with sudden bitterness as he glanced up to catch a look , almost of horror , on Mariana 's face . |