Example sentences of "[adv] i think [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Haply I think on thee , and then my state , like to the lark at break of day arising from sun and earth , sings hymns at Heaven 's gate : for thy sweet love remember 'd such wealth brings , that then I scorn to change my state with kings . ’ |
| 2 | When the excitement had died down I thought about my family , of all their help and sacrifices over the years and of the hardships they had undergone to bring us all up . |
| 3 | ‘ Obviously I think about it , every East German has at some time thought about it , or still does . |
| 4 | So I thought about what had happened to me and to people I knew , and put it all in the book . |
| 5 | So I thought to myself , ‘ Right , I 'll have one more stab at it . |
| 6 | So I thought to myself ‘ I must make a change ’ . |
| 7 | Well I rang you just in case you know I do n't want yo how we need the money so I thought to myself Cornwall , twenty eight ? |
| 8 | I mean if it , if it I mean originally he said to me it was part time so I thought to myself well that 'll be perfect , just get her back into the flow again . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope I do not disturb you by telephoning you ; I find out you live in London from Piers , and so I think to myself that I will phone . ’ |
| 10 | Somehow I think of you as … well , as a mother , I suppose . |
| 11 | Why did not I think of it before ? |
| 12 | The more I thought about her , the nearer I got to beating off about her now . |
| 13 | It had not occurred to me that alternative arrangements could or would have been made , but , the more I thought about it , the more leaving the school seemed like the most sensible thing to do . |
| 14 | I began to see that you might have a grain of truth lurking there somewhere , and the more I thought about it the more it made sense . |
| 15 | The more I thought about it , the more I looked forward to seeing this little known mountainous region , and I had every intention of penetrating at least as far as the Webi Shebeli river . |
| 16 | However , the more I thought about it , the more it seemed that the approximations really ought to hold . |
| 17 | However , the more I thought about it , the more I imagined how nice it would be to have a really fabulous holiday in Andalucía . |
| 18 | The more I thought about it , the shedding of my watch became symbolic , and I rejoiced accordingly . |
| 19 | But the more I thought about his view the less happy I became about it . |
| 20 | The more I think on it the more I see that this cruel sentence may yet be turned to advantage and may be God 's way of effecting what I most desire and have been unable to bring about . |
| 21 | So she began with praise : — the more I think on it Ellen the more beholden I am to you for how you have cared for Oreste and the more fortunate . |
| 22 | In fact , the more I think about it , few people have any self-control at all ! |
| 23 | The more I think about it the more I am amazed that men are so sanguine about this food-for-sex thing . |
| 24 | The more I think about it , the more I veer to the conclusion that it was all a fantasy . |
| 25 | The more I think about it the more I feel sure that this is the way . |
| 26 | The more I think about it , the more I persuade myself that I 've misjudged little Selina . |
| 27 | The more I think about it , the more I believe that it is a political unit in which the minority accept the verdict . |
| 28 | The more I think about it … ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The more I think about it , the more it seems she was very confused about her feelings . |
| 30 | The more I think about it the bleaker the home life of Professor and Mrs Maitland begins to seem . |