Example sentences of "always thought [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He always thought of them as mirror men , full of quickfire patter and smooth gestures , distracting , creating images .
2 And erm she always thought of her husband as daddy .
3 Felix , who always thought of himself as a bit of a lad and an all-round popular fellow , took it in good part .
4 Aunt Ilsa was a large , loud woman of forbiddingly intense bonhomie ; I always thought of her as being the most remote outpost of the McHoan clan ( unless you counted the still purportedly peripatetic Uncle Rory ) ; a stout bulwark of a woman who for me at least — had always personified the dishevelled ramifications of our family .
5 He was pressed for a date and told ‘ before tonight I always thought of you as a child — but you 're not . ’
6 The mighty Thames had dignity and sober beauty but , despite Wordsworth 's sonnet , I always thought of it as business-like , the powerful engine-room of the city .
7 I always thought of it as a loan .
8 He always thought of it as some kind of converted dungeon , but he sees now , with a wry smile , that it 's really just an ordinary suburban house .
9 She always thought of herself .
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