Example sentences of "think of [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tiny minority of landowners lived in enormous wealth and comfort , exacting feudal dues and enforced labour from farmers who had in effect become their tied peasants : these landowners still engaged in the grain trade as their families had done for generations , and as if they could think of nothing else to do . |
| 2 | Nor is it simply looking at them with no further end in mind , which might be the listless action of someone who can think of nothing else to do . |
| 3 | Marie could think of nothing else to say . |
| 4 | She could think of nothing else to say . |
| 5 | She must think of something else to do . |
| 6 | ( In all honesty I did n't really think that she would want to flick elastic bands but I could n't think of what else to rhyme with ‘ hands ’ . ) |
| 7 | Ca n't you think of anything else to ask me ? ’ he appealed . |
| 8 | ’ I could n't think of anything else to say . |
| 9 | He could n't think of anything else to say , so he made as if to kiss her a third time . |
| 10 | Mariana did n't look up so the smile Trent gave her was a waste of time and he could n't think of anything else to say , or nothing that would make any difference . |
| 11 | But … but I could n't think of anything else to say . |
| 12 | He turned round and disappeared into his house before anyone could think of anything else to say . |
| 13 | ‘ People always say that , ’ she said , ‘ when they ca n't think of anything else to say . |
| 14 | He could n't quite believe the way things appeared to be going , and could n't think of anything else to say . |
| 15 | He could n't think of anything else to say . |
| 16 | He could n't think of anything else to say . |
| 17 | I could n't think of anything else to do except get out . |
| 18 | I 'll change if I can think of anything else to do , but I ca n't . |
| 19 | Even if you can not think of anything else to write , sit there — something might come . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's probably just as well , ’ Terry giggled , ‘ because he probably ca n't think of anything else to tell you . ’ |
| 21 | I ca n't think of anything else to get her . ’ |