Example sentences of "[adj] i could think " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I could think of was that joke — ‘ What has four legs and an arm ? |
| 2 | Eva was only two then , and all I could think was that he 'd stolen my little girl . |
| 3 | All I could think of was to give a sickly smile and to murmur , ‘ I think you are probably right . ’ |
| 4 | At the time all I could think was , three days — anyone can put up with anything for three days . |
| 5 | It swam straight into my chest and bowled me over , thank God it swam on but the adrenalin was flowing so all I could think about was what sort of picture I 'd got . |
| 6 | All I could think was , stop the world ; I thought he was going to blow the Championship . |
| 7 | All I could think about was the terrible consequences had we lost . |
| 8 | And when I was n't with her , like when I had to go to school and she had to stay behind in my bedroom until I came home , she was all I could think about . |
| 9 | All I could think about at the time was keeping this lady happy . |
| 10 | All I could think was that he did n't look like Robert Redford . |
| 11 | All I could think of was Sleet without me in the autumn . |
| 12 | I gazed at the picture of the crocodile pool and all I could think of to say was , did the gallery owner give you a discount because you 're a friend of Robert 's ? |
| 13 | All I could think of were the smelly corridors , the dirty waiting room with cigarette butts all over the floor , the stares of the officers , the bunches of keys at their waists . |
| 14 | But all I could think was , would we be allowed to film him ? |
| 15 | It was once full of treasures , but all I could think about as I stood on the battlemented roof , looking out over the Aegean , was that a disciple of Christ 's had sat in his cell in a little monastery half-way up the hill recording the extraordinary revelations he had been vouchsafed . |
| 16 | But when I looked up and saw you , all I could think of was holding you , kissing you — ’ |
| 17 | Sometimes then I was a bit embarrassed by it , because I thought I ought to be a little more revolutionary , but I 've always completely loathed violence and bloodshed and every time I dived into Marxism all I could think of was Lenin shooting the anarchists . |
| 18 | ‘ The Holiday Inn is far from being a cheap hotel , ’ was all I could think of to say . |
| 19 | All I could think about while I was taking up that extraordinary inheritance was you . ’ |
| 20 | There were only a few spots of blood and all I could think about was how Mum must n't see them . |
| 21 | And all I could think about was George , about how I had nothing at all left for George now . |
| 22 | was all I could think of , from that point on . |
| 23 | And all I could think , as the service began , was the whole truth of my heart ! |
| 24 | All I could think of was that I knew that a Lee Metford was the forerunner of the Lee Enfield .303 rifle and almost became standard issue to the British army before WW1 . |
| 25 | ‘ Bang to rights , eh ? ’ was all I could think of to say . |
| 26 | All I could think about was getting back to speak to you . ’ |
| 27 | And all I could think of was the way that baby had felt in my arms , and inside I was hating God for doing this to me . ’ |
| 28 | It was the last lecture of the day , and all I could think about was getting back to Chelsea Terrace . |
| 29 | ‘ All I could think about was Donald . |
| 30 | I thought my eyes must be starting out of my head , too , but there was little I could do ; I was trying the best I could to think of something distracting to say to Eric . |