Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] think [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did she dare to dwell on what James Halden must think of her . |
| 2 | An alarming possibility shot into Melissa 's mind , but Dora could think of nothing but her own predicament . |
| 3 | Marie could think of nothing else to say . |
| 4 | For once , Zelah could think of nothing to say . |
| 5 | ‘ Edward will think of something . |
| 6 | That is what the participants at Maastricht ought to think about and what the House should direct the Government to think about . |
| 7 | ‘ Scotland should think about him because they do n't have players who can go past defenders . |
| 8 | If that fell down Hearn might think of staging such a fight in France . |
| 9 | There was no hint of warmth in her tone , and Alexei could think of nothing appropriate to say . |
| 10 | Ruth could think of few worse fates , but her stomach lurched at the thought of leaving Millfield . |
| 11 | Ruth could think of nothing worse . |
| 12 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 13 | Even with the benefit of centuries of debate Hollis can think of no better way to support reason than a grand axiological claim : |
| 14 | Ben could think of better ways of spending his free day — a round of golf — even doing the garden — but according to Louise , and he had to agree with her , you did n't ditch a friend because a friend ditched you . |
| 15 | Without scrutinising the accounts and checking them against stock , Ian could think of no way of discovering whether Williams was telling the truth about the number of candles held by the Cathedral . |
| 16 | He had not thought it possible that an innocent girl like Cora-Beth could think about such things , let alone voice them . |
| 17 | Why was she worrying so much about what the fuddy-duddy Dr Grant might think of her appearance anyway , when what mattered surely were her professional capabilities , and certainly she had no doubts about those . |
| 18 | Julia could think of no appropriate reply . |
| 19 | ‘ FitzAlan would think of him , too , and Ralf 's life would n't be worth a straw . ’ |
| 20 | Imagine then what Africans in South Africa must think of the miraculous transplant surgery of Dr Christian Barnard ! |
| 21 | Still Carrington could think of nothing sensible to say . |
| 22 | Nana could make a chocolate drink with cocoa beans and goat 's milk , and that was the only thing Martha could think of that was coloured like her . |
| 23 | Sam could think of a number of answers . |
| 24 | You could safely disregard Paul 's opinion that marriage was a prerequisite of life at the top , because Owen could think of notable exceptions , Kitchener included . |
| 25 | Owen could think of lots of people he would prefer to see handling this particular case . |
| 26 | The only other reason Miranda could think of for her failure to get Adam to the altar was her success ; she knew that while many women were attracted to a man by his status , many men saw a successful businesswoman as a direct competitor . |
| 27 | The only child of parents whose steady outrageousness was only charming to outsiders — oh , the luck , Anna used to think as a child , oh , the sublime luck of being an outsider ! — Anna , at university , sought out friends who seemed to be defiantly normal . |
| 28 | And as soon as that happens , Mr Lee can think about getting his scooter repaired and on the road again . |
| 29 | It was rare for a man to shop in a grocer 's but Joe could think of no other way to see Chris Murray . |
| 30 | And although Theodora could think of no more innocent errand then her own , she knew from experience what a very long time the police require to digest even simple facts . |