Example sentences of "he think for a " in BNC.
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1 | He thinks for a while . |
2 | Thinking so hard about it , he thought for a moment he was hearing guns . |
3 | He thought for a second about the Brigadier 's last biased pronouncement , found himself immediately incensed , and launched impetuously into a passionate rebuttal . |
4 | He thought for a moment that time had been operated on . |
5 | He thought for a while about this . |
6 | He thought for a moment , before going on . |
7 | He thought for a moment , puzzled . |
8 | I told him of the plight of all the refugees on the station , then he thought for a minute and said , ‘ Well , I 'm running a camp at the moment , and have over a thousand in it , but I 'm sure we can squash you all in somehow . ’ |
9 | He thought for a moment . |
10 | He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie . |
11 | He thought for a while , then said ‘ You know , I think I 'm getting a bit tired ; I think I need a holiday ’ . |
12 | But he thought then that there was someone behind him , he thought for a moment that he heard footsteps . |
13 | He thought for a moment . |
14 | He thought for a moment . |
15 | He thought for a minute . |
16 | He thought for a minute . |
17 | ’ He thought for a few moments . |
18 | He thought for a moment . |
19 | He thought for a moment . |
20 | He thought for a moment before adding dryly , ‘ So long as that 's all right with you , Adjudicator ? ’ |
21 | He thought for a moment . |
22 | He thought for a moment and added : ‘ In fact , the further I get into it , and see all these boats and families aboard , the more I realise that crossing the Atlantic is no feat at all . ’ |
23 | He thought for a moment , then tugged at her arm . |
24 | Then he thought for a moment , and began to smile . |
25 | He thought for a second , just an instant , there was something there , something in her eyes like a flicker of uncertainty , but it was so brief he was unsure if he had imagined it . |
26 | Instead , he thought for a minute . |
27 | He thought for a moment that it might be some kind of game , that their running would cease as suddenly as it had begun , that they 'd stand like statues on the sand , waiting for him to catch up with them . |
28 | He thought for a moment , then went on : |
29 | He thought for a moment , the silence lengthening . |
30 | He thought for a moment , then added . |