Example sentences of "[be] thinking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lewis , who played just nine Tests 20 years ago , was last night understood to be thinking over the 30,000-a-year job if Dexter goes . |
| 2 | But shall , we 've been thinking we started last week and we 're gon na be thinking over the next few weeks , er some of the people that Jesus met , some of those who confronted him who 's lives came into contact with Jesus Christ and what difference it made to them ? |
| 3 | I think if I were fourteen or fifteen years old looking towards leaving school , average ability , I 'd be thinking to myself ‘ Well , what 's the point of working at school ? |
| 4 | ‘ And you immediately assumed that you had outstayed your welcome and I would be thinking to myself , ‘ Mon Dieu , now I have to face that idiotic English girl . ’ |
| 5 | Speed must be thinking to himself right now … all the other players around him would have had one of these one-off payments when they joined Leeds . |
| 6 | John marvelled at the way it seemed to be thinking for itself . |
| 7 | But do n't forget he may be thinking of messing around with you . ’ |
| 8 | Investors who should really be thinking of making a move are those in National Savings Deposit Accounts which are paying only 10.75 per cent gross ( without deduction of tax ) . |
| 9 | He had grown accustomed , even in the work of supposedly enlightened anthropologists , to terms such as ‘ savage ’ , ‘ lower races ’ , and ‘ inferior races ’ , so that when he speaks of ‘ inequality ’ , he may well be thinking of a vertical model , though he may mean simply ‘ difference ’ when he writes that |
| 10 | So this is an odd time to let the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade wither , or to be thinking of dismantling the post-1945 multilateral trading system in favour of a slide to managed trade and protection . |
| 11 | In their convoluted way , the Taiwanese may be thinking of power-sharing with Beijing . |
| 12 | America West Airlines , which is based in Phoenix , is rumoured to be thinking of starting a service between Phoenix and Kuwait . |
| 13 | Our friends will still be thinking of Christmas as chronos time — just another festival . |
| 14 | The hamper would be a present for the three of them and she 'd be thinking of them having a jolly evening . |
| 15 | It may be held at that important time of the first anniversary of the death , and is thus at the time when the people most bereaved may be thinking of re-engaging in life . |
| 16 | But if his practical measures are anything to go by , he may be thinking of the Libyan nation , for he discourages international marriage not only with English or American persons , but with Algerians , Egyptians and Palestinians . |
| 17 | Anyone who might be thinking of embarking on one of their saddlery courses should be aware that some specialist tools will need to be bought . |
| 18 | But the ‘ ordinary ’ people in this case would be the members of the club itself , and we would probably be thinking of testing our hypotheses by interviewing a sample of the club members . |
| 19 | But the top men , the team leaders , will be thinking of the coming team time trial at Libourne . |
| 20 | It is easy to walk down the road and to be thinking of something else completely . |
| 21 | I — well , I do n't know what you must be thinking of me . |
| 22 | As the saying goes , the journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step , so by now you should be thinking of putting all your good intentions into practice and getting out to walk . |
| 23 | I imagine he may be thinking of keeping on the mill as a holiday home and feels it 's time to acknowledge that he does have neighbours . |
| 24 | ‘ 'T IS not the day to be thinking of the past , ’ he said . |
| 25 | It is a real link , not just a ‘ we 'll be thinking of you from time to time ’ relationship . |
| 26 | WML is a real link not just a ‘ we 'll be thinking of you from time to time ’ . |
| 27 | That means he could be thinking of linking Regis with Saunders and pushing Dalian Atkinson wide . |
| 28 | I do n't know what the Carters can be thinking of . ’ |
| 29 | The message in the words sounded ominous to Joe 's ears , and he straightened up and said , ‘ Tell Harry I 'll be thinking of him and I hope he 'll be home soon . ’ |
| 30 | To date , Washington has amassed career earnings of $512,272 , ( 7/4/92 ) , a figure which demonstrates to others who might be thinking of following in his footsteps that tennis can be as lucrative as either baseball or basketball . |