noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
think
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Over my dead body, thought the rector , who loved the diminutive stone building that the parish had erected in 1879.
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He looked handsome in his uniform, thought the rector .
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I declare, thought the rector .
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Mule Skinner had no qualms about taking full credit for an act of providence, thought the rector .
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There, thought the rector , is a personality trait I desperately need to cultivate.
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A very nice kettle of fish, thought the pleased rector .
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His grandfather made over, thought the rector .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A feeling of great peace descended upon the rector despite the preoccupations of the errand in hand.
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He later was rector of two other Norfolk parishes and retired in 1979 after a heart attack.
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Hostile reception: A rector turns his garden into a farm.
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Remembering, the rector crossed himself.
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The rector asserted that the first vote was to consider his case, not to approve his dismissal.
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The rector felt suddenly weakened, as if the anger had seeped into his own bones, his own spirit.
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The rector opened his door cautiously, and Barnabas dived into the barking throng.
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The Coach House originally provided stabling for a wealthy rector who lived next door.