present thought

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

At some point, our conversation became so tense that some of those present thought that it would have no continuation.

"The BBC talks about not allowing people of 'no faith' to present Thought for the Day, well, what does 'no faith' mean?

They were very interesting folks – able to discuss current/world events and present thought provoking pro/con ideas, i.e. Vietnam War etc.

These returns to the past aren't framed as flashbacks but appear to take place in an intractable present (shades of "Groundhog Day"), which suggests how memory and present thought can blur until they're indistinguishable.

Instead of dying, as those present thought he might, Ali simply regurgitated the liquid and the fish without ill effect.

The difference -- the advantage, for me at least -- is that in books, those "links" don't beckon as immediate demands for our attention, redirecting us elsewhere before we've finished the present thought, but serve instead as gentle invitations to extend this thought once we've finished absorbing and digesting it.

("My mind does not always move straight ahead but backwards too," he says. "I distrust my present thoughts hardly less than my past ones and my second or third thoughts hardly less than my first").

Past deeds live long in the memory of die-hard fans and colour present thoughts.

He told the BBC News Channel: "Present thoughts are there are three storms it's comparable to - March 2008, January 2007 and October 2000.

KirchPayTV's new Chief Executive Georg Kofler is due this week to present thoughts on the pay television division to shareholders, including BSkyB, Lehman Brothers and other financial investors.

Lastly we present thoughts on how the retrofit philosophy of the Green E-Park can be a guide for sustainable retrofit in different climate regions throughout China and elsewhere.