The King pondered again, then broached a new aspect.

The King pondered this a moment.

The King, camped outside of Toledo, ponders the outcome of his campaign against the Moors.

The little Tailor now demanded the promised reward, but the King repented his promise, and pondered once more how he could rid himself of the hero.

The King pondered momentarily.

King pondered this for a bit.

The King pondered another moment.

Back in the palace, the Dark King was pondering intensely his problems and his opportunities.

For a moment the King pondered this; then he burst into a great bellow of laughter, with all his court.

The Dark King pondered long upon this question, but the more he pondered the less certain he felt of the answer.