He didn't want Nog to be burdened in any way by his own frivolous thoughts.

Judy shook her head to clear it of such frivolous thoughts and concentrated on the men's conversation.

Rose regretted her earlier frivolous thoughts about soliloquies.

Trees gave way to another open space, larger than most, and there was no more time for frivolous thoughts.

That was his last frivolous thought of the night.

Then he learnt that she was the man's daughter, and frivolous thoughts were swept away on a tide of sympathy.

This frivolous thought came to mind yesterday when the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Peter S. Kalikow, was responding to charges about his authority's finances.

But all such frivolous thoughts vanished as he went on: "I was going through the nursery last night the way I always do, blessing the newboms of my creed.

Before the man who held Jazz screamed in terror and hurled him away like a rag doll, the Englishman thought an entirely frivolous thought: 'Now that's what I call magic!'

All frivolous thoughts faded; this was the change in subject she had tried to make, but not the new subject she would have preferred.