The officer thought briefly of them but I couldn't make out any details.

Big Al again paused to let his officers think about what he had said.

The officer had thought it necessary to measure the car's position.

The officer in charge thought about this for a moment.

But then, when the second officer thought about it, that made sense.

At first, the second officer thought he might have heard incorrectly.

We will have to show them the error of their ways, thought the second officer.

At least, the officer thought to himself, I will die with my face to the enemy.

The psychological officer who did the report thought she had been no more than eight years old at the time.

"We believe the officer thought it was a gun," the official said last night.