Taking a deep breath, Laura thought about her answer before speaking.
Kirk seemed to think about his answer for a moment.
"My friends," Jill said, without really thinking about her answer.
He didn't even stop to think about his answer.
She'd snapped that out too quickly for him to think about his answer.
I could tell she was thinking about my answer.
But Elena really did not have to think about her answer for very long.
If he had to think about his answer, then she didn't want to hear it.
I didn't want to give her any time to think about her answer.
She thought about her answer, sensing there was more to the question than it appeared.