Understanding 何かしら思うことはあった?


> 桐葉「そう。それなら少し罪悪感も和らぐわ」
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> 寿季「罪悪感、感じてたんだ？」
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> 桐葉「私を何だと思ってるのよ。ほんの少しは感じていたわよ」
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> ほんの少しなんだ…… それでも **何かしら思うことはあった** らしい。

What does the bold part mean? It doesn’t sound right to understand it as "she
sometimes thinks of something" in this context. Is it the same as
何かしら思うところはあった? <https://meaning-book.com/blog/20190419173344.html>




This ことがある does not mean "sometimes", but simply "there is something" (or "she
has something"). 何かしら思うこと is "something in mind".

> それでも何かしら思うことはあったらしい。  
>  Still, she seems to have had (at least) something in mind.

何かしら思うところはあった is a synonym (may sound slightly more euphemistic/polite).




This ことがある does not mean "sometimes", but simply "there is something" (or "she
has something"). 何かしら思うこと is "something in mind".

> それでも何かしら思うことはあったらしい。  
>  Still, she seems to have had (at least) something in mind.

何かしら思うところはあった is a synonym (may sound slightly more euphemistic/polite).

