Example sentences of "[pron] remembered the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remembered the long , graceful legs of the prioress wrapped firmly around me and hid my smile . |
| 2 | I remembered the dated way he had of addressing people — though he had been sacked for more serious matters . |
| 3 | I remembered the black tents I had seen on this same spot on my first visit . |
| 4 | Then I remembered the new subway . |
| 5 | I remembered the disintegrating pile of champagne glasses in the Science Museum , only four years earlier . |
| 6 | I remembered the first days in New York when I ran like a wild animal set free from a cage . |
| 7 | Thinking of them , I remembered the sad grey men and the sleek lawyers . |
| 8 | Something tightened in my chest as I remembered the two days since I saw Toby last . |
| 9 | The guide was most boring but I remembered the poetic bits . ’ |
| 10 | I remembered the fatuous winter of 1939–40 and laughed too . |
| 11 | I remembered the threatening looks of the men of the family , the attentive stares from the ones in the street , my mother 's harsh way of talking : and I repeated it to myself . |
| 12 | Burglars , I thought , and then thought again as I remembered the threatening phone call . |
| 13 | I remembered the old man in the military coat and knew I would have felt safer with a handful of dry knucklebones in my pocket . |
| 14 | They may have even been friendly but I remembered the old saying , ‘ On a dark lonely road , one never meets a friend ’ . ’ |
| 15 | Even at that exciting moment , I remembered the old Admiral Benbow , and I seemed to hear the voice of old Bill , the seaman , singing with them . |
| 16 | I remembered the pale , shy little boy . |
| 17 | ‘ — well anyway , I remembered the last time she was here this Mrs Heatherington-Scott made a set at Sir Harry Destry , like Thomas said , and — well , we all know what happened that time , do n't we ? |
| 18 | I remembered the last time I had seen him , on the half-landing on the stairs , and how we looked at one another — as if he had sensed it would be our last encounter — and had shaken hands and said goodbye . |
| 19 | Yes , I had all the other feelings of distress and fear , I thought of the world at war , I remembered the last war of 1914 — 18 when I was still a schoolboy and I had experienced the air raids on London then . |
| 20 | It was somewhat surprising , then , that McIlvanney felt uneasy being approached for this profile , apparently for fear that he might be invited to ‘ pontificate , when I really do n't think I have that much to say ’ , It sounded like false modesty , but after he 'd relented , I remembered the long-standing ‘ pin-down ’ policy employed to prevent hubris in sports writers . |
| 21 | I remembered the overweight , middle-aged American couple when they boarded the train ; both carried green backpacks on their chests and had what looked like an assortment of small army hold-alls on a belt around their waists . |
| 22 | I remembered the queer mixture of fear and belief with which I had read this and afterwards written it down . |
| 23 | My right hand shook as I remembered the sudden fear of seeing the crimson tracer flick up from the ground . |
| 24 | I remembered the mist-shrouded countryside and shivered . |
| 25 | I remembered the little N.C.O. in the cell at the aerodrome and rubbed my stomach appreciatively . |
| 26 | It was the path from my cottage , and I remembered the little cove called Halfway House , a cove where in any weather a boat might tie up safely and its owner make his way round to Taigh na Tuir . |
| 27 | She remembered the first time she 'd seen him , striding tall and long-legged into the reception area of the TV station , instantly dominating the place by sheer presence alone . |
| 28 | She remembered the early summer when she was really alone without anyone to talk to : how fast the days went , too fast . |
| 29 | She remembered the distinct thud of disappointment verging on alarm she had experienced when she had stepped out of the lift to find him surrounded by luggage , obviously leaving . |
| 30 | She remembered the strange , thin little child , with her sad eyes , who arrived at Green Gables five years ago , and she started crying quietly . |