Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [verb] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I failed to deposit an accurate simulacrum of her visage and demeanour with the left-luggage clerk of memory ; but I think she was in a shirt of a hue between sage and lovage , atop grey stone-washed 501s , green socks and a ridiculously unaesthetic pair of trainers . |
| 2 | On the day I left Woodline you knew that I 'd made an enormous mistake , yet you — ’ |
| 3 | She was refused entry at the dentist on formal hygiene regulation grounds , and luckily , oh so luckily , I 'd met an old friend in a shop opposite the dentist so he took Bella off for a walk . |
| 4 | ‘ I know it 's ridiculous , but it felt as if I 'd taken an enormous jump into the dark , that night with you … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It was discovered I 'd had an acute infection for two or three months , ’ she says , ‘ which meant I was ill when I became pregnant in November — the worst possible time for a developing foetus . |
| 6 | With my impressions stored up from the initial set of interviews , I came to see an intriguing challenge . |
| 7 | I happened to have an extra ticket for the recital last night … |
| 8 | Taking all this into account , I decided to choose an All-Time England One-Day XI . |
| 9 | I decided to find an easier way , and this is it . |
| 10 | When I first began the work that I am doing now , I decided to keep an open mind about the topic ; but , as time has progressed , I have been able to record details of fact , time and place given to me by my patients which have later been checked and confirmed and found to be wholly accurate . |
| 11 | There was a pile of really filthy-looking blankets on the bed , they got me some sheets and a towel , and I managed to get an extra pillow because of my asthma . |
| 12 | I managed to find an old taxi , and Rachel and I rushed to this gleaming American hospital only to find it apparently empty ! |
| 13 | ‘ All that remained was to kill a few hours in town , so I went to visit an old friend . |
| 14 | That evening I went to see an old friend ( that is , old in years ) in case out of the experience of a long life she might bring forth words of wisdom . |
| 15 | Even so , I did feel an enormous sense of anti-climax in the 200 metres heats and semi-finals ; I had not been through this in the Commonwealth Games because of my injury , and my lack of experience showed . |
| 16 | Despite the failings of the course I did have an excellent time and was not put off continuing with chemistry . |
| 17 | I pictured doing an impossible thing — I thought that if I got too close to coming , I could somehow angle my leg and contort it so that I caught hold of my cock in my bent knee and squeezed it like a nut in a nutcracker until it stopped wanting to come . ’ |
| 18 | I had made an interesting discovery . |
| 19 | I felt I had joined an Out-in-the-Open University crash course in bird identification . |
| 20 | I had reached an impenetrable blockade . |
| 21 | I had planned an early night , but when I heard about the disco , I decided a visit to the Club 's hairdresser and a night on the dance floor would be much more enjoyable ! |
| 22 | Trying to bring those those elements together into a single definition , I I had to use an established grouping of permanent habitation . |
| 23 | The fact that I had adopted an alternative approach via traditional Chinese medicine was brushed aside as irrelevant . |
| 24 | I had prepared an unimaginative tunafish salad for the two of us in order to show off my new personal austerity programme . |
| 25 | Looking up into his concerned brown eyes , I had felt an inexpres-sible sense of relief . |
| 26 | Instead , I had sent an open letter to John that I hoped to get printed in the Lebanese press . |
| 27 | I had developed an extreme closeness with two of the doctors , and I called them , and they both agreed to go in and evaluate Ron 's condition and get back to me , and I said I would abide by their decision . |
| 28 | My toes went gangrenous and I had to have an arterial bypass . |
| 29 | I had bought an Afro wig and added hooks on to a charm bracelet , then worked out three minutes of self-deprecating material which I wrapped up in a song — Roberta Flack 's ‘ Killing Me Softly ’ . |
| 30 | I had expected an American senator to be as pompous and flatulent as a British MP , but George Crowninshield had proved affable and friendly . |