Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] that [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I realized that one day before the war . |
| 2 | I tried that 26-letter word on my ‘ spellchecker ’ : it paused for a moment , then put up its hands with ‘ sorry , no suggestions ’ . |
| 3 | If I used that particular eyepiece on my 76-mm refractor , I would still obtain a magnification of around × 600 — but the image would be so faint that it would be completely useless . |
| 4 | And I believed that this world of darkness and changing images went on without a break , as unceasingly as the other less real one outside , wherever outside was , and by some unlikely philanthropic gesture of the city corporation was allowed to co-exist and be connected by the little dark doors with dark portholes . |
| 5 | What is more , the journey via New York and Los Angeles included a first leg of the marathon journey on a British Airways Concorde , where I enjoyed that extraordinary experience of arriving in Manhattan — thanks to the five hours time difference — more than an hour before the 10.30 am departure time from Heathrow . |
| 6 | Back at the Neuadd Arms I discovered that pre-race training for most of the other entrants consisted of downing the maximum number of pints of ale in the least possible time . |
| 7 | ’ He gave a sob , ‘ and she went rattling down the stairs to her room the way she always did and then I heard that awful sort of slither and Bunty 's scream … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm telling you , ’ she said , ‘ when I heard that big clock in the hall striking the five , you could 've knocked me down with a feather ! |
| 9 | And Jaz actually said oh I heard that some bloke from your school is gay is n't he ? |
| 10 | Yes , that 's when I felt that huge surge of relief and happiness . |
| 11 | When I held that tiny baby in my arms it was so hard to believe that something so beautiful could come from such a sordid act . |
| 12 | ‘ You remember … ’ she would say coquettishly , ‘ when you made that awful fuss about the trousers … ’ |
| 13 | Maggie was about to refuse but she caught that sceptical look in the count 's eye and changed her mind . |
| 14 | She was absolutely terrified of creating her own image in case she found that some expanse of water found its way into the picture . |
| 15 | ‘ That first night of Luxembourg , when she turned that marvellous duet into a slapstick comedy routine and I complained to the Direktor about it — you knew I complained about what she had done to the duet , did n't you , Ingrid ? ’ |
| 16 | She hated that demonic air of self-assurance that went with him . |
| 17 | From beneath the brim of her hat , she watched that devastating transformation of his face , creased in genuine amusement , and felt her stomach tighten in reaction . |
| 18 | Julia said drily that she thought that free Capitalism with an adequate system of social welfare for all those who could not make their own success in it was probably the fairest workable system , and then laughed as she saw David 's expression . |
| 19 | She knew that these sort of wonders do pop up in the world from time to time , but only once or twice in a hundred years . |
| 20 | But she knew that any attempt at this sort of seductive sophistication would be laughably incongruous coming from her quiet , ordinary little self , and in any case she had made no serious plans to leave , so she simply said steadily , ‘ That 's very nice of you , Dr Russell , but I have n't fully worked out my plans yet , and if I do leave I 'll probably sign on with a nursing agency . |
| 21 | She knew that this trouble with her daughter would be all the more enjoyed because it was a reflection on herself . |
| 22 | It almost broke her heart when she saw that darting look of imitation cross his face as she brought him bad news . |
| 23 | " Dear Miss Adeane , " and once again she saw that unpleasant gleam of white teeth against his dark face . |
| 24 | The grey eyes flicked over her again , and she felt that familiar tensing of her body . |
| 25 | She felt that familiar wave of nausea wash through her . |
| 26 | And again she felt that helpless rush inside her , knowing that she would never be able to set the record straight . |
| 27 | She remembered that terrible scene with her father , when he forbade her to see Philip again and told her she was going down to Cork till she came to her senses . |
| 28 | When she smiled that big smile with her slightly too big mouth and too many very white teeth it was as if the explosion was starting to blow the top of her head off . |
| 29 | She gave that infectious gurgle of laughter , and his eyes warmed . |
| 30 | Footway beside Flood Bank , Gubberford Lane : In a letter dated 24th May 1990 you said that this area of loose stone would be tarmacadamed ‘ in the near future ’ ! |