Example sentences of "[pers pn] had a [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had a distinct impression that many of the organisers had had professional theatre experience and that , naturally , their point of view was coloured by this , while the teachers had arrived at the point of realising the potential of drama as a tool of education . |
| 2 | I had a deep-seated feeling that the whole business of seances , trying to get in touch with spirits and souls who had ‘ passed on ’ was wrong and dangerous for me , and I did not want to get involved . |
| 3 | But on my way through the old garden I had a strange feeling that something was wrong , and I ran back upstairs to check that Miss Havisham was all right . |
| 4 | Apart from having to go over the unpleasant details of Froggy 's death yet again , I had a nasty feeling that Inspector Drew 's bright and suspicious eyes masked darker ideas about my role in Froggy 's murder . |
| 5 | I had a nasty feeling that Mme Guérigny 's sisters-in-law , Agnes and Agathe , might well be ‘ interested ’ . |
| 6 | I had a nasty feeling that a little tragedy was building up here . |
| 7 | I had a nasty feeling that I was part of this do-it-yourself metaphor . |
| 8 | But even as I engaged in the ritual unarmed combat with Springsteen ( well , I was unarmed ) over possession of the duvet , I had a nasty feeling that I was n't taking this whole thing seriously enough . |
| 9 | We were still undecided when , unaccountably , I had a strong feeling that our pet was n't to be found here . |
| 10 | I had a strong feeling that Barton MacLane was no cop . |
| 11 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
| 12 | My sister and I had a hazy idea that he sold rabbit skins from a sort of tray suspended from his neck — but as he was always beautifully neat and clean I do n't know where we got this idea from . |
| 13 | We thought we knew no-one in this part of the country , but I had a hazy recollection that our English Department secretary at Vic. , Pat Lawn , had retired with husband Ken to this area . |
| 14 | And I had a vague sense that someone was making a film of us making the film ! ) |
| 15 | ‘ I apologize for my son , ’ he said wearily , and I had a convincing impression that he 'd apologized countless times before . |
| 16 | I was on my last of eight trips to the Soviet Union , and I had a growing suspicion that this take-off might soon be my last in more senses than one . |
| 17 | It was something we could barely understand , but I had a growing feeling that without my love the whole project would collapse . |
| 18 | One night I had a vivid dream that to correct this error would bring us the wind . |
| 19 | I had a mad idea that she would be there . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , she kept returning to the nest , and one morning I had a sudden feeling that she was about to hatch something , after all . |
| 21 | When I got the news of the assassination I had a heavy foreboding that U Saw was involved , and this indeed proved to be the case . |
| 22 | I had a flimsy recollection of being afraid of getting drowned ; now I had a flimsy suspicion that I might be buried under snow and never rise again to the surface . |
| 23 | This morning , I had a horrible feeling that the news might be something to do with me . |
| 24 | It irritated her to think that she had n't been doing anything reckless like running to catch a bus ; but she had a private theory that an old person did n't break a hip because she fell , but fell because her hip snapped , after gradual erosion . |
| 25 | Still , she had a sneaking hope that as she 'd reached her lowest ebb , the tide might turn . |
| 26 | She had a sneaking suspicion that she knew why the men had not given up their seats . |
| 27 | By late afternoon she realised he had no intention of returning to the office while she was in it , and she had a strong suspicion that he did not trust her . |
| 28 | ( She had a low voice that held every man in Polruan spellbound . ) |
| 29 | Her temper was caused by the fact that she had a terrible suspicion that what they said was true . |
| 30 | Penelope hardly knew which to choose after this , but decided on brandy ; she had a vague idea that for women port was a rather low-class drink , since they did not — perhaps could not — appreciate it in the rather ritualistic way that men did . |