Example sentences of "[noun pl] i [vb past] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And with my own eyes I saw the stalled clock at Treblinka … |
| 2 | With fresh eyes I surveyed the familiar landscape . |
| 3 | From these fragments I reconstructed the brooding melancholy of a land subject to disaster after disaster , a family forced out through poverty , and I wove from insubstantial vapour the misty quilt in which I sensed his childhood to have been enveloped . |
| 4 | In at least two of the areas I visited the regional health authority and some of the first wave fundholders were wrangling over the savings accrued during the first year . |
| 5 | When I first began designing for double jacquard , which was quite a long time ago , there was little or no information available and not many knitters used the technique , so over the years I learnt the hard way by trial and error . |
| 6 | After several false tries I found the front hall again . |
| 7 | But if these beings had left any fingerprints I had the strong feeling they would n't be the kind you get down at Scotland Yard . |
| 8 | Physically she 's the epitome , almost a caricature of the male fantasy dream girl , and I was stupid enough to endow her with all the other attributes I thought the perfect woman should have . ’ |
| 9 | Late one afternoon on my way to the kennels with the dogs ' bowls I passed the lighted kitchen window and stopped because I heard his voice . |
| 10 | And on many of the occasions I had the distinct impression that the girls had dressed up too : one girl wore a big hat , another a beautiful sari in purple and black , another wore DM boots and a big overcoat ; many wore make-up , jewellery and perfume . |
| 11 | Now if I could try and translate that into your particular sphere of interest , you are doing things with noise , with food , with roofs I heard the other day , yesterday , which surprised me , and a variety of other things , which people understand . |