Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To think of telling him , now , made me feel sick with horror . |
| 2 | I could see that Estella was still proud , and I knew that it was she who made me feel ashamed of home , and Joe , but I also knew that I could never stop loving her . |
| 3 | It certainly helped them look economic on paper . |
| 4 | Bishop Jon , a warm-hearted man , had been weeping , and even Eochaid , remembering , found himself moved near to tears . |
| 5 | McLeish found himself receiving this with reluctance and wondered why , since it made sense . |
| 6 | An hour later Dexter found himself sitting next to Blanche on a settle in a pub near Scotland Yard with Detective Inspector Eddy Russell of the Drugs Squad perched on a stool on the opposite side of the Formica table . |
| 7 | She arrived promptly in the Green Drawing Room for pre-lunch drinks and then found herself seated next to Prince Andrew , who was on leave from his Royal Navy flying duties . |
| 8 | Everyone murmured awkward disclaimers except Alexandra , who , seething with embarrassment , now found herself seated next to Matthew . |
| 9 | Juliet found herself squeezed next to Dr Kent , and was acutely aware of the pressure of his body , and his faint aroma of spearmint and Savlon . |
| 10 | Whenever the film crew opened a cupboard in a shop to store some electrical equipment , they found it stocked high with food . |
| 11 | I found myself standing next to Ronnie Wood , John 's ex-girlfriend . |
| 12 | But we got we got two in Edinburgh . |
| 13 | Now if if the management at home heard me doing this of course er giving you a choice but I believe in it . |
| 14 | The bombshell decision follows a two-year fight by the 400 metres world record holder against the IAAF since they alleged he tested positive for steroids in Monte Carlo in August 1990 . |
| 15 | ‘ When I watched them win 2–0 at Tottenham they kept it ever so tight , so I was surprised at how much they came out and attacked . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I keep hearing how good they are , but I watched them draw 0–0 with Torino last Sun day and they looked pretty ordinary to me . |
| 17 | Yet he made her feel sorry for Miss Lavant , a woman she 'd hardly thought about before . |
| 18 | Resting there , in the protection of the mighty canopy , was an object which made him feel faint with fear . |
| 19 | The thought made him flush hot with embarrassment even though chilled to the marrow . |
| 20 | Hugh wore a pair of neat white shorts which made him look ready for tennis . |
| 21 | He assiduously avoided her glance all through dinner , and as soon as the coffee was served he got to his feet . |
| 22 | I remember ‘ laying down a fleece ’ that I would not proceed towards the ordained ministry unless the Lord enabled me to lead another to Christ before a certain date : there is nothing that concentrates the mind as such an agreement with God ! |
| 23 | His financial controller Roger Richardson came up with a system of false accounting , which enabled them to borrow millions of pounds over a three year period and keep the company going . |
| 24 | Other firms were less well-prepared , but the depression in London 's commercial-property market enabled them to put thousands of workers in unlet offices quickly . |
| 25 | This enabled them to become reconciled with family and faith . |
| 26 | Never saw nothing like that in Santos Angeles . ’ |
| 27 | This moral hazard sent them lending billions to property developers and investing billions in junk bonds . |
| 28 | Tolonen felt himself go cold with anger . |
| 29 | When Ivan the Terrible felt himself drawing near to death , we are told , he would have himself carried up to his treasury . |
| 30 | I thought we saw some in Swidlan Woods once . |