Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even indoors , where vigorous exercise was impossible , I would insist on open windows , explaining that lack of fresh air made me feel sleepy . |
| 2 | Even now the recollection seized him in the abdomen , and a kind of sick longing made him tremble . |
| 3 | Lady Augusta xenophobically added : ‘ … a sort of national prejudice made me attribute the grace and dignity of the scene , for what there was of either came from her , to the blood of Kirkpatrick ! ! ! ’ , a reference to Eugénie 's Scottish grandfather |
| 4 | It ran beside a broad , shaded boulevard of feathery pepper trees , and the sudden sight of European-style buildings made him reflect that the jungles , fields and villages through which they 'd been moving for the past few hours had remained unchanging throughout many centuries . |
| 5 | Do you wan na piece of orange Sue did you say ? |
| 6 | A short stab of icy wind made him huddle deeper into his cloak and he stirred to keep the hot blood flowing through his veins . |
| 7 | The Society of African Missionaries made him sign a document promising to be ‘ Faithful to church teaching in matters of faith and morals . ’ |
| 8 | Of course , I had no idea whether these ladies were right or wrong , but the revelation of fragments of past lives helped me come to terms with my true nature , and to understand why I had been troubled in the past . |
| 9 | I thought that this was a painting I should n't discuss with Lili , but only when I had walked to the end of the gallery to look at an innocuous picture of a group of long-haired sheep did I ask myself what Robert had been doing in Marie Claire 's bedroom . |