Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb past] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was so overjoyed with the diagnosis that I celebrated with a huge meal , a bottle of champagne and a large cigar . |
| 2 | She winced , the force of his brutal remark piercing through her like a sharp knife , the suggestion of other women hurting so badly that she realised with a sick sensation that she was jealous . |
| 3 | It was not every night , she reflected , that she dined with a secret agent . |
| 4 | His eyes , dark and set deep beneath a firm , unfurrowed brow , were sleek and watchful ; one 's first impression that they twinkled with a friendly mirth soon vanished . |
| 5 | He shook his head , his hair catching the light so that it gleamed with a blue fire . |
| 6 | Evan loved to tell you that it began with a minor domestic row . |
| 7 | He alleged that the statute in question was invalid in that it conflicted with a fundamental principle of natural law , the right of free speech . |
| 8 | I never took a meal with him , but I should be surprised to find that he ate with a good appetite . |
| 9 | The court admitted that it was giving an unusual meaning to the word , for a historian who described the end of Rizzio by saying that he met with a fatal accident in Holyrood Palace would fairly be charged with a misleading statement of fact . |
| 10 | The woman also noted that he spoke with a distinctive accent , possibly Irish . |
| 11 | Eventually he owned most of the country between Bath and Malmesbury , an estate that he covered with a complete range of model estate buildings , from tiny farm workers ' cottages to his great house at Grittleton . |