Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In January I announced that a chat show host 's spouse was to appear in EastEnders . |
| 2 | The hostess 's plaintive appeals rang out above the cries of alarm as the big dog charged around , but very soon I realized that a more insidious element had crept into the situation . |
| 3 | I realized that a haircut like that was no Saturday-morning trim and blow-dry . |
| 4 | Eventually I realised that a weapon could be more effective than my 11-year-old fists and depleted teeth , so I smashed an empty milk bottle over his head . |
| 5 | When I took it over from Matt I realised that a wilderness was something different from the average person 's orderly life . |
| 6 | Since OCLC already have records from Missouri and New York Botanic Garden Libraries , I realised that a large proportion of our records would therefore already be in the OCLC system , and buying-in existing data is much cheaper than creating it as new records . |
| 7 | In Chapter Three I argued that a postmodernist culture that foregrounded ‘ desire ’ signalled somehow a renunciation of signification . |
| 8 | Even so , I found that a curious structure remained at the service 's centre . |
| 9 | I found that a traditional Scottish technique often brought splendid results , particularly in calm conditions . |
| 10 | I found that a Parish Church could present almost the same problems as our Congregational ones . |
| 11 | And there 's one here with a a group of people and I found that a stone wall makes an ideal thing to trick photography with . |
| 12 | All that I can say on the fixed link between Euston and the new complex — because I mentioned that a number of options are still being considered — is that it will be a dedicated link . |
| 13 | Secondly , a while ago I mentioned that a guy called Alan Byrne had been over for a trial , in Elland Road , from Shamrock Rovers in Dublin . |
| 14 | ‘ I stopped when a police car pulled up because I thought it was stupid to go on running . ’ |
| 15 | I assumed that a medieval abbey had been restored , as at Holy Cross . |
| 16 | My attackers had scattered and I assumed that a teacher was approaching along the corridor . |
| 17 | I assumed that a crome was C R O M E , and I still do ! |
| 18 | I learnt that a weekly bath was the norm in France among the poor . |
| 19 | I estimated that a sample of one in 12 night visits performed by general practitioners in Berkshire in the year beginning 1 July 1991 would provide details of about 2000 visits . |
| 20 | But I woke when a little boy ran into my hiding place . |
| 21 | I believed that a murrain would fall on the hens that he kept on his house-top , a wasting illness on the sheep that he kept by his door . |
| 22 | And at that stage , when I entered into the agreement , I believed that a marriage to Janice could have worked . ’ |
| 23 | I noted that a star collapses if the internal pressures in the object can not resist the gravitational contraction . |
| 24 | In an earlier chapter I noted that a study of poor people 's movements in the US concluded that such influence as they had was derived from mass protests rather than from participation in electoral politics ; and a study of the economic progress of black Americans in the late 1970s argued that it was ‘ under the impetus of the civil rights movement and the ghetto revolts of the sixties , [ that ] blacks gained access to new employment opportunities in business , government , the media , and high paying jobs in the skilled crafts ’ ( Smith , 1978 ) . |
| 25 | For a moment I considered bolting , but I noticed that a young reptilian reception-clerk was watching me narrowly , as if he thought I might roll up a carpet and try to carry it out under my arm , and I became instantly obstreperous . |
| 26 | I noticed that a horse was coming along the road , so I supposed the animals were afraid of him . |
| 27 | ‘ I noticed that a few counties had decided on June 6 and I sent out a letter pointing out that the recommended date was the second Saturday in June . |
| 28 | But I fancied feeling the long hard pressure of ocean waves against our hull and , though we were short-handed , I reckoned that a few days out of sight of land would shake us all down quickly . |
| 29 | I noticed a smell of perfume , so I guessed that a woman had sent the letter . |
| 30 | I predicted that a dramatic event would soon strike at the heart of the Royal Family . |