Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [adj] night " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the widow 's custom to leave a jug of milk for them each night after milking , she gave it as a gift in thanks , she said , for their support of an unfortunate woman on her own . |
| 2 | No matter what undercurrents had passed between them last night , it had been true enough that it was la Principessa who 'd sent her grandson to collect her at the Sala dell'Arte . |
| 3 | Sorry , I forgot to mention that the fax and collect method works for tickets , mine was waitning for me last night . |
| 4 | ‘ For my last night ? ’ |
| 5 | I 've been picking up after them all night and all morning . |
| 6 | After her disturbed night , she supine position and the soporific effect of air and sun were impossible to resist . |
| 7 | Ruth took a deep breath and summoned all her courage to put into words what she had decided after her sleepless night at Mrs Taylor 's . |
| 8 | He thought , after his long night with Rab , swinging fortunes , to sleep the afternoon . |
| 9 | He was very tired after his bad night . |
| 10 | For some reason he had not been too worried out it last night , nor was he now . |
| 11 | The morning after our big night out , Clay 's Aunt Dottie produced for lunch one of the best lasagnas I have ever tasted . |
| 12 | ‘ You were not thinking about her last night , petite , ’ he taunted . |
| 13 | Because I dreamt about her last night when my manor house had fallen silent and its mullioned windows gazed like sightless eyes over the dark , lush fields of my estate . |
| 14 | That night , as Hilda Machin was boiling milk in the kitchen for her good night cup of coffee , an unusual thing happened . |
| 15 | If he had n't posted bail for her she would now be preparing for her first night in jail . |
| 16 | ‘ Poor Fanny must rest in her old home for her last night . |
| 17 | A typical example — and there are many of these — was when he patiently sat through a high level Air Ministry conference listening to the Mosquito being castigated for its poor night flying qualities ( because of the glare from the exhausts ) , and Boscombe Down recommended that it should never be flown at night , the chairman , as an afterthought , suggested Bennett contribute his views : " I wish someone hid told me about all these faults ' , he replied , " because I have been flying the Masse on OBOE night trials with excellent results " . |
| 18 | There are certain topics about which I have nothing to say , and they covered almost every one of them that night . |
| 19 | ‘ Well now , you look here , that was a good lay of yours last night . |
| 20 | Despite his one night on Broadway , Dustin felt bitter , betrayed and disappointed . |
| 21 | A chorus of denials greeted his question and , because of my sleepless night , I could confirm these . |
| 22 | The range of everyday articles on the shelves reminded me abruptly of things at home , and I found myself thinking of my last night before leaving London . |
| 23 | His attitude towards her last night — looks , gestures . |
| 24 | Actually , I 'm feeling well , ’ she managed to retort coolly , succeeding after an immense effort to blot out the powerful sensual images of their last night in St Lucia . |
| 25 | Ice cool Dr Apps said of their big night out : ‘ It will be a bit boring but we 'll take a walkman and try to get a good night 's sleep . ’ |
| 26 | This man had simply made a fool of her last night . |
| 27 | Last night 's rich pickings followed hot on the heels of her big night in Brussels last Friday when she won four gold bars for victories in Olso , Zurich , Berlin and of course Brussels … now she sets her sights on tomorrow 's Princess Street Mile in Edinburgh where the winner receives a car . |
| 28 | Despite its first night technical problem , Les Miserables is expected to enjoy a successful run in Manchester . |
| 29 | Ven uttered , and to her delight confessed , ‘ Well , there was that occasion when , after being disturbed by thoughts of you all night , I rang you at your hotel the next morning in the hope that I had n't disturbed you . ’ |
| 30 | I dreamed of you last night . ’ |