Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last , a streak of orange light appeared to the east ; and gradually the white sea in front of them became an immense expanse of fertile green , while the purple ocean behind turned shimmering white . |
| 2 | Two senior research officers at the Home Office were also invited , and one of them made an excellent contribution . |
| 3 | ‘ I became an involuntary expert on Christabel LaMotte . |
| 4 | Between formal sessions I asked an amiable American academic precisely how he managed to familiarize his students with it , given the difficulty . |
| 5 | When recently I asked an enthusiastic practitioner to test the technique in maths , although they were themselves enthusiastic about language , I received confirmation of insecurity , of a self-confessed distraction from the task of teaching in favour of essentially a technician-type reliance on the scheme , and a domination of the teacher by the process of recording progress . |
| 6 | ‘ I made an amazing discovery today , ’ he told her . |
| 7 | And I want to apologize for last night , I made an awful ass of myself , I am sorry . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I made an awful lot of money and I was still a reporter with The Northern ‘ I remember I would turn up to journalists ’ union meetings wearing a Walls ice cream coat . ’ |
| 9 | ( To Nick [ disguised as a girl ] ) Suppose I made an indecent suggestion to you ? |
| 10 | I made an immediate resolution to give Aunt Hettie 15 bob of that each Friday night . |
| 11 | While visiting Berlin the composer Richard Strauss wrote to his father on 7 April 1892 ‘ In Berlin I made an engaging new acquaintance , the Scottish poet John Henry Mackay , a great anarchist and biographer of the Berlin philosopher Max Stirner . ’ |
| 12 | One night earlier this season I made an excellent catch of bream . |
| 13 | I once asked my stage director what would happen if I made an unexpected ritardando . |
| 14 | But at a fourth I met an inquisitive little man who took greatly to the instrument , examining it under magnifying glasses and listening to its working through a miniature stethoscope . |
| 15 | I met an old Jew there who had left Prague thirty years before and he asked me if there were still whores in Wenceslas Square ? |
| 16 | I met an old man by the sea , |
| 17 | But I was walking in the market place , shortly after , only about just over a week after , and I met an old fellow who had retired from Hello Graham ! |
| 18 | ‘ I met an old man today , one of the down-and-outs , on my way back , ’ Stuart had said once at home , while his mother was getting ready to go out . |
| 19 | you see I met an old work mate of mine he said they were at Grantham |
| 20 | The Seychelles kestrel had so far eluded me , but I met an English birder while I was trying again to photograph waders in the harbour of Victoria , and he told me a pair had nested in one of the church towers in the town . |
| 21 | Ten years ago , I met an attractive woman who was the same age as my mother . |
| 22 | I planned an overnight stay at the Drumrunie Hotel , marked on the map and ten miles along the road , but when I tried to telephone to book a room , the operator told me that the hotel had recently been burnt down . |
| 23 | I passed an old man cutting back the undergrowth with a rusty scythe . |
| 24 | Leaving the harbour high on the Pultney side of the river I passed an old folks ' home looking out over that cold North Sea ; only the dawn in winter can show any warmth . |
| 25 | I think a medical problem different say for instance for myself I got an awful bash on the nose playing badminton and they thought it was broken , however it mended and I wished it had broken because its mended a bit , but I do not believe in spending money on cosmetic surgery because I think if you make the best of what you have and think of all the people were mutilated by disease |
| 26 | I got an awful funny feeling that shoes . |
| 27 | I got an affectionate send-off from my colleagues , along with much raillery and leg-pulling . |
| 28 | ‘ I got an indignant reply from a Ms Norris , saying in effect how dare I trouble Mr Kinnock with this low-level stuff , ’ he says . |
| 29 | I did that because I got an amazing about of money and to be honest I rather liked the idea of swanning around in a special effects car . |
| 30 | I got an amazing pair of slippers and fantastic pyjamas and a brilliant dressing gown , and she bought herself something . |