Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] the [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | of of this secrecy that 's apparently surrounded the whole thing . |
| 2 | Rachel could see the reasoning behind that , but nevertheless felt angry towards Damian Flint — not because he had so obviously done the right thing , but because he was so clearly in complete control of a situation that had always been beyond Rachel . |
| 3 | Seb realised he had inadvertently said the wrong thing , but Carrie had gone to the scullery that opened off the farmhouse kitchen . |
| 4 | He did n't hate her , and he certainly did n't want to hurt her , but he knew he had just done the best thing he could ever do for Sandra Bamfield . |
| 5 | Her last comment had sounded flippant , a little bitter , as if she begrudged the fact that he could afford all this , when in reality she had just said the first thing that had come into her head because he was close and because she had felt his love of the land and in doing so had glimpsed a part of him that was unknown , disturbing to her . |
| 6 | It sounded as though he had already said the same thing to a great many others . |
| 7 | I could have just bought the goddamned thing out of a coin machine in the men 's john . ’ |
| 8 | Nutty , having just thought the same thing changed her mind instantly . |
| 9 | ‘ I have already packed the few things to which she is entitled , in a small box . |
| 10 | I 've only just started the damn thing really . |
| 11 | He has always appreciated the finer things in life and can often be seen lunching at London 's Savoy Grill . |
| 12 | The fact that we 've both done the same thing — I was an actress although I 'm a writer now — is totally unimportant . |
| 13 | In fact I 'd carefully scripted the whole thing , grading the language to keep it within the students ' capabilities . |
| 14 | Yeah he 'd have probably blown the bloody thing up ! |
| 15 | He 'd nearly blown the whole thing then . |
| 16 | Anyway , etlprky the mole has now done the decent thing and walked before being given out , so hopefully that 's the end of the matter . |
| 17 | And had Rohmer really felt the same thing ? |
| 18 | Not particularly but I understand that er it is , you now have the whole of China which small areas erm relatively small areas , you 've now got the whole thing , I mean if you start initiating very radical reforms , as you say you do n't have the personnel or the resources to erm to prevent a , you know , a big change disruption . |
| 19 | They 'd even discovered the unlikeliest things in common — a liking for potted shrimps and piano concertos , an aversion to veal and Wagner . |
| 20 | Gesner was the one who ought to be slapped , but he had at least done the decent thing in abandoning Suzi . |
| 21 | Her expression froze at that , and his heart seemed to sink into his guts as he realised he 'd almost said the wrong thing . |
| 22 | The wretched woman had well-meaningly reduced the whole thing to the level of bar-room farce . |
| 23 | Matt said afterwards he 'd half expected the whole thing would turn out to be a wild goose chase and I told him I thought the same . |
| 24 | If the editor decides to invert the press release , you 've actually done the right thing in putting your good point first . |
| 25 | But I 'd never seen the real thing . |
| 26 | I wish I 'd never got the beastly thing . ’ |