Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought of this not only made him feel uneasy , but embarrassed . |
| 2 | To watch the ceaseless spinning for too long made you feel sick and dizzy and a bit out of step with everything else . |
| 3 | As Derek came close to him , Jack could smell fry-up on his breath and it suddenly made him feel sick again . |
| 4 | That alone made him feel foolish . |
| 5 | I reached the flat just after so helped her carry clean sheets and towels upstairs as well as my luggage and B. The two bedrooms in the flat are small — ‘ compact ’ in estate agency jargon I expect ! — and the bathroom is very nice with a washing machine in it . |
| 6 | ‘ And since he did n't call me back , you obviously told him to keep quiet . ’ |
| 7 | The sun warmed his face , and he suddenly knew he felt different . |
| 8 | I only meant you look tired . |
| 9 | Ma was always at her most unreasonable on do-days , and I must have known it was a do-day because not only did we have extra help in the house , but Nanny had been co-opted into the kitchen to make pastry . |
| 10 | Their resources were considerable ; not only did they have vast incomes from taxation and from their own estates , but also they could expect considerable quantities of tribute from the subject peoples east of the Rhine and elsewhere . |
| 11 | Not only did it contain riveting performances from David Threlfall and our own Adrian Dunbar , it also delivered a fast-moving plot involving more twists than Chubby Checker . |
| 12 | Not only did he do stupendous work in many areas of pure mathematics but he also devoted much time to probability , theory of errors , geodesy , mechanics , electromagnetism , optics and even actuarial science ! |
| 13 | Not only did he make sure that we had a thorough grounding in the 3 Rs , Reading — Writing — Rithmatic , but just as important — he taught us C. P. and K. — Courtesy , Politeness and Kindness : |
| 14 | In his work in the western part of the United States not only did he describe physical erosive processes but was also able to derive a system of laws governing progress from initial to adjusted forms ( Chorley , Dunn and Beckinsale , 1964 ) and in his Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains ( 1877 ) he provided the first major treatment by a geologist of the mechanics of fluvial processes . |
| 15 | So did you get extra coupons if you were getting married or were you just expected to make do ? |
| 16 | Not only had he spotted excessive muscular tension throughout his body , but now he thought he knew how to correct it . |
| 17 | Frills and furbelows just made her look stupid . |
| 18 | It just made you ask different sorts of questions . |
| 19 | Anne was never miserable for long , and the visit to Kathleen , added to an apparent halt in her mother 's disease and long loving letters from John , soon made her feel happy again . |
| 20 | In addition to the financial and statistical information already mentioned they had available two reports , one on Conferences , the other on Leisure Facilities in Hotels . |
| 21 | Just told her to take light clothes . ’ |
| 22 | Nothing would move her from the belief and Maggie finally persuaded her to get undressed and have a sleep . |
| 23 | He just knew he had cheap labour . |
| 24 | I never went out Sunday , I have n't been out Tuesday I just thought you know good still find the money for it still it 's amazing how you do |
| 25 | I du n no he just said he felt terrible . |
| 26 | No sooner had you got used to being able to have the lights on whenever you wanted , than you ( or Dad ) had to trail down to the BP station with a jerry-can in your hand and beg for half a gallon of four-star . |
| 27 | We are all set up for the perfect ending for George to live in peace while Lennie , tended the rabbits , but somehow the author still made it seem impossible as there was always trouble brewing for them . |
| 28 | Sky TV yesterday announced they have exclusive rights to show his championship challenge and , if successful , his first defence . |
| 29 | One healer at the Centre always made me feel recharged . |
| 30 | I remember terrible arguments when shopping for shoes — I wanted to have fashion shoes ( high heels , pointed toes ) like my friends , but Mum always made me have sensible shoes . |