Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh det] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was perhaps the small electric heater in my bedroom which made him say that . |
| 2 | He was wearing a grey suit with a light polo-neck sweater which made him look younger and at the same time more intimidating than he had the day before . |
| 3 | I was just thinking how this feels incredibly … atmospheric , ’ she heard herself admitting reluctantly , waving an arm to encompass the satiny darkness of the sea all around them , ‘ I was thinking of the ghosts of all those Spanish galleons which met a sticky end in these very waters , hundreds of years ago , ’ she added , with a touch of melodrama which made him laugh out loud . |
| 4 | He hated definitions of apostolic succession which made it sound as though a lot of laying on of hands from century to century was a bit of magic by which God preserves his Church . |
| 5 | There was a sort of noisy anonymity about the rattling carriage which made him feel safe . |
| 6 | Rock what did you do ? |
| 7 | And er Superintendent what did you do then ? |
| 8 | The court heard Bedworth , now a student at Edinburgh University studying artificial intelligence , spent hours sitting in his bedroom mastering a £200 Christmas present which helped him hack into hi-tech systems . |
| 9 | " He 's been shaking like this ever since he was sixteen years old , " the Keraing told us , " when he first had the experience which made him take up the profession . |
| 10 | This not only showed how out of touch with the English political scene Tyndale was , but illustrated the honesty or obstinacy which made him feel that he had to declare his opposition to the divorce , although it had been supported by most of the other Reformers . |
| 11 | He gave me a look which made me wonder whether Mavis had n't , after all , spilled the beans . |
| 12 | He gave me a look which made me wonder if the leather riding gear was knife-proof , then he sprang at the internal phone and pressed two buttons . |
| 13 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 14 | England will look back with regret on a first half which saw them produce only one score , and that a debatable penalty seven minutes before the interval . |
| 15 | He looked surprised when everyone laughed , then joined in himself , with very hoarse , loud laughter which made everyone start laughing all over again . |
| 16 | Apart from your normal work what did you do in your leisure er leisure time ? |
| 17 | You want bread what did he have for lunch ? |
| 18 | The Victorians , of course , for all their virtues , had an edge of prudery which made them condemn in public that which they were busy practising in private . |
| 19 | It was this habit of self-mastery which made one expect him always to maintain a standard of behaviour which other people felt themselves excused from emulating . |
| 20 | Gower broke the rib attempting a diving catch against Nottinghamshire earlier this week during a championship match which saw him score 153 and stake a claim for an England recall . |
| 21 | And it was not only that he had not got what he had hoped for , nor was it the jealousy which made him feel unsure . |
| 22 | biographical allegiance which made him look bad . |
| 23 | What basis what did you have therefore for your assessment that forty one thousand two hundred was okay ? |
| 24 | The answer was a constant what did I differentiate ? |
| 25 | Being a four lad what did you have to do ? |
| 26 | But not dropped , ’ he added with a grin which made him look like the prototype jovial monk . |
| 27 | Topaz gave him a smile which made him quiver pleasurably . |
| 28 | It tastes very good , certainly nothing like the Cheltenham Spa water which made me feel ill |
| 29 | His first posting in 1915 took him to the Toba Batak country in Northern Sumatra in time to witness the Muslim Acehnese rising against their Christian rulers ; an event which made him appreciate the approaching crisis of Islam as a focus for nationalism , and impressed upon him the urgent need for Muslim-Christian accommodation . |
| 30 | You ass what did you want to start hacking at it for ? |