Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The Nobel had afforded only a temporary alleviation of this condition : indeed , the abbreviated stay in Princeton , the rush back to England , and the trip to Stockholm made him feel worse rather than better .
2 But the lingering memory of the ghostly horse and a nervousness which could n't be denied at the thought of meeting the Danbys made her feel more than a little awkward .
3 About this time , JWT announced they wanted four more ads , and another three more after that .
4 Did n't you think of that danger when the Union asked you to do this ?
5 Jessica announced she felt pissed and would have to go onto lemonade or leave the car outside the Amsterdam all night — which raised guffaws as to what she thought she 'd find left of it the morrow — and Mallachy offered to drive it home for her for twenty quid plus his taxi back , although he did n't have a licence .
6 The rescue co-ordinators include Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals abandoned plans to use whale song on Sunday , when Mr Goold found he needed stronger amplification of his recordings .
7 Thus Federconsorzi found itself owning some unprofitable bits of Italy 's food industry , such as a milk and cheese producer called Polenghi Lombarda and a jam company called Massa Lombarda .
8 The TV series was cancelled , and Adams found himself making ridiculous Japanese B-films like Frankenstein Conquers the World and awful Godzilla monster movies .
9 Corbett urged him to keep quiet and was more than relieved when they entered the narrow , winding , rutted streets of Leith and made their way to the small market square .
10 Nevertheless , Dame Agatha 's advice was wise and Corbett felt his temper cool .
11 As the conversation replayed , Bernice felt herself go cold .
12 Bernice thought she detected more than a suggestion of injured pride in his rigid stance .
13 After a day on the track with Formula One driver Martin Brundle , Neil Lyndon thought he knew all about driving a racing car .
14 Lucy felt herself go tense .
15 ‘ Your cousin at home , is he , Angharad ? ’ he asked mildly and Hari felt herself grow tense .
16 Although Crawford had intended to do only one series of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em , for fear of becoming typecast , the impact of Frank Spencer persuaded him to make another six episodes , which were broadcast at the end of 1973 .
17 From them , Pat felt he had all the available information and that kept him going .
18 Being around Notting Hill meant we got involved in the Free School gigs , big social events that went round by word of mouth . ’
19 Dickie thought he looked half-daft .
20 The famous British journalist and broadcaster , Alistair Cooke , recalled that at no time in his many years in the United States did he receive such a " blizzard of disgusted mail " from the old country .
21 Andy did you put any coffee in this ?
22 Cornmill manager Albion Small said he expected several other famous names to join Body Shop .
23 McKinsey said it had several programmes in place to build the information technology capability of its consulting staff , and Information Consulting could accelerate the process .
24 Andy said he wanted some of them .
25 Ann said they kept both wanting the same thing at the same time .
26 So you know that , that as you know Richard said you know good idea , could make quite a few people , so I think Marcus , if , if Marcus chose that moment he , he really
27 Travis motioned her to keep quiet , and cocked his head in a listening attitude .
28 Branson said he thought that would be very useful .
29 The UVF denied he had any connection with it .
30 Mr T said they felt unclean , violated .
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