Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He employed the future founder of the house of Bollinger , Jacques Bollinger , then aged nineteen , to sell his wines in Germany , but it was Müller 's experience at Veuve Clicquot which made him realise that the Russian market possessed the greatest potential for sales . |
| 3 | On the other hand , now he thought about it — that was one of the advantages of taking time out to think things through — there had been occasions when she had looked at him in a special way which made him think that she might not reject him . |
| 4 | Every Sunday morning when his wife woke him he soundly ( if silently ) cursed his adopted religion ; but the hell of getting up when all sensible creatures were lost in lovely sleep , was more than compensated for by the feeling of well-being after Mass , which made him beam and glow like an advertisement for salts — ‘ It 's Inner Cleanliness that counts ! ’ — ; and look forward with relish to eggs and bacon with a righteous sense of having earned them , and the lazy hours to follow . |
| 5 | Winner used a megaphone to relay instructions while filming , and Crawford and Reed decided to smear shoe polish round the mouthpiece , which made him look as though he was wearing black lipstick . |
| 6 | Carol began to sing a very rude version of ‘ Pretty Flamingo ’ which made me think that the stories of graffiti in ladies loos were all true . |
| 7 | Armstrong zipped through the City with more than usual aplomb , which made me think that Duncan the Drunken had given him a tuning . |
| 8 | She interwove the Emmaus story into her talk , mentioning words such as ‘ companioning ’ , ‘ accompanying ’ — which made me realise that we are all here to help see one another to the heavenly Jerusalem : — the word meaning a place of peace — ‘ Jerushalom ’ . |
| 9 | I received a few letters from strangers which made me realize that people did care . |
| 10 | He gave me a look which made me wonder whether Mavis had n't , after all , spilled the beans . |
| 11 | I noticed he said doctor not surgeon , which made me wonder if he was really up to it . |
| 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 | At night it was covered with film which made it sweat and again preserved the dampness . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Er what made me smile when they found out that the salt were going through these er motorway bridges and attacking the steel work in the concrete with all sort of powers that they would of known that would n't ya ? |
| 16 | It was part of what made him want and love Eva . |
| 17 | Finally , the Inspector said , ‘ And what made you feel that you had the Reverend Gray 's murder weapon in your hand when you held the sword ? ’ |
| 18 | There was silence for a moment , and the sounds of the hospital intruded again briefly , then Belinda blurted , ‘ What made you feel that I needed to know about it , Faye ? ’ |
| 19 | Would you , would , wo , I mean , just the way , what made you feel that it would n't be the case ? |
| 20 | ‘ And what made you think that poor little Kirsty was so desperately in need of a day-trip to London ? ’ |
| 21 | What made you decide that you did n't have a vocation ? ’ |
| 22 | What made you suspect that he was behind it ? ’ |
| 23 | Whatever made you think that the idea — of course quite impossible , though for the sake of argument we will not imagine it so — myself and Edward going away together was simply unconventional . |
| 24 | What did they do when they got there ? |
| 25 | What did they know that I did n't ? |
| 26 | What did she want that you have but would n't give her ? ’ |
| 27 | Now what did I do when , one day last week . |
| 28 | And to my amazement , what did I see but our George , and labelled for sale at £395 . |
| 29 | What did you feel when you heard about |
| 30 | Erm what did you think when you saw it in the exam ? |