Example sentences of "realised the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clear to me that , although Harold realised the total impropriety of the medical attitude , human nature made it impossible for him not to have a certain mild satisfaction . |
| 2 | I realised the sheer hopelessness of my lifestyle ; I knew I had to change … |
| 3 | They realised the strategic importance of the site and used it as a naval base and trading post . |
| 4 | Finally , some staff realised the knock-on effects of the developments to that date , and of the predicted integration of the library and the audio-visual resources area . |
| 5 | He realised the two men would not fight . |
| 6 | You probably wo n't be surprised to learn then , that those past masters of glam-drag dressing-up , Marc Bolan and Adam Ant , are two of Justin 's heroes , whom he says came from ‘ an underground scene but realised the only way to put their music across , to really entertain people , is to get right out there in the main arena . ’ |
| 7 | In March 1939 Norman Bentwich , who more than most realised the desperate straits of the Austrian Jews , wrote to Josef Löwenherz in Vienna : |
| 8 | At first Anne felt indignant with Joe , but when she thought it over , realised the good sense of his warning . |
| 9 | Then she realised the regular banging noise was someone knocking . |
| 10 | ‘ I briefed them again until they fully realised the one-shot nature of the exercise . |
| 11 | ‘ As soon as he realised the serious nature of what he was doing he stopped and apologised . ’ |
| 12 | A spokesman for the club said yesterday that the players realised the serious nature of their action , but that they wanted their fate in their own hands . |
| 13 | They called him twice again , and eventually he appeared that evening once it was explained the family was n't used to this sort of treatment ( and once he realised the best salmon stream in the area ran through the estate ) . |
| 14 | By the end of their career , however , the old behemoths had either a ) realised the inherent contradictions contained in the old cloth or b ) run out of ideas for their record sleeves . |
| 15 | Forster stood before the row of suits , hanging like a lie of petrified robots , and immediately recognised them for what they were ; instantly realised the enormous risk they might all be running , at least below decks . |
| 16 | I imagine you came here with the intention of doing it up and then realised the enormous extent of the work needed to put it right . ’ |
| 17 | But the Japanese soon realised the commercial potential of whaling and , adopting steamships and the newly invented harpoon gun , their fleets grew . |
| 18 | But some days later I realised the full truth of what had happened . |
| 19 | Seb suddenly realised the full import of her words , ‘ You mean … you 're going ahead and marrying Nahum ? ’ |
| 20 | Because this , erm , I think it 's quite far-reaching to erm get all hot on this , and I do n't think we realised the full implications . |
| 21 | He realised the impending danger and looked up the road where he saw a Morris Minor coming down the hill . |
| 22 | Her mouth opened to scream for help , but the sound emerged as a strangled groan as she realised the mind-numbing truth . |
| 23 | They took a long time to settle , missing more than they realised the wise , old heads of Ackford , Teague and even Richards . |
| 24 | It was now that Sean realised the bad decision that he had made . |
| 25 | James IV first occupied the high ground of Flodden , but moved to Branxton hill when he realised the English were outflanking him , eluding Scottish patrols on a drizzly day . |
| 26 | MARTIN LYNCH realised the wildest dream of every jump jockey when , at the 11th hour , he picked up the mount on strongly-fancied contender Cool Ground in today 's Martell Grand National at Aintree . |
| 27 | He need n't be in such a hurry to disclaim her , Robbie thought indignantly , then realised the little clergyman was expecting her to shake hands . |
| 28 | Yanto laughed when he realised the old joker had palmed the sawdust and was allowing it to trickle in such a way as to give the impression that it was trickling from his ear . |
| 29 | A sponsored walk to aid the preservation fund was held on 1st February 1992 and realised the excellent sum of £200 . |
| 30 | Mr Morris , whose own house suffered relatively little damage , said he realised the potential danger early on Thursday evening when he asked for the river to be kept clear of debris before the level grew too high . |