Example sentences of "which [vb past] me [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a very long and comfortable settee in front of the window which had a view of the River Thames which mesmerized me to such an extent that I could scarcely tear myself away to go to bed . |
| 2 | Ward was due to take over the driving and at the end of it I slumped into the seat beside him in a happy daze which insulated me from all sense of reality . |
| 3 | It could have been the extra garlic I 'd put in the Rogan Josh which woke me at 2.06 a.m. , but it was probably the noise Billy Tuckett made falling through the bathroom skylight and killing himself . |
| 4 | One of the circumstances which drove me to these experiments will be familiar to most home cooks . |
| 5 | ‘ It was her beauty which attracted me at first , ’ said Mr Jefferson , who was a produce buyer for NAFFI for more than 37 years . |
| 6 | I sobbed with fright , even as I addressed the one and only question which confronted me in such a dangerous situation . |
| 7 | It was my desire to be active , to earn my way in life , which encouraged me into these new fields , that is it was a positive impulse which drove me on . |
| 8 | My quizzing about the intellectual world which I was about to enter with some trepidation left him with a wry smile , which puzzled me for some time after , as my naïvety about the world of further education lasted well into my early days in college . |
| 9 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |
| 10 | I had a real ambition to ride round Badminton , but had a terrible fall which left me with two broken legs before I could do that . |
| 11 | I think it 's important to understand that all my work is about demystification — both of the self and of the medical and family discourses which defined me for much of my life . |
| 12 | Burns 's poetry and songs have played an important part in my life from the earliest years , not only because of their simple beauty , but also because of their directness , honesty , and wry , lop-sided , humour ; the appreciation of which stood me in good stead the last time I was in Mauchline . |