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Example sentences of "the [noun] [that] [vb past] me " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Then they cut the ropes that tied me and I was able to get to my feet .
2	I thought about that scent ; there was something about it , something extra besides the smell that reminded me of Marcus 's bathroom .
3	Even more than their magnificent appearance , I think it was the movement of the birds that captivated me — their ability to fly fast or , in the case of the owls , slow and in absolute silence , and pinpoint their prey with breathtaking accuracy , even in total darkness .
4	‘ But this is the bit that took me longest to work out .
5	And when I arrived in Lanyon 's house , I took the dose of the drug that returned me to my normal appearance .
6	There was a lot of tooth-sucking for a while as he tried to get me to say more and that was almost funny , given that it was the tooth-sucking that made me think of it in the first place , suddenly thinking .
7	‘ It must have been the noise that woke me up , ’ Jessamy retorted sarcastically .
8	To bring them success was the lure that brought me here . ’
9	That , mixed with the mule 's contribution , produced an atmosphere in the cabin that stood me in good stead for the rest of my flying career .
10	It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots .
11	That was the obsession that made me write this . ’
12	‘ These are the songs I grew up listening to , ’ she says , ‘ they are the songs that made me want to be a singer . ’
13	I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books .
14	It may have been the horse that roused me from my sleep .
15	When I think of love or beauty or gardens , the images that moved me in my everyday life appear again and I feel the same sensations as when I first found them .
16	It was the cold that forced me to move .
17	It was the gin that surprised me .
18	Cos it was in with the electric bills , and I did n't want that , and that was one of the advantages that made me decide to have here , cos I knew that the heating was in with the rent .
19	But this is one of the experiences that taught me very early in my career that I must do the opposite .
20	These were the only things on the Sorrento that got me down ; at night they sallied from every crack and crevice and nibbled dead skin on the soles of my feet .
21	It was then that I began to discover the fate that awaited me as a female .
22	The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ?
23	The non-assertive quality is of course obvious in all the uses of blend dare which parallel those of the full modal : ( 48 ) And when I saw he was attracted by someone else , the fear and the jealousy that seized me !
24	I think it was the wine that made me real tired .
25	It was the rain that saved me .
26	But it was the natural kindness of the Duke that helped me most .
27	Conservative loyalists said Mr Tebbit had made a blunder , but he showed no sign of backing off from ‘ one of the things that brought me into politics — the belief that immigration should be reduced ’ .
28	One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it was always talking about a Dark Power in the universe — a mighty evil spirit who was held to be the Power behind death and disease , and sin .
29	‘ They were among the things that attracted me . ’
30	‘ One of the things that struck me as an outsider , coming into the firm two and a half years ago , was that there was no accountability , ’ recalls Mel Smaje .