Example sentences of "i had a sudden [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I had a sudden vision of poor Clare , imprisoned in irons for the rest of her life . |
| 2 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 3 | I had a sudden vision of a reception committee for the snake . |
| 4 | While feeding the meter I had a sudden blank on whether my meter was in front or behind my car . |
| 5 | I had a sudden thought , when you mentioned the timing . |
| 6 | I had a sudden thought about the swimbladders of fish used to fine beer — to take the suspended proteins to the bottom of the cask and clarify the final product . |
| 7 | I had a sudden pang of conscience about the hole in Sunil 's roof where the skylight had been . |
| 8 | I had a sudden pang of conscience that I really ought to tell them that the funny-looking herb on the left of their kitchen garden was not really an obscure form of ivy and on no account must they attempt to smoke its leaves . |
| 9 | I had a sudden flash of memory of one of the most remarkable women I had ever met — Sister Kenny , a woman who had made a great impact on me because of Clare . |
| 10 | In fact , months earlier , before there was any real cause for concern over his health rate at all , I had a sudden flash forward . |
| 11 | Toby had never offered to read me any of his work ; but now I had a sudden longing to know whether or not he could really write I turned the page over . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , she kept returning to the nest , and one morning I had a sudden feeling that she was about to hatch something , after all . |
| 13 | I had a sudden feeling of unplaced alarm , a shadowy fear in the darkness . |
| 14 | In wounded puzzlement I had a sudden flashback to the time immediately after Dunkirk , when Leslie had referred to the projected formation of a parachute corps , and to service in it as ‘ absolute certain death ’ in a ‘ suicide squad ’ . |