Example sentences of "[adj] thing that [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sorry I have n't written since then , but I 've felt very confused about some things that happened with us and you did n't seem to want to say any more . |
| 2 | About the most exciting thing that happened to me was knocking some ink over . |
| 3 | The worst thing that happened to me was that I was moved to another hut on the Waaf site and found myself amongst a very superior set of girls who worked in Radar . |
| 4 | one of the nicest things that happened to me since I 've been widowed is having Neil to look after not only is he an exception |
| 5 | This enormous gift that , despite all the trying things that went with it , Phoebe had received ; this capacity to look at a thing and know that , because it must be done , it is the doing of it that brings freedom and salvation . |
| 6 | There were many things that pulled at me . |
| 7 | The board was your cricket bat : the only thing that stood between you and castration . |
| 8 | Erm the only thing that occurred to me I just wondered if she knew somebody who had a dearly loved dog that , did n't want to train it but you know she could perhaps just take along for the joy of running it and training it but I think part of the pleasure is the reflected glory you know it 's my dog |
| 9 | As he turned the torch towards the door to the house , he gasped with horror , then screwed up his eyes for a moment , thinking of his kids , before letting his gaze rest again on the ghastly thing that dangled before him . |
| 10 | I can remember that the most memorable thing that happened to me was when it was Sports day . |
| 11 | ‘ Do you ever think about that thing that happened to us in the park ? |
| 12 | This college seemed as if it was going to be the best thing that happened to me . |
| 13 | Which was probably the best thing that happened to him . |
| 14 | The best thing that happened to him was when he married in Australia at the age of 21 . |
| 15 | It was the best thing that happened to her . |
| 16 | And some people say that 's the best thing that happened to it being voted that cos it meant people had done things about it and sorted it out but you think it 's still dull as |
| 17 | Ask them : What was the most surprising thing that happened to you when you started working on the buses/in the shop/in the hospital/in the school ? |
| 18 | 1 Make a list of the main things that happened to her in the story . |