Example sentences of "[adv] i received [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably some degree of oddness is an inescapable penalty for calling an unestablished unit into service ; this abnormality may be very slight , as in A large novel fell on my head , or it may be considerable , as in I received a lot of kindness from him — would you like to try a bottle ? : |
| 2 | The service at the crematorium went off like a house on fire and on returning home I received a phone call from Pybus to say that , at a meeting of directors , Carter and Tilley had quit . |
| 3 | YESTERDAY I received a letter from you which has considerably upset me and tarnished my feelings towards Amnesty International . |
| 4 | Er , sir , er yesterday I received a letter from the Institute of Trading Standards Administration , and if I may I 'll read a paragraph from it . |
| 5 | Sometimes I used to see the funny side of these sessions , but he was not one to tolerate flippancy and more than once I received the rough side of his tongue . |
| 6 | Also I received a visit from the Vice-Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the university . |
| 7 | A few days later I received a letter from Leslie 's commanding officer . |
| 8 | ‘ A week later I received a frantic letter from Valerie imploring me not to go through with it . |
| 9 | My distress when this bombshell was dropped must have left its mark , for some time later I received a letter enclosing a card signed by a number of Australian cricketers , including Bradman , at a private dinner party . |
| 10 | Just over a week later I received a letter , short and to the point . |
| 11 | Twelve days later I received a call from an exultant Sylvia who told me that , on the previous evening , she had in fact managed to go right into the cupboard and switch off the light . |
| 12 | Nine days later I received a replacement booklet , a new Hyperion catalogue and a letter of apology . |
| 13 | A few weeks later I received an invitation to compete at an international meeting in Gateshead , the Amoco Games . |
| 14 | Even then , Valerie opted for living together first — but a year later I received an invitation to their wedding . |
| 15 | Some months later I received an emotional telephone call from my happy former patient . |
| 16 | Three days later I received the following telegram : ‘ DUNLOP TIMES-HERALD MOOSEJAW THANKS REMINDER IF BASIC TERMS AGREEABLE REPORT VANCOUVER CBC 15 SEPTEMBER ’ . |
| 17 | A day or two later I received the following letter : |
| 18 | Only today I received a document from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals that shows that it does not understand . |
| 19 | Only today I received a letter from Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia listing the Orthodox churches that had been destroyed by Croats . |
| 20 | Some time ago I received a frantic telephone call from Carol , who had undergone successful hypnotic treatment about two years earlier . |
| 21 | Is the Prime Minister aware that just over an hour ago I received a letter from British Alcan , which has a factory in my constituency at Falkirk , informing me that 169 of the work force will lose their jobs , not because they are inefficient but because the machinery on which they work is 50 years old ? |
| 22 | Several months ago I received an invitation for myself and a friend to travel out and fish Carp Fishers Abroad 's new addition near Metz , France , near the border with Germany . |
| 23 | Then I received a shock . |
| 24 | Mr Schabort said : ‘ At first they seemed quite eager but then I received a letter saying it was not council policy to meet with South African officials . |
| 25 | Then I received a final notice and now a summons . |
| 26 | But I ended up being sent to the juvenile court where I received a conditional discharge . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ — and then I belonged to the Pasha of Re'durat and played a prominent part in the battle of the Great Nef , which is where I received the slight nick you may have noticed some two-thirds of the way up my blade , ’ Kring was saying from its temporary home in a tussock . |
| 28 | For years afterwards I received a Christmas card from them . |