Example sentences of "and realised [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bombers must have seen the persons in the well-lighted room through the open door and realised that they were almost certain to die in the explosion . |
| 2 | ( aside ; a ‘ little lad ’ of 18 ) once studies HAMLET in the course of A level lit. and realised that they did n't have pencils in those days — he remains confused ! ) . |
| 3 | She 'd intended the pleasure-bound figures by the lake to be stylized and realised that they looked sinister , as if an architect 's drawing was peopled by a sideshow of grotesques . |
| 4 | A long , long , unutterably tedious wait in the lint-filled darkness , until at last I felt the tension of the crane and realised that I was being lowered into the hold . |
| 5 | It 's about time that you grew up and realised that I can not possibly be dancing attendance on you every five minutes . ’ |
| 6 | When Wendy opened hers , she found that it consisted entirely of crispbread and realised that she would be able to eat only during the applause — Harrison Birtwhistle 's music had not yet been written . |
| 7 | Tamar laughed with her and realised that she felt less depressed about the forthcoming confinement after this little spell of humour . |
| 8 | She stopped , repeated , ‘ What a disgusting thing to do , ’ and realised that she was shaking like a leaf , and feeling close to tears herself . |
| 9 | And realised that she was n't quite sure what she was supposed to do next . |
| 10 | Lucy looked down and realised that she was still carrying the switchblade . |
| 11 | She licked her lips nervously , and realised that she was sitting on the edge of the sofa , staring at him as though her life depended on it . |
| 12 | With a small detached part of her mind she heard her quick , breathless words and realised that she was chattering . |
| 13 | Robyn let out a deep sigh and realised that she was shaking from head to foot . |
| 14 | Fabia could n't help picking up the air of excitement about her , and realised that she was n't the only one when barely had they sat down with a cup of tea than her father , an observant man , was asking , ‘ Are you going to tell us about it — or is it a secret ? ’ |
| 15 | Having stopped a couple of times for refreshment , Fabia returned to her hotel around six o'clock , and realised that she had found Mariánské Láznë quite enchanting . |
| 16 | She caught herself smiling ridiculously when he 'd gone , and realised that she felt quite cheered that he had n't simply given her a lift to Prague , seen her safely installed in the spare bedroom , and then forgotten about her . |
| 17 | He looked round and realised that he was not quite sure where he was . |
| 18 | The English clerk watched him go and realised that he , too , must return to the abbey . |
| 19 | Outside he stopped and realised that he would have to make his own way back . |
| 20 | He fumbled for his skeleton keys and realised that he had not brought them with him from the car . |
| 21 | He averted his eyes quickly , and realised that he could now no longer see the ground through the dragon . |
| 22 | George did , and yearned to tell him the Army had thought of it , that Maxim had mentioned how they worked under codenames , then wondered if the Army should tell Moscow that , too- and realised that he was after a list , as well . |
| 23 | Seated on the settee , she watched his face and realised that he was as moved as she had been . |
| 24 | Corbett stared at the hard-eyed French envoy and realised that it was impossible to press the matter . |
| 25 | He discovered that Bob was twenty-five , four years his junior , and realised that it was the first time since his brother Joe 's marriage , when they were seventeen and twenty , that he had had a companion of roughly his own age . |
| 26 | The taxi ride from the airport to the little village where she was staying , only six kilometres from Nice , had been uncomfortable because the air-conditioning in the car had broken down three days before her arrival and was waiting to be repaired , and all in all her last vestiges of good humour had finally bitten the dust as she 'd stood in front of the house and realised that it had n't finished being built . |
| 27 | Summoned to collect a donation from an address on the east side of the city , a few days before the Election , I noticed a poster in the window , and realised that it was the home of a candidate ( now the Member ) for Leith . |