Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb past] that [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw the puzzlement in the other 's face , and suddenly recollected that she had no notion to whom she was speaking . |
| 2 | I worked hard all week and so felt that I deserved them , I suppose . |
| 3 | I realized what a marvellous actor he was when I saw him in this and only wished that he had n't relied so much on the funny voices and hidden behind the easier way out of doing the characters that he could do so easily — and it was easy for him . |
| 4 | I had never heard the word and unwisely said that I did n't know what it meant . |
| 5 | Now , because everything we did or said might have had some effect on John , I found it hard to relax about any aspect and always felt that we had to do more , be more efficient , keep up the pressure . |
| 6 | She glanced at David and wryly saw that he seemed to be listening to this conversation with great interest . |
| 7 | He read a great deal as a child and later said that he read Euclid as easily as an adult reads a novel . |
| 8 | The salutation seemed to open infinite possibilities , and expressed a recognition of his right to travel ; he felt welcomed , and also saw that he had been given something of inestimable value . |
| 9 | Berger discovered the alpha rhythm , running at 10 cycles per second ( Hertz , or Hz ) and also discovered that it disappeared if the eyes were opened , with mental effort such as doing mental arithmetic with eyes closed , and with loud noises or painful stimuli . |
| 10 | David listened and frankly avowed that he had not been conscious of all these grand ideas . |
| 11 | She did not appear to be unduly depressed and now said that she thought the act had been rather drastic , but did not regret it . |
| 12 | MacArthur understood the danger from the Soviet Union and now stated that he knew a Soviet promise to observe Japanese neutrality could not be relied on . |
| 13 | Pennethorne protested that since 1845 , he had devoted himself entirely to the Office 's work and now found that he had lost all his work . |
| 14 | The students tended not to regard physical science as a unified discipline , and often complained that they disliked either the physics or the chemistry ( usually the latter ) aspect of the course . |
| 15 | ‘ My ring , ’ she gasped , and immediately wished that she had n't . |
| 16 | ‘ I expect Lubor is busy beavering away back in his office ? ’ she asked as a warm-up question before she got down to basics — and immediately wished that she had n't because at once Ven 's expression darkened , and as he raised an aristocratic eyebrow she knew instantly that all affability was gone . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't let me stop you ! ’ she exclaimed quickly when she saw he was about to call for the bill — and immediately wished that she had n't . |
| 18 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 19 | erm arguing and er they was going on about this because if Mrs went to a farm and then said that she saw some hens there that did n't look particularly fit erm and said they 'd got to be culled and if the farmer thought otherwise then we got into all sorts of tangles because we knew nothing about poultry . |
| 20 | He laughed , and then added that he 'd been drunk as a cork himself actually , the night before . |
| 21 | They wished to kill and devour the father and then imagined that they had done so and felt guilty — is this what happened ? |
| 22 | He remembered some story about a primitive farmer who discovered roast pork when his house and his pig barn burned down and then imagined that he had to set fire to the place again every time he fancied a bit of crackling . |
| 23 | She had stayed in the cellar for what she thought was about three days and then realised that she had n't felt the vibration of gunfire for some time , perhaps a day and a night . |
| 24 | Mrs Stych faltered for a moment and then realized that she meant Hank . |
| 25 | Pursuing this theory , we attributed to him some great and unhappy love , and then surmised that he had only ever confessed it to Madame , perhaps in the days of his terrible drunkenness . |
| 26 | Millionaire Hall watched his side race to their 13th League win and then hinted that he wanted Keegan to stay on indefinitely as Newcastle manager . |
| 27 | She called ‘ Edward ? ’ , and then remembered that he had gone out with the ornithological group . |
| 28 | He played with his children and then suggested that she go to the nearby Windmill Inn for some beer , as travelling had parched his throat . |
| 29 | Rain spent a few minutes sympathizing with the psychic 's frustrations and then suggested that she try Maureen again , but with a specific request for a set of keys . |
| 30 | They had backed up huge demands for cost of living allowances and then found that they had to find the money . |