Example sentences of "but the thing that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But the things that seized my whole attention were the yellow blobs of pus in the corners of the eyes , the much purulent discharge from the nostrils and the photophobia which made the dog blink painfully at the light from the surgery window . |
2 | But the thing that fascinated me last night was the statistic about Gillette do you know they said when Gillette started When Gillette started doing the erm Gillette Cup , it cost them five thousand a year . |
3 | ‘ Sometimes it really gets me down , ’ he admits , ‘ but the thing that keeps me goin' is live performances . |
4 | ‘ But the thing that breaks my heart ’ , the curator continued , ‘ is that there were books on board and , of course , the sea 's only left indecipherable leather spines . … |
5 | But the thing that concerned me , my little lad 's had tonsillitis three times on the trot . |
6 | I write about Agnes , I try to imagine her , I let her sit on a bench in the sauna , walk around Paris , leaf through a magazine , talk with her husband , but the thing that started it all , the gesture of a woman waving to a lifeguard by the side of a pool , it must seem as if I had forgotten that . |
7 | But the thing that impressed me most was the friendship between the rabbi and the rector . |
8 | I follow the I follow the er the point , but the thing that puzzles me is that your South Ryedale local plan allocations have arisen out of the discussions on the Greater York study , yes ? |