Example sentences of "had a [adj] [noun] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as she could see there was nothing at all but mountains and she had a nasty feeling that they would be isolated behind them for some considerable time to come . |
| 2 | I had a nasty feeling that I was part of this do-it-yourself metaphor . |
| 3 | But even as I engaged in the ritual unarmed combat with Springsteen ( well , I was unarmed ) over possession of the duvet , I had a nasty feeling that I was n't taking this whole thing seriously enough . |
| 4 | Even if he managed to get to a horse , he had a nasty suspicion that it would follow him at its own pace . |
| 5 | It was not a very good day today , and he had a terrible feeling that it was going to get worse . |
| 6 | Dickey had rebelled against his black clothes , until he was told that it would be naughty to mamma not to put them on , when he at once submitted ; and now , though he had heard Nanny say that mamma was in heaven , he had a vague notion that she would come home again tomorrow , and say that he had been a good boy and let him empty her workbox . ’ |
| 7 | Oh well Bob had a mini bus that he went with and picked up the passengers . |
| 8 | But Veronica had stopped short , perhaps embarrassed by making these revelations to a stranger , and Loretta had a distinct feeling that she was expected to go now . |
| 9 | My sister and I had a hazy idea that he sold rabbit skins from a sort of tray suspended from his neck — but as he was always beautifully neat and clean I do n't know where we got this idea from . |
| 10 | She had a sneaking suspicion that she knew why the men had not given up their seats . |
| 11 | ‘ I apologize for my son , ’ he said wearily , and I had a convincing impression that he 'd apologized countless times before . |
| 12 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
| 13 | He had a strong feeling that he wanted to dash back to the Romano-British section and break a piece of statuary over the bastard 's head . |
| 14 | By late afternoon she realised he had no intention of returning to the office while she was in it , and she had a strong suspicion that he did not trust her . |
| 15 | you always went to a proper butcher then , you did n't go to the supermarket because you had a good butcher that you used to go |
| 16 | I still had a formless feeling that she understood me where my mother did not . |
| 17 | The society will argue at the full hearing that it had a legitimate expectation that it would be consulted by the council . |
| 18 | He glanced at the clock and had a strange feeling that he had to do something — there was somewhere he ought to be . |
| 19 | It is relevant to recall in this connection that Younger did envisage situations where mere observation could seriously impair privacy — where , for example , the person observed had a reasonable expectation that he would not be subject to observation , or had deliberately taken steps to prevent surveillance , but special technical devices , either optical or electronic ( bugging ) , were used to spy upon him . |
| 20 | well we were considered to be fortunate that we did n't , we only had a small percentage that we had a problem with |
| 21 | I had a mad idea that she would be there . |
| 22 | We had a fine dairy that we er er of stone shelves and and that kept cool when everything And it was good for weeks . |
| 23 | Wicker , wickerwork basket the one had got a top on and er the big one which I had a hundred and forty loaves , I did n't have a top on but you had a waterproof sheet that you put over the top of that , but er the small ones had a lid on was hinged , hinged lid you could fold it backwards , as far as you could empty it and er what they used to do coming down Road you used to give it a good push and then jump on the back and freewheel down past what is now Lane er is that convenience still on , in those days the was a gents toilet , a public convenience where you went down steps , you were actually apart from the urinals there was toilets as well there . |
| 24 | In fact , she had a disturbing idea that he might very well hit her back . |
| 25 | They were thoughtful , grave , as they so often were ; but Breeze had a queer impression that they were veiled tonight . |
| 26 | As they got out of the car and walked across the yard , their feet scrunching on the stones , Jinny had a queer feeling that they were being watched . |
| 27 | He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards . |
| 28 | But Charles had a nagging fear that it was n't that , that Michael Banks really was trying , that he did go through the lines time after time in the evenings , but that his mind could no longer retain them . |
| 29 | ‘ Not at all ! ’ he said , and had the grace to flush a little ; she even had a fleeting suspicion that he enjoyed the ability to flush at will . |
| 30 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |