Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What made them lords were their noble deeds . |
| 2 | What really made me sick was Claire , who was kneeling behind her , brushing her hair . |
| 3 | I experienced my hands being numb and slightly swollen , then being pressed or clasped by an unseen force . |
| 4 | And er but it was only about half past five I did n't I never stopped till the I just kept going now tha well about half past four , I started to pack up and I realized my sandwiches were still in my snack box so I I 'd I 'd had one one earlier on whilst I was still working but yes the lady there she made us a couple of cups in the morning , er cu cup of coffee , I think about what yeah about half ten time but the time I painted a little bit and I thought oh I 'll stop and have a fag , with my coffee and I had a cup of tea later on in the afternoon but er I did n't stop , I kept going , you know and then course by time I got to my drink , it was cold it was cool , so you drink it straight down |
| 5 | The reason why I consulted my brief was because I am to visit the Young Vic shortly and I was not certain whether the hon. Gentleman would appear on the stage or in the audience on that occasion . |
| 6 | Now the African who has in fact got my farm is my friend . ’ |
| 7 | I realised my elbow was throbbing painfully where I 'd hit the stone floor . |
| 8 | ‘ Word had got round that I was wearing red , but I think the guests were relieved when they saw me , and realised my dress was n't too outrageous , ’ says Alison . |
| 9 | Yes , but I , I , I did n't know , I mean I did n't feel that , I just realised my hand was bleeding and the skin 's gone like that , look , the skin 's gone like that . |
| 10 | As soon as they realised my charge was arson I was left to sit in the cubicle : everybody else disappeared . |
| 11 | In conversation with my mother it appears that she realised my mother was too unbalanced to have custody of my daughter , so therefore she made wardship proceedings herself . |
| 12 | Where I made my mistake was in not checking back with his number in Freiburg at the edge of the Black Forest . |
| 13 | What caught my eyes were its maps . |
| 14 | The reason the Labradoodle caught my eye is that Bubbles is the result of a liaison between a Miniature Poodle and — wait for it — a Labrador/Boxer cross . |
| 15 | The name that caught my eye was the Probables ' outside-half , Stephen Bachop . |
| 16 | What caught my eye was the headline : ’ Speedy Toxic Waste Eater ’ . |
| 17 | Something that immediately caught my attention was the astounding similarity between the picture of Frank on the cover , and our very own Mark Caswell . |
| 18 | However , what caught my imagination was the great Tor or hill overlooking the abbey which jutted like a giant 's finger up towards the heavens , making the small church on its summit a most suitable meeting-place between God and man . |
| 19 | I found my drink was a great problem with them because ( ) at that time I drank whisky and lemonade + and I would ( ) go and ask for whisky and lemonade and I would get ( ) whisky and lemon + because you have to ask for whisky ( ) or scotch and seven up + you know + I eventually ( ) cottoned on to it + but + and they could n't get over ( ) the fact that I did n't like ice in whisky and of course ( ) they either gave me ice whether I wanted it or not or ( ) they stacked the glass up + right up to the level that ( ) you would normally have if you had ice in your drink ( ) anyway + and consequently I got ploughed + frequently + ( ) and that 's that I + I tended to stick to my drink ++ ( ) |
| 20 | I found my hand being pulled by the man behind me . |
| 21 | Having been on a test drive with an observer at a Road Safety Day , I found my driving was in need of an overhaul . |
| 22 | Was it May you changed my pill was n't it ? |
| 23 | Was it May you changed my pill was n't it ? |
| 24 | dedicated her whole being to his life and his work . |
| 25 | The package of share options and perks on offer if LWT retained its franchise was said to be worth £3m . |
| 26 | She especially loved any opportunity to contradict those interviewers who assumed that , as the company which bore her name was so successful , she must be an ardent feminist . |
| 27 | ‘ I went to several used car dealers and found that the way most of them described their cars was a far cry from the actual condition they were in , ’ he recalls . |
| 28 | The next thought that entered her head was of divorce : the way was clear . |
| 29 | A look of relief transformed her friend 's worn face . |
| 30 | A small jeweller in Switzerland , who for years had made good profits by flagrantly copying de Chavigny designs , using inferior stones , low-carat metals and cheap workmanship , and then passing them off as de Chavigny originals through an impenetrable network of shady dealers and retailers , found its bank was suddenly very glad to extend credit for new workshops and an expansion programme . |