Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] that [vb past] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | The humbucker carries a clean sound well , although there 's a hint of midrange that made me go for the coil-tap to keep things sounding sweet . |
| 2 | ‘ I came down from Manchester two days ago , to meet my fellow archdeacons , and the Bishop told me of your husband 's application and of course that made me wish to meet him , and to meet you . |
| 3 | Thirdly , it was not just the bald declarations of innocence that impressed me , but the nature and quality of those declarations : there were passages in both books which , as in Meehan 's letters to me , had the sharp ring of truth . |
| 4 | We talked a lot , laughed a lot , drank a lot — another round in the warming game of friendship that left me happy at the time , and aching afterwards as I contemplated the lonely bed . |
| 5 | I did a degree in Economics , and erm the first kind of history that interested me was really rather meticulous and careful and detailed economic history . |
| 6 | I still do n't really know what it was about birds of prey that fascinated me . |
| 7 | Despite playing all the usual team games at school it was the game of golf that captivated me . |
| 8 | I am without the sense of purpose that woke me so early . |
| 9 | Surfing Hawaii was like being in the Blitz , and it may have been the thought of death that made me think of love . |
| 10 | I had a conversation the other day with Con that reminded me of what I used to be , before I got corrupted by this place . |
| 11 | The evening of talented entertainment was hilarious and also included shafts of criticism expressed in humour that struck me as evidence of CA 's basic good health . |
| 12 | There were peaks in view that reminded me to the Matterhorn , of Ober Gabelhorn and Wellenkuppe . |
| 13 | The audience were a comic 's dream and when Dennie came back on stage and whispered ‘ two minutes to count-down ’ I ran off to applause that made me feel like Mike Tyson . |
| 14 | It was a life-size cutout of Roy Rogers on Trigger that held me . |