Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] that [vb past] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought about that scent ; there was something about it , something extra besides the smell that reminded me of Marcus 's bathroom . |
| 2 | ‘ But this is the bit that took me longest to work out . |
| 3 | And when I arrived in Lanyon 's house , I took the dose of the drug that returned me to my normal appearance . |
| 4 | There was a lot of tooth-sucking for a while as he tried to get me to say more and that was almost funny , given that it was the tooth-sucking that made me think of it in the first place , suddenly thinking . |
| 5 | ‘ It must have been the noise that woke me up , ’ Jessamy retorted sarcastically . |
| 6 | To bring them success was the lure that brought me here . ’ |
| 7 | That , mixed with the mule 's contribution , produced an atmosphere in the cabin that stood me in good stead for the rest of my flying career . |
| 8 | It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots . |
| 9 | That was the obsession that made me write this . ’ |
| 10 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 11 | It may have been the horse that roused me from my sleep . |
| 12 | It was the cold that forced me to move . |
| 13 | It was the gin that surprised me . |
| 14 | These were the only things on the Sorrento that got me down ; at night they sallied from every crack and crevice and nibbled dead skin on the soles of my feet . |
| 15 | It was then that I began to discover the fate that awaited me as a female . |
| 16 | The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ? |
| 17 | The non-assertive quality is of course obvious in all the uses of blend dare which parallel those of the full modal : ( 48 ) And when I saw he was attracted by someone else , the fear and the jealousy that seized me ! |
| 18 | I think it was the wine that made me real tired . |
| 19 | It was the rain that saved me . |
| 20 | But it was the natural kindness of the Duke that helped me most . |
| 21 | It was n't the belt-tightening that depressed me , nor Tod 's refractory and sinister cheer , which in any case did n't last long . |
| 22 | That set me wondering , but it was reading the diary that made me know . ’ |
| 23 | BELVILLE : By the God that made me , I 'll do you no harm . |
| 24 | ‘ It was n't just the sailing that attracted me , ’ she admits . |
| 25 | The tale that tickled me most concerns a trip to England — a country which Rollins caricatures as a pissing-with-rain hell hole populated entirely by spotty Morrissey-worshipping wimps who eat nothing but fish and potatoes smeared with grease . |
| 26 | Perhaps it was Nassim 's mention of the baby that sparked me off , however subconsciously . |
| 27 | My final choice from last week 's ‘ Independent ’ was the example that provoked me into attempting this subject in the first place . |
| 28 | She had n't written to me for several weeks and I was beginning to wonder what stage her marriage plans had arrived at , but was n't at all prepared for the news that greeted me . |
| 29 | For the previous five years I 'd worked solely as a sports photographer , and had really enjoyed it , but my work on the Hoggar Marathon was different , because I was just as interested in the scenery that surrounded me as I was in the race itself . |
| 30 | ‘ But that 's absurd really , because as soon as I 've … made love to anyone before — and it has n't been that often — I 've lost most of the feeling that led me there straight away , if you see what I mean . ’ |