Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gees that bloody car frightened me then ! |
| 2 | That bird-watcher bloke found 'im … . ’ |
| 3 | no , no , well when I , when I get it , the thing that gets me going is this , that complete car cost me er six thousand , eight hundred |
| 4 | Yet even as the boy fell back , gasping for breath , that strange transformation overcame him again . |
| 5 | I 'm on in five minutes , that old ass slowed me down . ’ |
| 6 | I suppose that simple precept from that old foreman stood me in good stead for thirty odd years , until now . ’ |
| 7 | That damn' word brought me back to the harsh reality of my situation : not just the discovery of a traitor or bringing a murderer to book but vengeance for Agnes and , of course , the Herculean task which the Great Killer had assigned me ! |
| 8 | ‘ Forget what that foolish frog told you . |
| 9 | That sense of disintegration which he always feared was now all around him ; earlier in 1938 , he had told Martin Browne that public events made him feel that he was working against time and that , in any case , the race might be lost . |
| 10 | The only problem was that Rose would then be Chief Inspector unless some awful fate overtook him … |
| 11 | Leith 's mouth fell open in surprise as she realised that this awful man thought she and Travis were sleeping together . |
| 12 | None of this hollow criticism deterred him . |
| 13 | Although the result was generally welcomed as a great triumph for the men , some ETS members and some political groups thought they should have held out for even more concessions . |
| 14 | This unbelievable sensation hit me , like I was going to explode from the inside out . |
| 15 | This broad sketch helped me to explore the crayon 's versatility without using the final painting as a trial piece , it also helped keep the whole composition in mind as I concentrated on a specific detail in the finished painting . |
| 16 | Another awful thought struck her . |
| 17 | Only after this prompt action did he secure Congressional support , and , close on this , the support of the UN Security Council . |
| 18 | Yet the thought of being cooped up indoors for another few hours made her feel almost suicidal . |
| 19 | This enforced poverty made them easier targets for propaganda : if they left with no more than their allowance , they could be portrayed as shabby Untermenschen scuttling away like rats ; if they managed to outwit the system , then they were economic criminals fleeing with stolen goods . |
| 20 | She 'll blame pressure on him at work , or his being led astray by boozy colleagues , or even kid herself some sleazy bimbo seduced him . |
| 21 | Some British colleagues thought it was overweight and underpowered , so after trying a right-hand drive 1.8GL version recently , I looked up with some trepidation what I had said about the car on my voting form six months ago . |
| 22 | There were some old aunts left her that and that 's like a museum inside it . |
| 23 | Fucking what , I , I 'm , I think it was he 's mum or not , some old biddy gave me a right old . |
| 24 | The subject of this exasperated thought sent him a look of enquiry , bringing him back to the present debate . |
| 25 | Another unemployed divorcee said he 'd been sitting in his room late one night talking with a fellow inmate : |
| 26 | Bad debts and the doubling of rent and rates on this hi-tec factory pushed him into liquidation . |
| 27 | BUT THIS GYPSY-STYLE OUTFIT SUITED HER WELL AND THE TIERED SHIRT WAS ONE OF THE COMPANY 'S MOST SUCCESSFUL STYLES EVER . |
| 28 | This lesser development made it less strong , and — it is argued — accounts for industry 's earlier collapse beginning in the 1960s . |
| 29 | On the ferry coming home again a fortnight later , some French boys questioned her about what had happened to her hair . |
| 30 | Some buried instinct told her that this was not the fitting end … |