Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb past] [that] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was well dressed but had no hat and I noticed that his hair was thin . |
| 2 | He was born around the Darlington area and I heard that his family once had money , but lost it in some way . |
| 3 | He he said get that , he said and go with him onto the train and see him safely in the compartment , ascertain the time of arrival in Ipswich , and go and telephone Ipswich police telling them that they were to meet this on arrival at Ipswich , and I thought that our Chief Constable really |
| 4 | She tried unsuccessfully to hide what she described as ‘ preposterous fear ’ , and I understood that her fear had no focus and no logic , but was becoming a state of mind . |
| 5 | When General Ayub Khan said , ‘ Martial Law is now imposed , ’ both cousin Zafar and I understood that his voice — that voice filled with power and decision and the rich timbre of my aunt 's finest cooking — was speaking a thing for which we knew only one word : treason . |
| 6 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |
| 7 | She should be the centre of social life abhorred and dominant , and she should sit like a great spider behind the curtains of the Garden Room , spying on her friends , and I knew that her name must be Elizabeth Mapp . |
| 8 | And er what I did I got everything , you know the , I do n't think it was , and some warm water and I saw that my hands was well clean and I 'd got some very nice little silver spoons , only small ones . |
| 9 | They were very attached to each other and I hoped that my mother could now look forward to a happy old age . |
| 10 | Boy-wonder karate expert , I thought , and I hoped that my sister would get the hill and the record collection ; some of the Goodman discs were valuable . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't say that ! ’ and I hinted that my father wanted me to go into the pulpit , and there was a little clash between us . |
| 12 | When I was eighteen I came in contact with the Catholic Crusade which was a rather left wing Christian Socialist Organization and I found that their attitude to problems contained the answers for which I had been searching for a good many years tell me when you want me to raise something . |
| 13 | My babies had become thorny bully boys , and I found that my garden was not so large after all . |
| 14 | I have just made my first skirt — a straight style in tuck stitch — and I found that my dressmaking skills came into their own when making up and finishing the skirt . |
| 15 | But one morning I came to play and I found that my clubs were not there ( they had been stolen ) I then had to go through the long task of making a claim to the insurance company to try and claim some money to replace the clubs I had lost . |
| 16 | The learning difficulties being experienced by your child were discussed and you agreed that your child probably has a special educational need which requires further investigation . |
| 17 | And as he spoke he swung the billhook and she saw that its tip was red with blood . |
| 18 | He lifted it and looked at her , and she saw that his skin was like a Red Indian 's , incredibly weathered , his eyes red-raw , his mouth cruel , damaged . |
| 19 | She eased down his pants to his ankles , and she saw that his cock was already as stiff as a poker . |
| 20 | He hung on to the semicircular rail around the outer edge , where they were standing because the businessmen who had got in after them had jostled them there , and she saw that his eyes were closed and that he had gone gray with fear about the drop . |
| 21 | At that , Julius turned back to face her , and she saw that his features were a lot less calm than his voice . |
| 22 | His lashes quivered but did n't lift , and she saw that his lips had parted to reveal his teeth . |
| 23 | He paused and she saw that his face looked drawn and pale . |
| 24 | And she knew that her male colleagues would be propping up the bar of a public house , by eleven o'clock . |
| 25 | She and all her friends used to run the streets till all hours , and she knew that her friends would come looking for her . |
| 26 | Vanity was a sin , of course , and she knew that her appearance was completely irrelevant when compared to the importance of caring for Liz 's two little girls . |
| 27 | But his voice was husky , and she knew that his need and love were as urgent as hers . |
| 28 | For an instant he caught her to him in a swift hard embrace and she knew that his desire was not one whit diminished . |
| 29 | In Phillips v Grampian Health Board ( 1989 ) The Times , 9 March a widow was held entitled to recover damages even though she married the deceased when he was already suffering from a fatal disease and she knew that his death was inevitable within a few years . |
| 30 | By the time she reached the village her face was pink with air and exercise and she felt that her nose was too . |