Example sentences of "thing that [verb] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't the kind of thing that grew on you . |
| 2 | Mm , right , we 've got a list , ah , you probably know , there 's a list , a list is n't there , of , of sort of sale products , have you had that at all ? , thing that came with us , with your , with . |
| 3 | Her mother was wearing the pink jersey thing that stuck to her all over . |
| 4 | We assume that graduates will do and say things in a considered way and not proffer the first thing that occurs to them . |
| 5 | The only thing that occurs to me is this . |
| 6 | The only thing that occurs to me is a mine , a marine mine . |
| 7 | The only thing that occurs to me er er and now yo your veteran day from last year a a does any of that , how does you know , cos he does it , how does any of that sit with Rob or do we just say right well we do cos |
| 8 | I think the thing that occurs to me , erm , they do n't always know , erm , what has just happened to you . |
| 9 | gives us the other thing that happens with them that er an acid plus a carbonate gives you carbon dioxide as well as a salt and water . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's no-one in the world that thinks more than I do about every goddam f—ing thing that happens with us . ’ |
| 11 | that 's the last major thing that happens to him . |
| 12 | We see our own dissatisfactions , our own pointless , unfocused longings in her and we are forced , because we are shown the terrible thing that happens to her , to question aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unexamined . |
| 13 | Gilbert turned to stare in Cardiff 's direction as if contemplating another mad dash for the reception doors and then remembered the thing that lay beyond them . |
| 14 | The board was your cricket bat : the only thing that stood between you and castration . |
| 15 | It was the best thing that happened to her . |
| 16 | The worst thing that happened to me was that I was moved to another hut on the Waaf site and found myself amongst a very superior set of girls who worked in Radar . |
| 17 | This college seemed as if it was going to be the best thing that happened to me . |
| 18 | About the most exciting thing that happened to me was knocking some ink over . |
| 19 | I can remember that the most memorable thing that happened to me was when it was Sports day . |
| 20 | It will always be a mystery , a thing that happened to me like the seasons , like floods and lightnings , without question or escape . |
| 21 | Which was probably the best thing that happened to him . |
| 22 | The best thing that happened to him was when he married in Australia at the age of 21 . |
| 23 | And some people say that 's the best thing that happened to it being voted that cos it meant people had done things about it and sorted it out but you think it 's still dull as |
| 24 | ‘ Do you ever think about that thing that happened to us in the park ? |
| 25 | Ask them : What was the most surprising thing that happened to you when you started working on the buses/in the shop/in the hospital/in the school ? |
| 26 | Erm the only thing that occurred to me I just wondered if she knew somebody who had a dearly loved dog that , did n't want to train it but you know she could perhaps just take along for the joy of running it and training it but I think part of the pleasure is the reflected glory you know it 's my dog |
| 27 | So it 's a thing that stayed with me for a long time . |
| 28 | As he turned the torch towards the door to the house , he gasped with horror , then screwed up his eyes for a moment , thinking of his kids , before letting his gaze rest again on the ghastly thing that dangled before him . |
| 29 | now there 's another big thing that comes into it integration involves |
| 30 | and it 's got like a , a metal thing that comes from it and it 's on a pivot |