Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [that] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One middle-aged daughter put it this way : ‘ I suddenly realized that my mother and I had changed roles . |
| 2 | Squinting again along the left of the nose I suddenly realised that his head had become completely transparent ! |
| 3 | Some of our critics obviously forgot that our recommendations apply to children of all abilities . |
| 4 | Although President Nixon may have come to the White House committed to ending the war in Vietnam , it just so happened that his way of ending it was to escalate it . |
| 5 | She did n't bother tapping on the door but pushed it open and straightaway saw that her sister was n't in the room . |
| 6 | Annabel suddenly felt that her mind was spiralling out of control . |
| 7 | Maggie only knew that their bodies were locked together , belonging , draining each other of all feeling and power . |
| 8 | Knowing exactly what was coming next , and her heart aching for poor Phena , Ellie said softly , ‘ And she could n't find any record of a David Anthony Kent having been born , having even existed — and so knew that her mother had lied . ’ |
| 9 | He had had too much brandy , and he suddenly thought that her face looked like a Buick . |
| 10 | Eggs and bacon and fried bread , it 's about half past nine , to do something else , but he came tearing in , I 've got to go to the office , she said , as though it was my fault , and he 'd rung to make sure everything was alright , got no reply , and suddenly remembered that his secretary was going to have appointment , there 's nobody there , so |
| 11 | My right hon. Friend the Minister rightly said that their parents could be fined , but some parents have less control over their children than Robert Maxwell 's children had over their fraudulent father . |
| 12 | Together they inadvertently ensured that their four children would be little more than emotional cripples . |
| 13 | They were now joined by John Maud as permanent Secretary , who soon found that his Minister — not particularly well on educational matters , although still capable of righteous passion in the face of wrong — was content to learn rather than There was plenty to keep them busy . |
| 14 | I soon learnt that her name was Sophie . |
| 15 | Yet he soon showed that his word could not be relied upon . |
| 16 | Depressed and bewildered because it had inexplicably impaired his ability to think and concentrate , he soon guessed that his paralysis and clumsiness would make him always dependent on a wheelchair . |
| 17 | The subsequent shift of focus southwards meant that his descendants became yet more distant and therefore more insignificant-seeming figures to those influential writers whose field of vision was restricted to the Anglo-Norman realm on either side of the Channel . |
| 18 | She wanted to stay in Harlem and be with Edith for it was because of Edith she was still alive and she finally knew that their relationship was genuine . |
| 19 | As best she might she encouraged her to speak her grief , but soon saw that her efforts , however tender , were experienced as intrusion , as invasion almost . |
| 20 | The American government had pressed the Bahamians to clean out the drug lords , but instead the trade had flourished until the Americans finally insisted that their own coastguard be allowed to patrol Bahamian waters . |
| 21 | I just hoped that our marriage would take away the bad in both of us . |
| 22 | did n't say I did n't like him , just said that his wife had left him |
| 23 | His failure before the English courts led him directly to Strasburg where he successfully claimed that his rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights had been violated . |
| 24 | The Association of Tennis Professionals yesterday announced that its end-of-season doubles championship next year will take place at the Sanctuary Cove resort near Brisbane in Australia . |
| 25 | Apple Computer Inc is stepping up its efforts in the non-Macintosh market , and yesterday announced that its Apple USA unit plans to create a distribution channel to sell and support Apple imaging peripherals — laser printers and scanners — for Windows , and will work with Ingram Micro Inc , Merisel Inc and TechData Corp to recruit Apple resellers over the next year . |
| 26 | THE building-preservation group , Amberley , yesterday announced that its chairman , Dennis Buckley , is to resign , after having agreed to sell 15 per cent of the company for about £260,658 . |
| 27 | Although the villagers of Zubaydat significantly increased their productivity through the introduction of drip irrigation , they quickly found that their real problem lay with marketing . |
| 28 | ‘ Indeed I have , mon ami , ’ said Auguste crossly , still mortified that his entrée should be selected , ‘ and I tell you this : it does not make sense . |
| 29 | He always maintained that our later success was due to his initial coaching . |
| 30 | Mandarin , head down and drained of all energy , was all out , and it still seemed that his heroic effort might come to nothing , for the French horse Lumino was gaining with every stride and closing inexorably on the leader . |