Example sentences of "the thing that [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The thing that surprised me most was that they did n't know how to make a quality tube at AISA and we showed them . ’ |
| 2 | the thing that annoys me most is that , the amount of bad memories people have , I mean not bad memories as in bad thoughts , but bad |
| 3 | The thing that gets me though is erm , when they done these exercise you 've got |
| 4 | The thing that sustains it so well , if you do n't mind my saying , is its radio sense of priorities : clear questions ; answers to the point ; any space between probed briskly . |
| 5 | That , er , Chairman , if I could say the thing that bothers me here is that , it always has done about food , is that we should be keeping up to date with information , all these decisions and all this advice . |
| 6 | The nineteen twenty six strike , the o the thing that struck me most of all was , they were going to out the railway men . |
| 7 | The thing that struck me most about the room was its symmetry . |
| 8 | ‘ The thing that started you off ? ’ |
| 9 | The thing that interested him most , however , was the rope of the great alarm bell on the roof . |
| 10 | The thing that impressed him least , he says , was the weather . |
| 11 | But the thing that impressed me most was the friendship between the rabbi and the rector . |
| 12 | " The thing that impressed me most was seeing the pros in trouble get out of trouble , " he says . |
| 13 | Right erm the thing that disturbs me actually is this advertising budget so could you can you tell us erm what the timing of this advertising is in terms of Yeah can you turn that over please . |
| 14 | The extra bonus — the thing that makes me truly lucky — is that I can go home to the real friends and neighbours whose tales of burst drain-pipes , complicated recipes and domestic dramas sound every bit as interesting to me when I lack the leisure to enjoy them myself . |
| 15 | I think touches on er the thing that concerns me most about this |
| 16 | I think the thing that worries me most is that later on , he did n't manage it too well , a lot of other things were going wrong in his life , and at that point the name calling continued , and the stuff that maybe was n't so hurtful early on seemed to become very hurtful then . |
| 17 | I think the thing that worries me more than anything else about them , that a lot of 'em have aspirations erm greater than their finances . |
| 18 | The thing that annoyed him most was that this was all such a waste of time when there was work to do . |
| 19 | The thing that perturbed him slightly , though , was that most of the men she talked to were young rather than old . |