Example sentences of "[noun] that [vb past] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The land for the strip had not even become available , Keker reminded him , until January 1986 , and the only aircraft that had ever landed there had stuck in the mud ; but North could not be persuaded that his memo was ‘ incompatible with the realities of things ’ . |
| 2 | Adam scanned his taut features , uncomfortable and slightly puzzled by the undercurrent of tension that had suddenly sprung up . |
| 3 | What is unexpected is the extent to which decline has extended beyond the conurbations into those adjacent districts that had previously grown so rapidly ( Spence et al . |
| 4 | And he ran full speed down the hill , by-passing the bodies of Rebel and the lamb and scattering the sheep that had almost settled again . |
| 5 | It was good , and it was getting better , and no matter what he did , all the old tricks that had always worked so well , the talking in the wings , blocking her when she was on stage , that voice never faltered . |
| 6 | Equally important are economies of scope : big firms can use the materials and processes employed to make one product in the manufacture of related goods , as Japan 's consumer-electronics companies did in the 1970s , using the same factories that had previously churned out cheap transistor radios to manufacture televisions and videos . |
| 7 | In an instant she was aware of every detail of her appearance from the upswept Titian curls , tamed for the meeting that had just broken up in fragmented dissatisfaction among the main body of the directors , to her neat cinnamon gabardine suit and matching high court shoes . |
| 8 | Ludicrous though the description might sound in print , for an organisation that had never numbered more than sixty followers and had rarely mustered more than twenty , it was strictly accurate and hardly to be dismissed by a regime uniquely devoted to National Socialism . |
| 9 | As he walked behind the plough he had time to think of the easy relationship that had gradually built up between them . |
| 10 | Her massive bosom was heaving in and out and the splash of water down the front of it made a dark wet patch that had probably soaked right through to her skin . |
| 11 | The Pleven Plan , like other suggestions that had recently come out of the Council of Europe , followed the outline and objectives of the Schuman Plan very closely . |
| 12 | Sometimes she 'd turn on her heel , snarling , and lunge at a dog that had gradually edged over and positioned itself expectantly behind her . |
| 13 | He looked at Ronni as though she were a particularly disappointing novelty that had just fallen out of his Christmas cracker . |
| 14 | Closing her eyes , she tried to regain sleep that had never seemed more elusive . |
| 15 | This man 's suit was as well-cut as Jeff 's , his tie matched his shirt , while his wife looked like a model , with gleaming fair hair , and a dress that had surely cost more than her own . |
| 16 | He did not listen too closely to the small , cold voice that had persistently asked how far they could trust Caspar . |
| 17 | While the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum , he helped in creating the new displays for the Museum 's collection of classical antiquities that had just come out of wartime storage . |
| 18 | Later in the night she would discover the scars , the knife wound across his shoulder-blades where he 'd been slashed in a Belfast bar , and the bullet wound above his right knee that had never healed properly , a legacy from when he was on border patrol and one of his own men had panicked and opened fire on him . |
| 19 | But of the endless numbers that had always grown there , only a few dozen remained . |
| 20 | It was not a problem that had ever occurred before , and although Ellie knew she was probably playing with fire she was intrigued to know how it would all turn out . |
| 21 | The woman was probably in her middle forties , with a body that looked strong rather than fat under the shapeless clothes , and a long lined face that had already done all the ageing it was likely to . |