Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] that [vb -s] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only the natural caution of paleontologists that prevents them from jumping to startling conclusions . |
| 2 | When choosing say , a new fridge , do we worry about the power it uses compared with our existing model , or do we go for the one with the clever arrangement of shelves that gives plenty of room for the mineral water ? |
| 3 | Is it the fear of wearing in that stout new pair of shoes that keeps us in our old battered brogues ? |
| 4 | He argues that standards may be rendered more precise by ‘ criteria ’ , facts that are to be taken into accounts but that ‘ the feature of standards that distinguishes them from rules is their flexibility and susceptibility to change over time ’ . |
| 5 | Starting early , I traverse the long ridge of hills that separates me from Isafjördur , arriving late in the afternoon . |
| 6 | What does Mr Hattersley know about rights that sets him above the wisdom of the ages ? |