Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun] that [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But do you know , me cousin Eric , who 's quite a lot older than me , was at Scarborough with me Uncle and and his mother and dad and he was only a little one and he was stood in that narrow street that goes off , off the |
| 2 | It was rather like that strange spirit that hovered over the Wilson family when they were contemplating an evening out and told them where they ought to eat , and it had something in common with whatever it was that told the entire Liverpool football stadium to sing ‘ You 'll Never Walk Alone ’ at the same moment . |
| 3 | What is clear is that public policies that come from outside and are imposed on inner-city populations are often based on prejudice and ignorance . |
| 4 | Instead , we played some strange game that culminated in cavorting naked in the snow except for boots , underpants and balaclavas . |
| 5 | I never tire of watching this strange beast that lurches like a turkey and sways its neck like a swan . |
| 6 | There are some lovely pieces as a rule — silks and satins that people have given them ; and some hideous bits that scream at the rest . |
| 7 | Of course , the models of analysis are metaphors too , and it is the recognition of this unavoidable fact that points to the linkage of isomorphism across the reading experience . |
| 8 | The original Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was founded in 1837 with the award of an Admiralty contract to carry mails to the Iberian Peninsula ; it is one of the few British companies that operate under a Royal Charter — granted in 1840 . |
| 9 | He was wearing this sequinned top that looked like a dress I saw Diana wear about three years ago . ’ |
| 10 | We 've got this old boy that comes to me , often she 's told us his hands are rotten , that it 's all yellow and horrible ! |
| 11 | It is this uneven development that links to our central interest in time-space distantiation and its effects on people 's consciousness and actions . |
| 12 | Another early name that appears about the same time as Robert Usher is John Ie Baker . |
| 13 | Let's make some quick points that need to be made . |
| 14 | This quick temper that flared at nothing , that was new . |
| 15 | The Indian was telling him about this little fish that lives in the river and — you can guess the rest ! ! ! |
| 16 | Another basic problem that emerges from a discussion of the concept of an ontological existent concerns numerical diversity . |
| 17 | Despite all this crafty programming , there are still a few rough edges that need to be shaved off the system . |
| 18 | By one of the ironies of history , it was the death of this great man that led to our having an extraordinarily vivid , accurate eye-witness account of the events of 1,900 years ago . |
| 19 | The simplified and more rational legal framework that it introduced is unified by some powerful principles that speak to those issues . |
| 20 | It was the time taken for this bureaucratic grind that chewed at Forester 's patience the most — each day away from Cumbria increased the chance of his missing the conclusion of the investigation . |
| 21 | Then he pulled down the oven door , smelt the sweet , fatty smell of the meat and knew that it was probably this very fact that accounted for his decision to go through with the business . |
| 22 | This is another important paradox that has to be dealt with in family counselling . |
| 23 | The Campaign for Mentally Handicapped is another important body that works for better provision and understanding . |
| 24 | She was on a couch of some silky padding that opened to her contours in a way that was obscurely obscene . |
| 25 | We avoid this ‘ it all depends ’ qualification if we have a few fundamental skills that apply in all situations . |
| 26 | Given the few nuclear shelters that exist in the UK , most people would be excluded from them . |
| 27 | He moved out of the hotel and into some serviced apartments that rented by the week and were slightly cheaper . |
| 28 | There was little soft snow and the ponies had no difficulty whatsoever negotiating the few small crevasses that cut across the route . |
| 29 | But I stay out there singing some made-up song that goes with the waves crunching on the shingle , so she tosses stones in the water to plop near me in the darkness and I shout like an idiot and run back to the shore . |
| 30 | It was departing from this grandiose encounter that Rose at last found Auguste , his head still full of exalted plans for the humble whiting . |