Example sentences of "in [pos pn] [noun] that [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are some flaws , however , in her behaviour that make her turn out to be not so impressive . |
| 2 | A further example is the modern Australian lungfish , of the genus dipnoi , which has a substance in its brain that lowers its metabolism when rivers seasonally dry up , as if it were hibernating , so it could survive while others died off . |
| 3 | There was something in his tone that brought her eyes up to his in a look of vibrant anger . |
| 4 | The words were insignificant , but there was something in his tone that made her happy for some reason . |
| 5 | There was something in his voice that gave her hope . |
| 6 | There was a passion in his lips and a fire in his caresses that filled her heart to overflowing . |
| 7 | His expression was bland , unreadable , but there was a definite glint in his eye that made her pulse begin to race . |
| 8 | In 1801 Andreas Streicher ( 1761–1833 ) , the husband of Nannette Streicher , complained in his booklet that accompanied his wife 's pianos that there were those who played too hard . |
| 9 | Blufton gave a puzzled smile — the expression of a bachelor uncle who discovers an everyday object in his pocket that makes his nieces and nephews scream with laughter . |
| 10 | Quickly she looked away , fiddling with papers on her desk , not sure she could cope with the anguish in his eyes that mirrored her own , but David lingered . |