Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [that] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast to peoples who believe that their communities have existence through time through rules of corporation , the Piaroa do not understand ‘ community ’ and the relationships of which it is comprised as a political given that allows for continuity through time . |
| 2 | The Americans think they constructed the canal — and the lasting folk memory of that achievement in the United States provides much of the emotional underpinning that sustains the American anti-Noriega hysteria — but it was actually built by black workers from the Caribbean . |
| 3 | It is an historical construct that has historical conditions of existence . |
| 4 | First of all , your dealer is quite wrong to suggest that losing so many fish is normal for a new tank . |
| 5 | It would be foolish to suggest that getting the vote had no beneficial consequences for women . |
| 6 | It would have been wrong to propose that subsidized admission to such schools should he offered to very bright pupils , at the same time that comprehension was being commended ( sometimes forcefully so ) to grammar schools . |
| 7 | Versace dazzled with psychedelic prints , Dolce & Gabbana sent corsets disguised as frocks shrieking down the catwalk and even the conservative Genny showed micro-skirted green and orange checks instead of the restrained tailoring that made them , made Milan … made Italy the world 's leading fashion force . |
| 8 | It is interesting to think that had they snatched — or preferably caught cleanly — that victory , the pattern of English Test cricket might have been changed for years ahead , for , as the other four matches were all drawn , a victorious first series might have given Botham 's captaincy the shove it needed to get airborne . |
| 9 | They may be interested to learn that snowstorms in the Alps have been known to throw a spanner in the clockwork of everyday life too . |
| 10 | Oh , you might be careful to plumb that machine in correctly , to use only the right powder in the right quantity , never to overload it and to have it serviced regularly . |
| 11 | For comparison purposes it is interesting to note that searching a sequential ASCII file using a standard Unix command ( grep ) takes approximately two minutes to look for the 22 words of the test sentence , not including all the alternative candidate strings for each of these word positions . |
| 12 | It is interesting to note that getting out of bed is much more hazardous than getting in ; even when 65% of the beds were of the adjustable height variety . |
| 13 | It is interesting to note that included in the government-funded School Curriculum Development Committee 's Arts in Schools project ( 1986 ) there was an equal opportunities section which clearly recognized the need to take this issue seriously . |
| 14 | Headland believes Multisoft 's experience , especially in open systems — computers of different makes that integrate with each other — can be married with systems developed by Mega , Headland 's own accounting software house which produces larger systems sold directly to clients . |
| 15 | It is easy to see that studying the growth and modifiability of neurons is a much harder task than describing them in the state you normally find them , so it is not surprising that much less is known , and all I can do here is to point out some of the interesting possibilities that are opening up . |
| 16 | It is ironic to reflect that had he served the Luftwaffe in a similar role to that which he graced in the Royal Air Force , there can be little doubt that he would have been invested with the highest order of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross — with Diamonds , Swords and Oakleaves . |
| 17 | IEEE 754 floating point for data sharing with other RISC systems is available and , you will all be relieved to hear that UMAX V is fully Posix certified , or so the company says . |
| 18 | IEEE 754 floating point for data sharing with other RISC systems is available , and , you will all be relieved to hear that UMAX V is fully Posix certified , or so the company says . |
| 19 | ‘ About our business and the Lord Owen 's , ’ said Julian , with a vicious snap that belonged rather to a wife than a daughter , ‘ and worse pressed than we are , very likely . |
| 20 | Their outward appearance gives no hint as to the wealth of amazing finds that have come from local beaches in the past . |
| 21 | It is easy to believe that owning money brings happiness . |
| 22 | Sabine felt that betraying flush rise in her cheeks again . |
| 23 | The Japanese insisted that talk about barriers was also applicable to the USA , and cited a number of other factors which , they claimed , impeded exports , including a high ratio of consumption to savings and the huge US budget deficit [ see for example , pp. 37036 ; 37177-78 ] . |
| 24 | When the end came , Maggie gave a low , shaken moan and collapsed beneath him , her feelings so deep that she began to cry , soft , uncontrollable sobbing that brought his arms around her and his lips to her heated face . |
| 25 | The twenty thousand required to make that spend will come out of public conveniences budget . |
| 26 | No doubt some people would be very glad to see that happen . |
| 27 | It probably was , but they wont say that to make the Batty sale seem more justified . |
| 28 | She brooded over the strangeness of her long sight — over the seeing of far-away thins that came nearer . |
| 29 | Those who think of Pound as a great liberator from stiff and hidebound conventions will be disconcerted to find that Newbolt on the contrary treats him as an academic formalist . |
| 30 | And indeed , it did hold its stout pectoral fins away from the sides of its body , and it was not hard to imagine that had it been vigorous , it could have used them to help it move over the rocky sea floor of its true environment . |