Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research evidence shows that , whilst human adults vary greatly in their intellectual curiosity and their levels of mental energy , most of us learn by the unconscious process of internalizing knowledge , skills or attitudes that have a more-or-less permanent effect on our subsequent behaviour . |
| 2 | From the carrier 's standpoint , these as well as any other clauses or notations that indicated apparent irregularities made legal sense because they protected it from the allegation that the goods had been delivered in a sound condition and could have been damaged only because of improper loading , stowing , or care . |
| 3 | So off he went to spend a day with people or institutions that embodied the very best our country has to offer . |
| 4 | Yes it 's it 's it was one of the er advertisements or programmes that went out on radio er again this is why I 've been trying to get over to people the sad things that have to happen to animals . |
| 5 | It usually affects young women from all backgrounds , but tends to be more common in those engaged in employment or activities that emphasise leanness or fitness to improve performance or appearance . |
| 6 | Also those classes or groups that provide services in exchange for revenue are similarly ignored . |
| 7 | There are few party political policies or strategies that apply to tourism . |
| 8 | There is no doubt in de Man 's mind that the image plays a central role in Proust 's thematic opposition , but when one follows " Proust 's own injunction " to submit the image to the " test of truth " , the function of the image is subverted : " statements or strategies that tended to remain unnoticed become apparent and undo what the figure seemed to have accomplished " . |
| 9 | The overlap between tort and contract should be looked for particularly in problems involving the negligent carriage of passengers by rail , road or sea , and the sale ( or repair ) of goods or houses that turn out not to be of merchantable quality or reasonably fit and that cause physical injury to the buyer ( or owner ) . |
| 10 | The main activity menu has a series of characters or objects that become animated if selected , and also gives access to the other five options . |
| 11 | Most finds that were simply lost ( small and easily mislaid , such as coins and brooches ) or objects that fell into places from which they could not be retrieved , such as wells , are often complete and may be in very good condition , depending on the materials from which they are made and the conditions in which they have been buried . |
| 12 | In their natural environment , ramblers spread and sprawl over the ground or up into and over other plants or objects that offer support — a more literal name would be ‘ scrambler ’ — and their frequent use is to be tied to and draped over arches , pergolas , fences and similar supports . |
| 13 | Through the network of INSET courses , inspectors , advisory teachers and personal contacts hunt out the names of schools where outstanding work is taking place or schools that have a reputation for being generally good . |
| 14 | Novo Nordisk 's pesticide Novodor FC , based on a subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis , is highly specific and controls the larvae of the Colorado beetle without harming non-target insects or animals that feed on them . |
| 15 | To avoid the complications of need theories it has become more acceptable to talk about goals , values or work orientations — i.e. to acknowledge that people have tendencies to return to similar ends or goals that seem to be ( sufficiently ) important to them to suggest an underlying theme , pattern or goal behind their behaviour . |
| 16 | All told , the Warwick researchers said that the compensation effects could increase employment by 420000 — more than cancelling out the destruction of jobs in factories or offices that take on board the new technologies . |
| 17 | Television programmes or books that make you laugh will do you far more good . |
| 18 | How could she be expected to cope with stupid computers that had n't the wit to understand a simple error , or calculators that came up with the wrong numbers ? |
| 19 | Some people may find they need more complicated items such as hoists or units that fit into the bath to raise and lower the bather using air or water pressure . |
| 20 | Investment can only be in companies or funds that qualify under the BES rules . |
| 21 | Money is like a body of water ; a pebble dropped in here , a sluice gate opened there , can send ripples or waves that erode coastlines or flood cities far away . |
| 22 | Teasers are copylines or images that do not mention the service or product , but whet your appetite to discover more . |
| 23 | His is just one example of the new enterprises supplying fish to shops or restaurants that cut out Billingsgate market ; for they also cut out the 25 per cent or so that trading through the market adds to the cost of fish . |
| 24 | layout , type or pictures that extend beyond the trim marks on a page . |
| 25 | Indeed , many of the new rules ought to increase efficiency as they sweep away examples of market failure or cartels that distort competition . |
| 26 | So it can receive , or pick up , moods or emotions that convey simple ideas like , ‘ There 's good grass here ! ’ or , ‘ There 's something frightening over there ! ’ |
| 27 | Bull Pot of the Witches , by the way , may mean just that , that it was named after a witch or witches that lived in the area . |
| 28 | He did not want to be bothered with the problems she encountered , with water that seemed brackish or ceilings that had cracked — they were her concerns and , as she complained in a letter to Minnie : — I am driven to distraction with those household concerns with which you will be familiar Minnie but then in your case you have but to report them for them to be seen to by the master who will instruct the butler to bring in workmen and I am obliged to go out and seek my own help which is no easy thing . |
| 29 | Whereas we can rarely help the ‘ delinquent ’ adult , we have some responsibility to young people with particular problems or insecurities that show in ‘ anti-social ’ behaviour and attitudes . |
| 30 | triggers , or cues that precede someone 's behaviour |