Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun sg] [that] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lorna gave him the intense , twinkling smile that had once agitated the hormones of millions in This Girl 's Army . |
| 2 | This amount is equalled by naturally forming sulphur that originates mainly from volcanoes and huge clusters of marine bacteria . |
| 3 | Although only an updated version of a traditional discipline , evolutionary morphology became one of the great success stories of the late nineteenth century , providing a framework for visualizing evolution that seems quite at odds with our modern approach to Darwinism . |
| 4 | He was a tall man — not quite as tall as Tom Russell , but still over six feet — with slightly thinning hair that had once been a dark brown but was now streaked with grey . |
| 5 | The first light of day began to filter through grey clouds above , giving visibility that rose steadily to three hundred yards . |
| 6 | On the other hand , there are disadvantages in a decision making system that depends so much on bargaining . |
| 7 | She wanted it so badly , the longing was a fierce , pulsing desire that surged deep within her . |