Example sentences of "[vb infin] [det] [noun sg] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes I will have abandoned a painting , got really tired of it and feel it 's not getting anywhere , and you will come and make some remark that makes me look at it again and think : oh yes , I could just pull that one together . |
| 2 | Why do I need this sleep that covers me |
| 3 | Nevertheless they do represent different ways in which psychotic vulnerability can manifest itself and reference to them helps to provide some clues as to which of its aspects might mediate any association that exists with creativity . |
| 4 | These days there is no point in trying to accumulate a cache of components that will accommodate any project that takes your fancy . |
| 5 | Do you remember that lady that ran the team at er St John 's ? |
| 6 | The proposals of the Labour party , the Liberal Democratic party and the Scottish National party would undermine that relationship that has served us so well in the Union . |
| 7 | does n't do this er does n't like this person that does it instead of er Mrs . |
| 8 | Er , My Lord we will obviously calculate such interest that has to be calculated er and figures have to be sorted out and will be agreed if that is appropriate , er and we 'll also consider whether it 's proper er to seek to achieve a structured settlement . |
| 9 | And if there is a sea-change in our values , then we may see more advertising that follows this bold example in taking the gloves off commercial communication . |
| 10 | ca n't see any thing that says do , two of the same sex people ca n't go |
| 11 | Smarter people know that nobody would believe any yarn that came anywhere near the truth . |
| 12 | His dark eyes shone as he realized he was part of a British medical team that could and would meet any emergency that came along . |
| 13 | ‘ The storm will wreck any ship that comes near them tonight . ’ |
| 14 | Happy Computing claims that the chip will copy any disc that fits Atari 's standard disc drive . |
| 15 | Companies drilling for oil in these regions will have to pay for any environmental damage they cause , and the DOE can stop any drilling that harms wildlife , according to the plan . |
| 16 | We must naturally avoid any compression that causes bias . |
| 17 | Philips says that although it holds patents on the system , and must license any firm that wants to sell players , the company put no clause in the licence to control undercutting . |
| 18 | She would hear any news that mattered . |
| 19 | If males compete for access to the females , selection will develop any character that encourages successful breeding — even if this character is of no benefit in terms of adaptation to the environment . |
| 20 | Treatment of the tooth with fluoride , plastic sealants or both might instead be advisable at some stage to slow or halt any progression that does take place . |
| 21 | In ( 36 ) the adjective former does not qualify the properties , as such , implied by the use of the word king ; the sentence does not mention any entity that has characteristics formerly typical of kings — such as regarding oneself as the owner of one 's subjects , perhaps , or believing that one is of divine lineage . |
| 22 | Of course , one of the new breed of select committees can review any matter that falls within its ambit , but their reports tend to lack the prestige of inquiries set up by ministers . |
| 23 | Dumps are increasingly required to have special liners to stop moisture from seeping in ; to collect and treat any liquid that does get in ; to monitor the waste that is added to a dump ; and to provide for shutting down the landfill at the end of its life and cleaning up any environmental damage that may come later . |
| 24 | The axiom that ‘ culture , in all its aspects , is a language ’ ( Barthes 1972 ) will affect any discipline that touches on cultural questions . |
| 25 | Ca n't you get this beading that 's got a pattern in it ? |
| 26 | The college can not condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs because of the nature of the students ' work with children . |
| 27 | Now what 's the question you can ask this hairdresser that got his own bus , I know I 'm using a , a an extreme |
| 28 | That was how she saw things , and although she tried to foresee other ways in which events might turn out , she could not imagine any future that did not include Tristram . |
| 29 | As a Christian I can not accept any teaching that suggests that there is any kind of spirit in plant life . |
| 30 | The purchaser should not accept any argument that implied warranties are adequate . |