Example sentences of "[that] [adv] [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The forest was noisy with night sounds that only seemed to lock them closer into the area of light thrown by the fire . |
| 2 | His features showed no expression other than a mild amusement that only served to infuriate her all the more . |
| 3 | She swallowed and wondered if she should pull her hand away , but as Jake continued to hold it against his cheek , watching her with eyes that suddenly threatened to swallow her , she was aware that all at once her hand had become paralysed . |
| 4 | devise detailed bargaining aims that together help achieve your overall objectives |
| 5 | I really must watch what I say — he has a mind like a knife ; but aloud she said , doing her best to look distressed , ‘ Oh , he had a run of bad luck — ’ an explanation that hardly seemed to convince her hearer . |
| 6 | She liked the way he shuddered and groaned , docile as the pets that once had surrounded her and Sycorax and who would have submitted likewise if she had chosen to maltreat them . |
| 7 | Thus , in the National Health Service it may well be the consultants that always seem to get their own way and the nurses rarely so . |
| 8 | The pain of returning circulation was violent , and for half an hour he bit his lips and clenched the muscles that still worked to keep himself from moaning . |
| 9 | I think that really does lead us back to the starting point which is the County Council 's view that er er that comprehensive study needs to be done as a matter of urgency and steps are being taken to get that work moving very soon now . |
| 10 | A ‘ natural high ’ that really does keep you up all night . |
| 11 | ‘ Any up and coming band that really wants to do it will do it . |
| 12 | Now that really did astound her , for she had assumed he must know , and that was why he was so convinced of her guilt . |
| 13 | For this is the beach club that really has got EVERYTHING for the family . |
| 14 | It had occurred to him that simply to refuse to discuss his movements would have led Erica inevitably to his real job . |
| 15 | He sat on the edge of his bed tucking into the remains of a Pooley-provided Stilton that Amiss had insisted he finish . |
| 16 | While there is no evidence that either attempted to widen its options to the extent of shopping around for nuclear alternatives , both certainly took steps in the direction of nuclear-reactor installation , whether for research or power generation . |
| 17 | European partners that currently have to send their systems all the way to Los Angeles for testing will now be able to use facilities in Dublin . |
| 18 | Erm , and neither of them have been brought here , they 've done the bit that suits them , of of of civilianising the the the er crime prevention officers but the bit that actually needed doing they 've not done |
| 19 | It 's all anonymous , you 're not e e e nobody know who it is , it 's for it 's for a dictionary and they want new words that are commonly used and they do n't want and all old words that never get used it 'll be dropped in the next edition of the dictionary . |
| 20 | But though busy , there was time to swim at least twice a day in warm water , fanned by warm breezes , with an average temperature the year round of between 70° and 80° Fahrenheit , and always against a magical scenic backdrop that never ceased to enchant me . |
| 21 | It was a moment that never failed to give her a frisson of excitement , almost a sensual thrill . |
| 22 | ‘ You certainly have mastered your anatomy , ’ she told him admiringly as he slid his hands across the small of her back to find that ecstatic erogenous zone that never failed to set her on fire . |
| 23 | There was something about the atmosphere of a theatre that never failed to stir her blood , Shannon mused as she walked along the corridors . |
| 24 | As he approaches the garage door it swings open as if by magic — in fact by electricity , activated by a remote-control device in Vic 's pocket — a feat that never fails to give him a deep , childlike pleasure . |
| 25 | One of the things that never ceases to amaze me about any technology is that once you have it you always expect it to do more . |
| 26 | A glance to seaward revealed a sight that never ceases to amaze us : the dramatic change from a deep ultramarine blue to the most glorious translucent light blue that occurs in these waters at around 100ft ( 30m ) . |