Example sentences of "something that [vb -s] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real treat of the evening , however , is their version of Bowie 's ‘ She Shook Me Cold ’ where poppy nostalgia is transformed into something that sounds like the soundtrack for a Kenneth Anger movie . |
| 2 | " Development is not something that happens to the poor . |
| 3 | Much useful research can originate from the idea that just turns up , the hunch or the observation of something that happens in the street which triggers off a line of thought . |
| 4 | A positive symptom is something that happens in the brain-damaged animal that does n't happen in the normal . |
| 5 | Generally , in looking at style in a text , one is not interested in choices in isolation , but rather at a pattern of choices : something that belongs to the text as a whole . |
| 6 | We have seen how the impersonalism of public life and changes in the structure and functions of the family have led to an emphasis on self-fulfilment as something that belongs in the private sphere . |
| 7 | The amount of press coverage that 's been generated this week by your conference has been enormously important to the local trade unions , it 's something that we can build on , it 's something that says to the local press to the local media trade unions have got something to say trade unions have got something to put forward and it 's that 's something that we will come back to erm afterwards , after you 've gone , we can use that , we can build on it . |
| 8 | It 's difficult to describe in detail without spoiling the effect for future viewers , something that goes for the whole film . |
| 9 | ‘ A common public perception is that the Aquino government is doing something that goes against the time-honoured Filipino tradition and cultural values , ’ said Alvin Capino , a newspaper columnist . |
| 10 | If seeing the object is then thought of , as required by Descartes 's concept of mind , as the mind being affected by it , that is , of there being an impression not only on the retina but also on the mind , then the obvious candidate for the impression on the mind will be something that corresponds to the image on the retina . |
| 11 | The term implies that there is a something that lies behind the face . |
| 12 | Again , they need a proper descriptive and classificatory system , but this is not something that comes within the scope of this course , nor in my opinion should they be regarded as components of intonation . |
| 13 | But what we find in the resurrection of Jesus is not something that originates from the natural processes of life , but something that constitutes a unique event . |