Example sentences of "be [noun pl] that [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I if I remember correctly those are words that led to the death of a very distinguished explorer .
2 It has always been known as Kuwait , and erm the settlers of Kuwait are Arabs that came from Saudi Arabia and the southern part of Iraq and the southern parts of Iran , and they are settlers there .
3 The net result has been a marked resurgence of the disease in many parts of the world to what some people , including the famous American malariologist Paul Russel , consider to be levels that existed before the Second World War .
4 The obsessions with eloquence and general knowledge would appear to be ones that emerged with our generation , probably in the wake of Mr Marshall , when lesser men trying to emulate his greatness mistook the superficial for the essence .
5 Once upon a time , say until the late 1960s , advertising and public relations were skills that called for good writing ability , a flair for commerce , art talents , a large degree of personal charm and verbal fluency , and a sociable nature .
6 They were cars that spoke of power and masculinity — like Prince Sabatini himself .
7 There were things that looked like ragged mushrooms growing out of the wall .
8 Erm , this was in fact something you know , coming from , I think the feminist movement and very much a a it was quite new for middle class women to go out and work , and you know they are now aghast that they 're you know , having to juggle all these things but these were traditions that had in fact , been handed down .
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