Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [that] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The social worker can give them emotional support too , strengthening any network of support that already exists from relatives , friends and neighbours , or trying to form one for them if they are in a position of isolation . |
| 2 | According to reports from the Romanian capital , the violence yesterday started when President Ceausescu sought to address a staged rally of support that rapidly turned into a huge protest . |
| 3 | She sat down opposite him at the kitchen table and fixed him with the kind of look that usually preceded a full eighteen-round contest . |
| 4 | There were natural concerns about ensuring a degree of parity of gradings and structures between and within Colleges , not least to avoid industrial relations disputes ; it was also necessary to take due account of the frameworks and levels of expertise that then existed and evolve a strategy for change , rather than take radical action . |
| 5 | Overall , most teachers of essay-writing would say that academic register involves clarity and modern usage , coupled with a degree of formality that nevertheless does not extend into pomposity or technical difficulty . |
| 6 | There followed a burst of building that radically changed the face of the city . |
| 7 | This adds a form of complexity that greatly enhances the significance of negotiations between civil servants , and the related tendency for the maintenance of the status quo . |
| 8 | ( For a description of the forms of inspection that currently exist see Day and Klein , 1990 . ) |
| 9 | It is a law of physics that like attracts like , a principle which is also known in science as resonance . |
| 10 | He always spoke about his poetry as ‘ the work ’ ; it was this sort of dispassion that so excited the BBC . |
| 11 | The idea of literature that currently informs English teaching makes arbitrary associations and exclusions . |
| 12 | Drama is a piece of literature that only works when it 's given threedimensional form . |
| 13 | And of course that also meant she could n't possibly spare the time to do her usual singing spot in the club . |
| 14 | However , I use Guitarist Readers ' Ads myself , as do most of the staff here , so we know just how successful they can be ; of course that also means we can see where the service can be improved and we will endeavour to see that it does … |
| 15 | ‘ I believe of course that ideally chimps should live freely and safely in the wild , ’ she said . |
| 16 | Between £40 and £60 , plus of course that often forgotten cost in petrol to fetch it or choose it . |
| 17 | Shirley watched the programmes too , but was occasionally distracted by an intensity of experience that sometimes approached orgasm . |
| 18 | He continued as if she had n't spoken , his voice dropping to a level of intimacy that suddenly made it feel as though they were alone , not being listened to by thousands of people . |
| 19 | It goes without saying that in order to use a device for improvising ( such as scales , arpeggios , licks etc. ) one has to develop the particular device to such a level of fluency that physically playing it in any key or position has become almost instinctive , or second nature . |
| 20 | We , being their regular suppliers , do not have the option of action that neither helps nor hinders . |
| 21 | It is , in particulars the unnerving intellectuality of the life around him that Hölderlin attacks , the overvaluation of philosophizing and the promise of action that never comes , the substitution of books and words for deeds , the excessive introspection and lack of worldly competence ( the criticism has a special poignancy in that these are character traits he is intimately familiar with , which at times become part of his self-criticism ) When he speaks of Greece , it is not always clear whether he has in mind the fifth century or the timeless present in which Hyperion lives , but it is always Greece that provides the contrast . |
| 22 | The quota legislation is generally depicted as a disastrous blow to the British film industry , dragging down its reputation and perpetuating the sort of mediocrity that previously characterized the output of Stoll and Ideal Studios . |
| 23 | Gedge is often regarded as candid , but he has designed a style of lyric-writing that effectively camouflages his true self . |
| 24 | Bruner ( 1962 , p. 18 ) has used the term ‘ effective surprise ’ to describe the feeling of pleasure that often accompanies such realizations . |
| 25 | Often they turned out to be more like shocks , and she disliked the tension , the agitation , the feeling of disruption that frequently accompanied them . |
| 26 | By tethering the law to the notion of harm rather than peace and quiet , this definition places the law on a more stable footing in the world of facts , and reduces some of the areas of uncertainty that formerly surrounded it . |
| 27 | A MAN injured in a police shoot-out was last night in hospital with chest wounds while police pieced together the tangled events of a night of violence that also left one man dead and three policemen injured . |
| 28 | As in the United States , so in Britain it was an outbreak of violence that dramatically brought the plight of the inner cities to public notice . |
| 29 | The time ends with the coming of Chaos and the time of violence that then ensued . |
| 30 | The Department of the Environment has recently introduced the Duty of Care with a code of practice that clearly lays out the responsibility of businesses to manage their waste correctly . |