Example sentences of "that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Now he wore only the bottom half of pyjamas , thin cotton ones that clung to him , revealing more than they concealed of his strong muscular body . |
| 62 | One , with curling chestnut hair , was five foot ten , and thin , and wore long-legged swimming shorts that clung to him like skin in jagged gold and emerald . |
| 63 | She had tangled brown hair , a small and lively face , a dress of dark red material that clung to her . |
| 64 | In the end , after much hesitation — all Agnese 's stuff looked so expensive ! — Ronni selected a blue silk jersey dress the colour of her eyes that clung to her in all the right places and looked sensational , and a pair of matching blue sandals that , miraculously , fitted . |
| 65 | Hearing the sound of his footsteps at the bottom of the stairs , she quickly pulled on the first things that came to hand — a pair of well-worn jeans that clung lovingly to her like a second skin , and a sweatshirt . |
| 66 | Caroline concentrated on a spot on the wall while Fabbiano , kneeling on the floor before her , whisked a needle and thread through the hem of the scarlet silk dress that clung to her like a second skin . |
| 67 | To call the bit of silk that clung to her body a dress was ridiculous . |
| 68 | The lean hand gripping his arm thrust him in at a door in the long encrustation of buildings that clung to the curtain wall on the sunny side , where the best light fell and the day lingered longest . |
| 69 | ‘ And I know all about that convict you 're hiding . |
| 70 | The list of diseases that slurry could spread is a formidable one , including anthrax and tetanus , but the one that receives most attention is salmonellosis . |
| 71 | This is a new idea that receives just this one reference in the paper . |
| 72 | One of the most important aspects of domestic security , yet one that receives the least attention , is that of key security . |
| 73 | The average adult spends up to 300 hours a year in the bathroom , yet surprisingly , it 's often the room that receives the least attention . |
| 74 | For example , the area of the primate cortex that receives the direct visual projection from the thalamus is distinguished by a dense band of white matter in layer four . |
| 75 | A scion is the growth that arises from an implanted bud or graft , whereas the stock — sometimes referred to as the root- stock — is the host plant that receives the bud or graft , with its own top growth removed so that its sap and energies are made to support the new guest . |
| 76 | Tools include a built-in digital telephone answering machine that receives voice and facsimile messages via the proprietary StartSmart program . |
| 77 | Any program that receives favourable reviews from enough teachers should be considered for — distribution as it stands but on a national basis — production to a professional standard — transferability to other microcomputers — publication by national system — publication by commercial publishers . |
| 78 | Our knowledge of this comes very largely from David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel , who worked together for twenty years at Harvard Medical School , recording from single neurons of the visual cortex — the part of the neocortex that receives its input mainly from the eyes . |
| 79 | Many donors lay down more or less stringent rules about the use of their funds and these are legally binding on the body that receives them . |
| 80 | Just as the Baroque composer relied on the opening phrase to establish the affect of a given movement , so it is only the start of the magic episode that receives special musical attention . |
| 81 | I think too that we should reflect upon who it is that receives the blame er when policing falls below the standards which we would all think appropriate . |
| 82 | RULE Number One : If you hold shares in a company that receives a take-over bid , never sell out early . |
| 83 | I agree with you that it 's not right to call your son names , and that slapping him is potentially dangerous . |
| 84 | Also it was about time he learnt that bossing her around would n't be a push-over for him . |
| 85 | Anodyne solutions are sought through an alchemy of systems that capitalize on consultants and capitulate on common sense . |
| 86 | Ah yes I have looked after it for ever since it was new and er and it was the one that reopened the station after the boat 's lost here , but as I say you 've got to look forward and I think it 's a good idea to have a new boat here . |
| 87 | nevertheless , there are many films that undermine this argument , suggesting that British character wo n't do as an explanation of poor filmmaking . |
| 88 | Statistics already show that black women , less susceptible to the street violence and drug problems that undermine their brothers , are now more likely than black men to matriculate and graduate from university . |
| 89 | Political constraint is one of the problems that undermine the capacity of the mass media to appropriately and effectively fulfill their function of building democratic societies and protecting and defending human rights in Africa . |
| 90 | The situation of the local families is aggravated by the presence of commercial radio and TV , which broadcast mainly foreign programmes that undermine local cultural traditions and create deep dissatisfaction by portraying lifestyles which are unattainable . |