Example sentences of "[that] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The Burgundians thought that eating too many potatoes caused leprosy , the Prussians believed that they were responsible for the dreaded consumption , whilst the Russians simply said that they were food sent from the devil .
2 Yet the Discovery has a classy , Conran-designed interior , excellent seats and ride-comfort and a wonderful , rumbling V8 engine that emits just the same blue-blooded burble as a Range Rover .
3 A buffeting wind rushed over the land , bringing with it salt that clung insistently to Elisabeth 's face .
4 Dressed in a plaid shirt and faded jeans that clung lovingly to his muscular thighs , he was leaning against the door-jamb with his usual easy animal grace , and she was forced to swallow hard against a rush of desire that totally unnerved her .
5 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 .
6 This is a new idea that receives just this one reference in the paper .
7 He has visited Vietnam several times to search for missing American soldiers , a venture that plays well in his district which is home to a lot of ex-servicemen .
8 The staff that plays together
9 As I mentioned earlier , when you get something that plays really easily and fast you wo n't necessarily get the best sound , and so on .
10 But look at Lionheart , they said that 's , that 's that plays perfectly , you know when you running and those pikes come in underneath you .
11 And that laid there bottoms up when Mr Collyer come up with his throshing tackle at night , and he say :
12 This involves a slight drop in picture quality , but the copying can be done as a part of the editing routine ( see page 82 ) and the loss in quality is then offset by improvements in presentation that editing inevitably brings .
13 Whatever the mechanism , our findings suggest that axonal electrical activity normally stimulates the proliferation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells , thereby increasing the number of oligodendrocytes that develop locally .
14 Will the Secretary of State explain to the House the confusion that arose yesterday following the Prime Minister 's statement on the United Nations meeting ?
15 It seemed to me that there were two types of variations that I wished to explore , and there were a number of different methods that I would have to employ to resolve some of the problems that arose once I started to ask questions about these variations .
16 Firstly , we were able to pinpoint a particular problem that arose only in the context of a complete system .
17 And the vigorous , life-enhancing breakers that plunged inland , that might have deposited her on soft , rich , regenerative soil , were involved in a never-consummated effort , frustrated by the moon .
18 Avoiding making these latent potentialities manifest is a constant concern , evidenced by the multitude of taboos that bracket even the most mundane activities in a ( usually vain ) attempt to forestall the dangers that lurk on all sides .
19 He is saying this — outlining the aim — to his analyst in the course of the therapeutic sessions whose speech forms part of the oral record that constitutes almost all of the book .
20 The firm that produces both models need not keep twice as many gearboxes in store to have the same availability as would two firms each producing one model because , unless the uncertainties are perfectly correlated , it is less likely that high production of both models will be required on any particular day than that high production of either one will .
21 Parents , however , should remember that if they give their child an investment that produces over £5 annual income , it will usually be taxed as their own unless the child is over 18 or married .
22 Parents , however , should remember that if they give their child an investment that produces over £5 annual income , it will usually be taxed as their own unless the child is over 18 or married .
23 Parents , however , should remember that if they give their child an investment that produces over £5 annual income , it will usually be taxed as their own unless the child is over 18 or married .
24 It captured Soyo , a city that produces about a third of Angola 's oil .
25 The University of Leeds has developed a crop spraying system that produces virtually no pesticide or herbicide drift .
26 Just what is it about Barbados that produces so many wonderful cricketers ?
27 There are secluded ravines of ferns and flowers bridged by natural arches , waterfalls that plunge into abysmal depths , caves that thread intricate passages below the surface of the ground , cliffs and escarpments that gleam virgin white in the sunshine , streams that dance happily and suddenly disappear …
28 To all who thought as Joyce did , the Munich crisis of 1938 had posed a problem of conscience that admitted only one solution .
29 Some might regard that influence as excessive .
30 In a side that trades heavily on the commitment of a classy midfield quartet , the cool defender 's ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump card for Charlton .
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