Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 There are certain sorts of clothes that make you an ‘ OK person ’ ( like Levi jeans or Reebok trainers ) .
2 We then turn to the main techniques for studying the physiological side of the equation , lesions , stimulation , and recording , looking at the sorts of problems that affect our interpretation of experiments .
3 The sorts of premises that lend themselves to this kind of development tend to be your large country house type accommodation , miles from anywhere .
4 The break with this structure of belonging can be announced only through a certain organisation , a certain strategic arrangement which , within the field of metaphysical opposition , uses the strengths of the field to turn its own stratagems against it , producing a force of dislocation that spreads itself throughout the entire system , fissuring it in every direction and thoroughly delimiting it .
5 But it was not his opinions so much as their force of expression that caused his hearers to stare at him in awe on these occasions .
6 It compelled him to look closer ; to feel the smooth , damp surface ; to grasp the ring of iron that held it prisoner ; to look into the black space behind it .
7 It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being but on the contrary ; their social being that determines their consciousness .
8 It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being , but , on the contrary , their social being that determines their consciousness .
9 In comparison to his contemporaries in 1967 he had completed a lot more films than most ; the difference was that his were a succession of B-movies that paid him little .
10 The Parade is the stage and the great offices of state that enclose it on three sides are the décor .
11 This was the time she enjoyed most ; when she could relax in the cosy drawing room , with its pale green walls and deep floral armchairs , and with the cheery fire-glow sending out waves of warmth that made her deliciously sleepy .
12 It is this programme of reinstatement that explains what , for some people , is the odd repetition of the date ‘ 1909 ’ on the stonework at the rims of the some of the locks .
13 We must then continue with a rolling programme of reform that takes us away from the narrow concept of notional rents .
14 Fear of rape that stalks our big cities
15 The infusion of desire that rushed her was so immense that she obeyed instantly , drawing her legs up to his hips .
16 And it finds an echo in the chapter of Isaiah that formed our first lesson ; the word ‘ peace ’ is n't actually used , but the picture of deliverance has a thread of divine peace running all the way through it .
17 The Labour party has learnt nothing about the deep-seated wish of the British people for local government structures that reflect what they feel about their local communities , and units of government that mean something to them and are not imposed on them .
18 This is the first piece of fantasy that greets you when you enter the gates of the Studios .
19 What we 've got here is a very conventional piece of logic that implements what I 've talked about .
20 The child might never have known his or her grandfather nor seen the small piece of land that made him a landlord , yet the child remained stubbornly a landlord in official eyes decades after land reform .
21 I mean , it could be just a piece of grass that cut him .
22 They know how to set traps , they know how to ask you questions which will lead you into using emotive words , they will have you on tape , they will also possibly be in a position to edit that tape , and at the end of the day you can not say , ‘ I did n't say that , ’ because I have a piece of tape that says you actually did say it .
23 The house of Baskerville , the eminent Birmingham printer , was sold in 1788 and the seven acres of land that surrounded it were advertised as ‘ a very desirable spot to build upon ’ .
24 IN theory , November should be the month when career is uppermost on your agenda or , indeed , those aspects of life that constitute your aspirations , if not your dreams .
25 We need to be much more precise about the aspects of man that engage our attention and the methods of study we propose to adopt .
26 For Saussure this was perhaps mainly a methodological convenience , a way of concentrating on the aspects of language that interested him .
27 The rain started , a few heavy drops at first and then hissing spears of water that struck her sharply on the head , on her neck , pricking through the thin stuff of her dress .
28 Only now that he was safe did he feel a little black jet of fear rising in his chest , a gobbet of bile that filled his mouth , washing his teeth in acid .
29 Thirdly , it was not just the bald declarations of innocence that impressed me , but the nature and quality of those declarations : there were passages in both books which , as in Meehan 's letters to me , had the sharp ring of truth .
30 She saw Naylor 's sharp glance go over her , but , while she quickly lowered her glance , she could do nothing about the unexpected riot of colour that flooded her face .
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