Example sentences of "something that [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It seems to me , ’ said Henry Tyler , in the last analysis a Ministry man , ‘ that this stuff , whatever it is , is something that ought to be put a stop to . ’
2 It will not be something that ought to be part of our very definition .
3 That 's something that ought to be taken care of by private citizens .
4 that that it it is in fact something that ought to be shared more and people ought to benefit more from what 's here ?
5 Is it wise to have the same firm of auditors year in , year out er all of us are familiar with the er the last item on the annual general meeting , a motion to propose the re-election of the auditors , er I wonder whether or not that 's something that ought to be looked at .
6 But I think there is I mean something that ought to be mentioned one of the things that worries me is that there is n't here today a man of the type that I meet every day in Oxford who says ‘ sexual harassment ?
7 ‘ I kept looking for something that would tell me ( the PTL managers ) kept it from Bakker himself … but it never came . ’
8 Although there is disagreement in the City over whether recession is inevitable , there were warnings yesterday that high rates could reduce package holiday bookings by as much as 40 per cent next summer — something that would help to narrow the current account deficit .
9 Tom Scotland flew 62 ops from Italy with a Pathfinder squadron ( 614 ) ; his autobiography is a story of his search for truth , for something that would enable him to make sense out of all the destruction and chaos that was a part of wartime life .
10 Jack often thought he was n't quick enough to match Charlie 's easy repartee , but now he had thought of something that would make his friend smile .
11 It played a very , very important part in David 's career , because it was for that film that he wrote ‘ Space Oddity'/ Most of the stuff on the film came from the Deram label but I thought we ought to have a very special piece of material — some new material — and something that would show how very fine and inventive a writer David was .
12 He envisaged a Soviet return to the position of leading exporter of grain as something that would make ‘ Messrs Imperialists ’ sit up and take notice .
13 The chief executive of State of Israel Bonds , Meyir Rosenne , says that he expects the issue to sell out in two weeks , something that would take him ten weeks in normal times .
14 By reversing his previous stand and meeting the Dalai Lama , Mr Bush was perhaps taking the steam out of a growing congressional effort to do something that would injure a lot more than China 's pride : the cancelling of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status .
15 Lately , he had begun to think that evolution was something that would occur in the soul and , in time , the fripperies of science would be revealed to be dangerous toys .
16 Wiping the board clean , she began to write on it in bold letters something that would be comprehensible only to herself and Miss Harker : PLEASE HELP ME
17 WHEN Robert Napier bought four acres of Carntyne and added it to his Parkhead Forge , it was to create something that would become a cross between Hell and Armageddon for the thousands who worked there .
18 But I do not consider it reasonable to expect the theist to prove the existence of God , something that would effectively remove the element of trust which I have also highlighted .
19 It had to be something that would give the prospective punter some idea of the staggering depth and scope and thoroughness of Henry 's work .
20 Henry had been involved in many of these discussions , had indeed had a pint with Dave Sprott to debate the issue , but when Elinor put the question to him he saw , suddenly , how he could not only perform a helpful , neighbourly act , and another last tribute , but also serve something that would , in all senses of the word , Finish 'Em .
21 ‘ I mean , if you were to find out something that would make a lot of difference , in the cheating line , would you tell me ? ’
22 Before , the highest pinnacle of achievement would have been to make something that would change the world . ’
23 Chapman was interested only in something that would last three hours .
24 Something that would interest you , my lord .
25 Tests are being banned all over the US by the courts and legislatures , something that would make sense if they were as vicious and ineffectual as the press says they are .
26 Series connection of the windings would therefore seem to be something that would never be used in practice .
27 ‘ I wanted something that was going to be failsafe , something that would n't , after two years of touring , collapse on me .
28 What would be easier than withdrawing their overseas investments , something that would decimate our markets ?
29 Mr Dowling took the young Morrison under his wing as a ‘ kind of PA ’ , giving him the benefit of his own wide experience in all aspects of the profession — ‘ something that would just not be practical nowadays ’ .
30 When choosing the frame for this design I looked for something that would show off the dark red colours of the flowers and also be fairly plain , so as to balance the rather busy design .
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