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

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1 They are experiencing what women have always known — that the life-sustaining relationships that enable us to grit our teeth and pick our way through the mess made by men , to endure and to survive , are those we share with other women : our mothers , our sisters , our neighbours and friends .
2 But those that came from arid islands and had to crane their necks in order to reach branches of cactus or leaves of trees , had much longer necks and a high peak to the front of their shells that enabled them to stretch their necks almost vertically upwards .
3 So it was the likes of that and these things that got me to know my staff and got my staff to know me .
4 Along life 's way you pick up little techniques that help you control your behaviour , get your own way , become strong-willed .
5 The slow movement of this performance is particularly fine , with pianissimos that have you catching your breath .
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