Example sentences of "[noun pl] 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 Parade is the stage and the great offices of state that enclose it on three sides are the décor . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | For Saussure this was perhaps mainly a methodological convenience , a way of concentrating on the aspects of language that interested him . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Laboriously tilled fields of corn became within a few hours torrents of mud , houses slipped down hillsides , church-towers were struck by lightning , sheep and cattle were carried away in swirling waters and dawn revealed their bloated corpses jammed against the piers of bridges that had themselves been partially destroyed by the weight and fury of the swollen waters . |
| 14 | In other words the states of mind that do nothing for the healing process . |
| 15 | College teachers may have unusual contracts of employment that means they often work irregular hours . |
| 16 | For instance , Alex was shown pairs of objects that had nothing in common and asked ‘ What 's the same ? ’ |
| 17 | These can be forms of avoidance that make it impossible for the couple to look at their marital problems . |
| 18 | I doubted whether Ted spoke to Auntie Jean of this , or of the other manifestations of love that filled our hours — of Eva , for example , imitating the numerous grunts , sighs , snorts and moans which punctuated Dad 's conversation . |
| 19 | It is difficult to resist the conclusion — which Foucault actually denies — that the techniques of discipline and surveillance , of individuation , and the strategies of power-knowledge that subject us , leave us always trapped . |
| 20 | I still do n't really know what it was about birds of prey that fascinated me . |
| 21 | At the speed of thought Chesarynth fled through the towering ranks of symbols that obstructed her now with their colour-coded lattices , their confusion of cold money scents . |
| 22 | Nowhere is it easier to blackmail than in the criminal underworld and the grey areas of conduct that surround it . |
| 23 | There is only room here to outline the bare facts about cuts and the main lines of argument that surround them . |
| 24 | In common with any other community , the Deaf Community has had its share of people who have performed deeds of bravery that earned them recognition from the appropriate authorities . |
| 25 | Her arrival , and the exclamations of admiration that greeted her , succeeded in defusing the last of the tension caused by Geoffrey 's tactless remarks . |
| 26 | It was a new and subtle torment , and she writhed beneath the thrill of his touch , feverishly arching against the eddying bands of tension that enticed her towards some undreamed-of zenith . |
| 27 | In the UK , Dorling Kindersley , one of the world 's finest publishers of high quality illustrated non-fiction , own virtually all the hundreds of thousands of photographs and pieces of artwork that illustrate their books . |
| 28 | And we do n't want that to happen , and we have different kinds of bullets that hit her and stay there . |
| 29 | We may be more anxious to understand the constraints on individual actions and intentions , as well as the various kinds of factors that bypass them altogether , than the actions and intentions themselves . |
| 30 | There are big differences between individuals as well , not only in the amount of pressure they can handle before something begins to crack , but in the way they become stressed and the kinds of things that stress them . |