Example sentences of "[coord] a [noun] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said or a teddy that does something . |
| 2 | It never varies : beginning with an origin or a centre that divides itself and leaves itself , an historical circle is described , which is degenerative in direction but progressive and compensatory in effect . |
| 3 | She often brought in mussels , gritty with tiny pearls , for the evening meal , or sometimes nesting birds , or a hare that ignored her approach to its form till she had her hand on it . |
| 4 | A sedentary existence or a job that keeps you standing around for hours is liable to encourage a poor circulation as well as allowing the buttock and thigh muscles to become weak and flabby , making cellulite much worse . |
| 5 | Write down all the difficult questions that you do n't feel you have an answer for and try to find a person or a book that helps you answer them . |
| 6 | and a sulk that yanked him back to her |
| 7 | I 'm always happy when I 'm wearing trousers and a jacket that covers my bum ! ’ |
| 8 | When I first started to explore Scotland by train , there were long spacious carriages , first and second class , with a restaurant and buffet , a guard 's van where bikes could be carried free of charge , and a service that transported you to the Highlands through snow drifts that would bury a car . |
| 9 | Despite the vast edifice that they built up on extremely shaky premises the phrenologists were socially-committed men , with an interest in holistic medicine and a shrewdness that served them well when they ran their fingers over somebody 's skull in pursuit of character . |
| 10 | They are rendered with a reduced palette and a monumentality that makes them seem emblematic , but of what ? |
| 11 | While the computer systems may reside in a single cabinet ( plus some outboard boxes for disk drives ) , within the AS/400 are terminal support units based on fast general-purpose microprocessors , disk and tape controllers using comparable technology , an intelligent memory subsystem , one or more applications processing engines and a DBMS that owes its power and economy to hardware and microcode . |
| 12 | These are linked up to some rather clever controls : two concentric pots ( one for master volume and pan pickup selector , the other for active treble boost/cut and active bass boost/cut ) , one four-position rotary switch offering ‘ off ’ , active with mid-boost , active , and passive with the bass boost/cut becoming a master tone control , and a mini-switch that allows you to add the P-bass pickup to any switching combination . |
| 13 | So a horse that is roughly bridled may become ‘ head shy ’ and always throw its head when someone tries to put a bit in its mouth ; or a horse that is galled by the saddle when it is initially broken in may always have a ‘ cold back ’ and buck ; and a horse that has its girths thoughtlessly tightened immediately to the top hole may become ‘ girth shy ’ . |
| 14 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 15 | In 1973 Waddell admitted to two BBC reporters that he had taken part in the Ayr murder , unaware that one of them was carrying a concealed tape-recorder ; and a programme that included his confession was subsequently broadcast . |
| 16 | He has an eye — his work is not just about technique , but has a balance and a feeling that make it exceptional ’ . |
| 17 | Beneath the giggling , bubbly little-girl exterior was strength and depth ; an uncanny maturity and a sensitivity that belied her years . |