Example sentences of "thing [conj] [vb -s] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't need , he , that sort of thing that turns you on or . |
| 2 | If there 's one thing that disgusts me it 's cold porridge . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's the only thing that suits me ’ |
| 4 | ’ The thing that bothers me about English training is that although acting is as demanding as ballet or opera , dancers and singers work out every day . |
| 5 | That , er , Chairman , if I could say the thing that bothers me here is that , it always has done about food , is that we should be keeping up to date with information , all these decisions and all this advice . |
| 6 | only thing that bothers you , you know . |
| 7 | It 's , it 's , it 's very desperate and I 'm not saying that you would do it back because of that , but it may just be the thing that influences you to buy a particular brand , particularly the things which are heavily erm which have many alternatives to buy . |
| 8 | ‘ The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland . |
| 9 | er I think we get a saturation point and the thing that annoys me is that young fellow who came to the club had a got , we got a special went to the special trouble of getting a for him and I can not get it off him and he lives up Newton way somewhere I 've been to him three times |
| 10 | Weak form : ‘ The price is the thing that annoys me ’ |
| 11 | the thing that annoys me most is that , the amount of bad memories people have , I mean not bad memories as in bad thoughts , but bad |
| 12 | The first thing that strikes me is that my aunt — an almost complete stranger as far as I was concerned — should have been there at all , within the family circle where no friend or neighbour was allowed , and thus in a privileged position to make personal remarks of the type which would not have been tolerated from any other quarter . |
| 13 | Perhaps the first thing that strikes us as we come to the Old Testament is the tremendous emphasis on the Spirit of God as a violent , invading force . |
| 14 | The first thing that strikes you about Jonty Rhodes is his effervescence . |
| 15 | The first thing that strikes you about this program is Top Level 's evident desire to make it as friendly as possible . |
| 16 | The first thing that strikes you about Arabian Fight is the stunning graphics . |
| 17 | Probably the first thing that strikes you is the layout of the screen — there are dotted lines indicating the text 's margins , and as you type your purple prose , you notice that every space is marked by a little spot . |
| 18 | ‘ Sometimes it really gets me down , ’ he admits , ‘ but the thing that keeps me goin' is live performances . |
| 19 | He said ‘ The one thing that keeps me going is knowing that for every step I take and every pound donated we are one step nearer to finding a cure . ’ |
| 20 | Erm , one of the things that depresses me , is probably the main thing that depresses me is not being valued for what I am or what I do and I think many women suffer from depression because their strengths and their creativity are not recognised and valued . |
| 21 | The only thing that gets me steamed up is when they have a go at you . |
| 22 | no , no , well when I , when I get it , the thing that gets me going is this , that complete car cost me er six thousand , eight hundred |
| 23 | The thing that gets me though is erm , when they done these exercise you 've got |
| 24 | And you know the thing , no wait a minute , the thing that gets me is you know when James fancied me ? |
| 25 | The thing that gets us saved , the thing that makes us a new creation in Christ , the thing that makes us a Christian is putting our trust in Jesus Christ , believing in the Lord Jesus Christ . |
| 26 | ‘ Not a thing that helps us , ’ said the Captain at last . |
| 27 | LADY DAVERS : Aye , that 's the thing that kills me , [ calmly to PAMELA , a last , vicious attack ] have no fear , wench , no fear . |
| 28 | ‘ His work is the only thing that sustains him , ’ Ketura said . |
| 29 | The thing that sustains it so well , if you do n't mind my saying , is its radio sense of priorities : clear questions ; answers to the point ; any space between probed briskly . |
| 30 | Congress , if as a trade union , and if as a labour movement , you stop going forward in campaigning , there 's only one thing that happens you start to go backwards , because this government will always try and take from working class people , all the time . |