Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [that] [pron] [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't give a shit that it 's broken . |
| 2 | Maybe even a condom that he 's blowing up ? |
| 3 | It 's a wonder that one 's escaped . ’ |
| 4 | She pointed out how to deal with a child , for example , who has run away near a busy road : ‘ You should explain to a child that it is creating danger , or is in a dangerous situation . |
| 5 | ‘ Emma gets bookings for children 's parties and is such a hit that she 's decided to set up her own fan club , ’ says proud owner Janis McLeod . |
| 6 | ( 5 ) Where a solicitor or licensed conveyancer , or an agent or employee of a solicitor or licensed conveyancer , in the course of or in connection with a transaction involving the disposition or creation of an interest in land , purports to deliver an instrument as a deed on behalf of a party to the instrument , it shall be conclusively presumed in favour of a purchaser that he is authorised so to deliver the instrument . |
| 7 | The fact that the Sun is producing far less of these enigmatic particles than expected could well be a symptom that it is going through a quiescent period — although it could equally well be that there is something wrong with our theories concerning what makes the Sun shine . |
| 8 | Sooner or later the searcher will fail to find a registration that he is looking for . |
| 9 | ‘ Suppose it 's a sign that everything 's going to come to light ? |
| 10 | And Jean 's started to move the furniture around … a sign that she 's getting itchy feet : |
| 11 | Bill is ministering to master and mistress and the house-guests , sick as a toad that he 's missing all the fun . |
| 12 | Leapor 's reference to the fly is a signal that she is arguing against Pope 's epistle . |
| 13 | A feeling of loneliness is connected with a feeling that nothing is happening : |
| 14 | There is a feeling that it is damaging to the community if the uncertainty carries on too long . ’ |
| 15 | They were as follows : ( 1 ) there is a dispute or a difference between the parties which has been formulated in some way or other ( see 15.5 ) ; ( 2 ) the dispute or difference has been remitted by the parties to the person to resolve in such a manner that he is called on to exercise a judicial function ( see 15.6 ) ; ( 3 ) where appropriate , the parties must have been provided with an opportunity to present evidence and/or submissions in support of their respective claims in the dispute ( see 15.7 ) ; and ( 4 ) the parties have agreed to accept his decision ( see 15.8 ) . |
| 16 | ( Alternatively , you could pretend that you have just been beamed down from outer space and that you do not understand a word that he is saying — which is at least partly true ! ) |
| 17 | Every time he guards want overtime they start a rumour that there 's going to be trouble . ’ |
| 18 | There is a risk that what is intended to be an aid only during training can become an undesirable crutch in that performance comes to depend on it but this is rare and can be avoided by using a suitable time delay , thus ensuring that it is really learning and not action feedback . |
| 19 | With any drug breaking down emotional barriers , there is always a risk that it is going to unlock some psychological problem . ’ |
| 20 | When we have a hunch that somebody is telling lies , for instance , ‘ what we really mean is that their body language and their spoken words do not agree . ’ |
| 21 | Then , before each execution of the add instruction , we arrange to manipulate it as data in such a way that one is added to the address portion of the instruction ; thus the add instruction refers successively to store addresses 100,101,102 , and so on . |
| 22 | Another effect of intrinsic curvature is revealed when a vector is transported round a closed path in such a way that it is moved parallel to itself at each step of the journey . |
| 23 | That is ‘ No comment ’ , but it 's ‘ No comment ’ done in such a way that it is implying intelligence on the part of the audience , saying , ‘ Well , you realize , of course , that if I were to comment on this , you know , it would prejudice either the chances of the prisoner if we catch him or , you know , any possible clues and so on . ’ |
| 24 | Note that the character string END-OF must not appear in the description in such a way that it is aligned with the other keywords in the header , or a scanner error will result . |
| 25 | Suppose now that it lends 90 per cent of that deposit in sterling to a UK resident who spends it in such a way that it is redeposited with the UK bank ; also that the remaining 10 per cent is held by the overseas bank as an interest-bearing sterling deposit with the UK bank . |
| 26 | " Every question asked requires historical information to be applied : the basic need here is for the candidate to select information which is relevant and to organise it in such a way that it is directed towards answering the specific question asked . " |
| 27 | Furthermore , the pain caused by the presence of an embedded spine makes the muscles it has penetrated contract in such a way that it is driven even deeper into the flesh . |
| 28 | ‘ Anyway , it 's hardly a surprise that he 's paying us another visit , is it ? |
| 29 | The trouble with [ a view that what is needed is a re-evaluation of the feminine ] is that it still leaves uncriticised the whole association of particular qualities with the masculine and others with the feminine … |
| 30 | Even if the money is paid in the action accompanied by a declaration that it is paid without prejudice to the payer 's right to recover it , the payment is a voluntary payment , and the transaction is closed . |