Example sentences of "and [noun] that [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Since being born in 1981 , Cheek by Jowl has gained a reputation both in Britain and abroad for the extraordinary verve , versatility , devotion and inventiveness that characterises its style ’ . |
| 2 | Collecting Lustreware will be of enormous benefit to this and future generations wanting to know more about the pottery and porcelain that comes their way . |
| 3 | It was as if , the weeks of turmoil and uncertainty that followed his father 's death having turned into months , the tumultuous turn of events had proved too much for a youth of his years . |
| 4 | There has been much comment by Cleese , as well as others , about how being 6ft at the age of 12 ( he 's now 6ft 5in ) , and not being made a prefect at his public school , and being the only child of older , lower middle-class parents , set for a career as a solicitor , began the problems and embarrassments that inspire his comedy . |
| 5 | Have you been trawling the sales and picking up every urn and tub that caught your fancy ? |
| 6 | But it 's the way the hills rise so sharply from the plain between Hereford and Worcester that exaggerates their impact — and provides sensational views . |
| 7 | We also find that Ito 's response to our Letter contains some omissions and errors that undermine his position . |
| 8 | The couple composed their own personal vows and chose songs and poetry that symbolised their commitment to each other . |
| 9 | A calculation is made of the percentage of non-arrivals , cancellations and guests that terminate their stay earlier than expected . |
| 10 | THE COMMUNIST PARTY IS CURRENTLY DISCUSSING ITS TRANSFORMATION ; TO FIND A STRUCTURE , NAME AND LOGO THAT REFLECTS ITS FORWARD THINKING EMPOWERING POLITICS . |
| 11 | All of them sheep and cattle yes , even the savage beasts birds of the air and fish that make their way through the water . |
| 12 | He is held personally responsible for complying with the many rules and regulations that govern its use . |
| 13 | No amount of friends and laughter could disguise the loneliness and sadness that dogged his life . |
| 14 | I have a streak of economy in me , even when contemplating how to épater les bourgeois , and recipes that make their sauce out of a stock made at an earlier stage tend to appeal most . |
| 15 | Phillips is reportedly in good condition and has renounced the drugs and alcohol that caused his cirrhosis . |
| 16 | Dressed in ponchos with colours and stripes that announce their village of origin , troupes of pipe and drum players frequently converge from distant villages to celebrate local religious and agrarian festivals . |
| 17 | He struggled on alone , as against a blank wall of darkness and silence that blocked his light , stifled his breath , and threatened to make him mad . |
| 18 | It is , however , the way he makes a connection between anthropology and linguistics that makes his programme unusual : |
| 19 | It was the meeting of martyrdom and militancy that brought their ascension to the top of the manual wages league in the 1970s , and secured them their place as the romantic heroes of the class war . |
| 20 | Each time you turn your computer on these files will activate certain programs and routines that configure your system to your pre-set specifications . |
| 21 | I would be an 18 stone , alcoholic bricklayer playing for Penicuik Athletic , ’ says Goram with the mixture of candour and humour that characterises his conversation . |
| 22 | This , I want to submit , is far more important than many of the material questions and issues that fill our waking hours — questions of food , jobs , ambition and human happiness . |
| 23 | There are the Welsh Road , the Salt Way , the Port Way , Akeman Street , Traitor 's Ford Lane and Banbury Lane ; and besides these named roads a considerable number of roads , lanes and paths that excite our curiosity by their directness for miles across almost uninhabited country , or by their association with parish boundaries or ancient earthworks ( like Aves Ditch ) , or some other suspicious circumstance . |
| 24 | Asking you to make your mind up is asking the impossible Monday for you can appreciate every alternative view and idea that comes your way . |
| 25 | The sky was clear and the sunlight had a brilliance and intensity that made her head reel . |
| 26 | Ockleton sprang from his chair , steered an unerring course through the piles of books and papers that littered his apartment and shook Harry clammily by the hand . |