Example sentences of "a [noun] that they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a story that they bet him a substantial sum that he could not read a certain number of books of the Bible without talking . |
| 2 | Thresher manager David Newton and assistant John Onanuga are suspended on full pay for ‘ inventing ’ a story that they sold him Champagne at £15.49 and Raffles cigarettes at £1.98 . |
| 3 | They missed a few kicks at goal but they nailed Northampton to their line and worked up such a storm that they had them scurrying all ways . |
| 4 | ‘ It is a coincidence that they announced it on the eve of my press conference , ’ he admitted . |
| 5 | It 's a job that they need somebody to do , they could n't just |
| 6 | Then it was meant to be Detroit , Chicago , St Louis and work its way west and end in Los Angeles but word of mouth , the cover story in Rolling Stone which Tony coerced out of them , and various other things created such a sensation that they lengthened it . |
| 7 | He realized with a shock that they reminded him of steers he had once seen in a railroad siding back home in Richmond , Virginia , crowded uncomprehendingly in trucks bound for the slaughterhouse . |
| 8 | But it is a probability that they perceive them , not like a dog sniffing its way along a scent path , but as a motorway , illuminated by very particular lighting signals . |
| 9 | I think it 's a thing that they wish they could dis-invent , do n't they . |
| 10 | The King 's Fund found that good projects involved families in the planning of services and built them in to the system in such a way that they felt their important role was appreciated . |
| 11 | They all have their styles , they all have their formats , and they 're all written in such a way that they draw you in . |
| 12 | We will happily publish the bouquets and brickbats , identifying a firm in such a way that they know who they are ! |
| 13 | Striding across the room , he thrust his harsh , angry face towards hers , ‘ Oh , yes , Hilary , you explained , and in such a way that they thought you could n't be bothered . ’ |
| 14 | I mean they there was a fact that they knew you were unemployed er or was n't in any s You were yours yourself a target . |