Example sentences of "to a [noun] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if a matter came to a head that withdrawing my labour was the only way to resolve it , that I thought was the only way to resolve it , I 'd go out and do it again . |
| 2 | Rodo screamed as the light surged up to a brilliance that stung his eyes . |
| 3 | And so ends the background to a scandal that has everything . |
| 4 | Management is negotiating with the workforce a strategy to bring the structure of the business down to a size that matches its present turnover . |
| 5 | Male birds compete for territories and mates , and any change to a song that makes them more effective in competition will be favoured by natural selection . |
| 6 | These were the harrowing scenes at Heathrow airport as the group of Russian orphans prepared to return home to a country that regards them as mentally retarded … just because they 're without parents.They 'd spent twelve happy weeks in the Malvern Hills , being cared for by local schools.And they were dreading going back to Russia . |
| 7 | Does the Prime Minister accept that we are pleased that the United Kingdom is signatory to a treaty that commits it to an ever closer union among European peoples , where decisions are to be taken as close to the citizens as possible ? |
| 8 | It would seem to follow from our convictions about fairness that legislation on these moral issues should be a matter not just of enforcing the will of the numerical majority , as if its view were unanimous , but of trades and compromises so that each body of opinion is represented , to a degree that matches its numbers , in the final result . |
| 9 | PC margins have grown so slim that no one was incorporating them into PCs for multi media applications as there were no applications that could provide value to a user that bought them . |
| 10 | A word grammatically related to a word that follows it , especially the noun or pronoun to which a relative pronoun is related . |
| 11 | If we 're self sufficient due to a policy that subsidizes our farmers , we 're not going to want to import anything . |
| 12 | If changes were made to a house that increased its value , the valuation would be increased ; hence , one would pay more tax . |
| 13 | Now , most people think that you were a fish wife because you were married to a fisherman that had nothing to do with it ! |
| 14 | But Spurs found the character to come back and equalise through Gordon Durie on 56 minutes , and United manager Alex Ferguson applauded the new competitive edge to a side that ended his team 's run of five straight wins . |
| 15 | A transformational change is orchestrated by the organization 's executive managers , who must have access to a model that enables them to diagnose and manage the change process . |
| 16 | He would use the same series of signs to a horse that ignored him . |
| 17 | And when the colonel himself seemed to have taken matters into his own hands by delegating him to a job that tired him out day after day , week after week , it seemed they had been successful . |
| 18 | The applicant had to sign agreement to a statement that confirmed he or she was not less than eighteen years of age , and they understood that the bank reserved the right to decline the application without being required to state any reason , and that no correspondence would be entered into in those circumstances . |
| 19 | His reading was hesitant owing to a stammer that tied his tongue whenever he was expected to give account of himself before the rest of the class . |