Example sentences of "in a [noun] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oval Face : You 'll look good in a veil that frames your face like a halo — bands around the forehead will suit you too . |
| 2 | She seized Sam by the shoulder in a grip that made his eyes water . |
| 3 | They were narrowly beaten by a four-nation , eight-man team of elite males in Italy in a spectacle that proved you did n't have to be one of the team to enjoy the fun . |
| 4 | ‘ Where are you going , Rose ? ’ he asked in a tone that told her that he knew he had gone too far but she continued on her way . |
| 5 | ‘ But — but would that mean we should n't have our Pack Meetings each week , Trusty ? ’ she asked in a tone that meant she just could n't believe in such an awful thing happening . |
| 6 | ‘ Fascinating , ’ Caroline said , in a tone that made it clear the topic was anything but . |
| 7 | Then , out of the blue , he pronounced ‘ Jim , the backs of your hands are very ugly — did you know that ? ’ in a tone that suggested I might be surprised and hurt . |
| 8 | The Frenchman spoke the final words in a tone that suggested he would find it disagreeable to discuss the subject further , and the senator lapsed into silence . |
| 9 | Someone who has acquired skills in early life for a job involving considerable strength and mobility will be more handicapped in finding work if they become wheelchair-bound than someone similarly afflicted who has qualifications and experience in a field that allows them to do a sedentary job demanding intellectual skills . |
| 10 | ‘ I figured I 'd better get started before I ended up like Brahms or something , ’ he deadpans in a voice that betrays his Welsh origins ( he was born in 1942 in Garnant ) rather than the last 25 years living in New York . |
| 11 | In a voice that made it sound like an article of faith , Christine said : ‘ We both know that your father did n't kill mine so why he was late and why he did n't tell the police about it does n't matter . ’ |
| 12 | They will go about the city in the weeks to come , and Phil will point out things behind doorways and up courtyards that he 'd never noticed , and explain how the whole set-up of the city is really a conspiracy , and read out public notices in a voice that makes them suddenly ridiculous , and persuade him to believe preposterous stories . |
| 13 | ‘ Boats and women , ’ he said in a voice that reminded her of melting dark chocolate . |
| 14 | A major factor here is that the pupils who have useful sight should be able to work in a position that enables them to use it more easily and effectively . |
| 15 | Then Luke wiped the anger from his face in a blandness that smoothed his brow and relaxed the tight mouth . |
| 16 | Because the males ' reproductive success is probably limited by the number of females they can attract and defend from other males rather than their sperm supply , natural selection will favour any property in a male that enables him to mate with more females . |
| 17 | Moments later , their clothes in a trail that echoed their urgency , they lay in each other 's arms on Rachel 's bed . |
| 18 | The state monopoly of television in a country that prided itself on its tradition of freedom and pluralism of the means of expression — failed . |
| 19 | He might still be a force for peace and unity in a country that calls itself The Union of Burma . |
| 20 | ONCE AGAIN , ARTHUR MILLER gets a better production than he deserves , with David Thacker 's fine mounting of All My Sons , a play about the evil men do in a past that reaches its strangling tentacles into the present . |
| 21 | I think that it 's not just the policy , I think it 's the whole of society 's attitudes , because children learn what they are by how people see them , and if they 're in a society that says you 're in an unusual situation , if you 're not with two parents then somehow your situation is n't right and we condemn it ! |
| 22 | In a society that legitimises its forms of truth by appeal to ‘ science ’ and ‘ objectivity ’ , a person 's case will certainly appear stronger if she or he can demonstrate that the other side is ‘ context-bound ’ and limited in their deployment of such logical abilities as ‘ abstraction ’ . |
| 23 | We frequently fall victim to this relative mentality because we live in a society that has nothing else by which to determine ethics , values or the worth of a person . |
| 24 | During the previous three years , Crawford had written hundreds of letters to producers and directors in his search for work , but it was his love of cycling — he sometimes rode from South London to Brighton and back in a day that landed him his first work in repertory theatre . |
| 25 | Monthly payments will then be made for maintaining the lands in a way that preserves their wildlife and scenic beauty . |
| 26 | It encourages individuals to make a personal pledge to change their lives in a way that minimises their impact on the environment — each of the eight pledges shown here will make a real difference . |
| 27 | Some LEAs ( notably ILEA ) have tried to present examination results in a way that relates them to the ability of the school 's intake . |
| 28 | In addition , many of them can be tied into Personal Construct Theory in a way that allows its associated Repertory Grid Technique to be used both as an investigatory tool and as a means whereby the perception of art might be enhanced . |
| 29 | This matter must not be singled out in a way that allows it to be used to override National Park objectives . |
| 30 | This matter must not be singled out in a way that allows it to be used to override National Park objectives . |