Example sentences of "[adj] that [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one of these dusty tomes he read in wonderment of the treasures of Tutenkamen and it was this that ignited in young Garrett a fire of enthusiasm for treasure hunting that still burns strongly today . |
| 2 | No , it was n't this that got on his nerves , but the monotony of his surrounding , the long , long road through the camp , the huts going off here and there , the airfield dotted with little planes , looking like toys , the new hall that was used for entertainments , pictures and the church services , standing out like a sore thumb . |
| 3 | It was this that accounted for [ the ] breadth and resiliency [ of the militancy ] , its tendency to spill over the boundaries of normal industrial action , its unique ability to involve women as well as men , and its political dimensions . |
| 4 | During the summer , when Sirius rises heliacally , only twelve of these divisions of the sky can be seen rising during the hours of darkness , and it was this that led to the twelve-hour division of the night . |
| 5 | The degree and meaning of prostitution was an important issue in itself ( one estimate would have made prostitution the fourth largest female occupation ) but more important , given the double standard , was the reservoir of venereal disease especially syphilis , that it was perceived as constituting , a threat particularly to the efficiency of the armed services , and it was concern over this that led to the passing of the Contagious Diseases Acts ( in 1864 , 1866 , 1869 ) . |
| 6 | It was this that led to the first hints of how the theories of quantum mechanics and general relativity might affect each other — a glimpse of the shape of a quantum theory of gravity yet to come . |
| 7 | Strach was giving the ball away , it was this that led to Alex 's equaliser . |
| 8 | And it is this that connects to our specific concerns with the instinctive bases of human behaviour . |
| 9 | There are two aspects of this that have to be considered : the relation between territory size , hunting areas and group sizes in predators ; and how these are related to the diversity of prey taken by different predators . |
| 10 | It is this that leads to the dependency culture predominant among deaf people in integrated education . |
| 11 | It is full of lies and it is this that leads to disaster for Blanche . |
| 12 | It 's hardly ever reported in the Third World and er taking the facts that we 've just been talking about into account , it would be tempting to see anorexia as related to conflicts about the beginning of a young woman 's reproductive life because what normally happens is , and has certainly happened in the only case of this that occurred in my family , the young woman in question lost so much weight that she stopped cycling and in fact erm puberty changes went into reverse , she actually regressed , she started puberty and er she had this anorexia problem and she stopped cycling and , and all her body changes reversed , she went back to pre-puberty again erm because of oh no , oh no it did n't , she lost her body hair and stuff yeah , er her , her , her hormonal changes . |
| 13 | and coming up with a travesty like this that masquerades as a motion to the Council . |
| 14 | About a quarter of a mile later they were still with me , and it became clear that choosing between dignity and entertaining the village was no longer an option . |
| 15 | Much of the indebtedness of these middle-income countries arose through borrowings in private sector capital markets , mainly the euro-currency markets , and although it was feared that the banks involved were seriously at risk it is becoming clear that rescheduling of debt by the banks with the debtor countries has been possible . |
| 16 | If BR could not make a case for seven trains for one of its most profitable routes , it was clear that plans for a second tranche of HSTs for the Cross Country group of services would not satisfy the new criteria . |
| 17 | The glare dimmed and outlines of roofs and trees and angles at street junctions , lampposts , signs , doorways , scaffolding and cranes — too molten to look up at at two in the afternoon — calmed into focus , became distinct against the astounding pure clarity of the sky , and later became so sharp and clear that looking at them was like a note you could not hear but only sense within the ear by some change in vibration . |
| 18 | Nor is it clear that support for proportional representation would win votes : in the ITN exit poll , 52 per cent said they preferred the present system , including 45 per cent of those who voted Labour . |
| 19 | It is , as suggested earlier , becoming clear that support for applied research is more attractive to funding bodies than support for fundamental research . |
| 20 | As the implications of another disastrous election defeat begin to be analysed , it is clear that calls for the Labour Party to embrace PR as a way of breaking the Tory stranglehold are gaining in strength . |
| 21 | How far Anselm had travelled along this road , and how much further he would still travel , are questions to which an answer must be sought in the reign of Henry I. But it is clear that Anselm in exile was beginning to see events , if not through Hildebrandine eyes , at least with shades of Hildebrandine colour . |
| 22 | Comparison between studies is therefore difficult ; although all make it clear that caring for a dementia sufferer can be extremely stressful . |
| 23 | The Lindop report made it fairly clear that safeguards with regard to access and illegal use are needed . |
| 24 | It is now clear that direct through trains from the North-East to the continent will not run until two years after the Channel Tunnel opens in 1993 . |
| 25 | While it is clear that compounds with antithrombin or antiplatelet properties may enhance and sustain the action of thrombolytic agents , their optimum use and potential haemorrhagic side-effects remain to be explored . |
| 26 | It is so clear that to look into it takes your breath away : there is no sense of depth and the rocks could be two or twenty metres away . |
| 27 | Similarly , in the need for institutional change study it was clear that need for change has two distinct components : the deficiency level of some institutional subsystem , and its importance to the system as a whole . |
| 28 | Such materials are however not part of the plant as defined in the policy exception makes clear that damage to such materials is not covered . |
| 29 | Will your cooker stand the strain of the festive season and all the extra entertaining that comes with it ? |
| 30 | And it 's only in the minority of cases where things go wrong that come to the attention at the Trading Standards Department . |