Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furious at being treated as if she were a brainless bimbo , she raised her eyebrows , giving him back such a measured look that he actually coloured a little and moved away . |
| 2 | I suggested to RCA in America that instead of going the normal route that they try makin' a classy but inexpensive TV ad and get it on during shows like The David Letterman Show . |
| 3 | We still cherished the idea of putting together a ‘ counterblast ’ ; but I perceived in due course that we had begun to differ regarding the objective to be demolished . |
| 4 | Erm so I think it 's important to realize as I said before with er with you know with the ma mah-jongg or whatever and opium smoking , you know that he 's , it 's not just a political struggle that he 's |
| 5 | I wo n't bore you with all the usual shit that you must hear every day of the week … how absolutely wonderful it all is , blah blah blah , and the clichéd ‘ Any time you 're in New York ’ line . ’ |
| 6 | It was a strange coincidence that he made his final sailing to America on the day that his closest friend , Mr Huddlestone , was buried . |
| 7 | I assure my hon. Friend that we look forward to receiving any further written representations that he has in addition to the cogent case that he has put before the House today . |
| 8 | A word of caution at this point : do not list specific skills that you do not have unless you feel that the lack of these skills is holding you back in a particular area . |
| 9 | She took a look at this man before her and summed him up in five seconds flat : he was from the country ; he was perspiring because he was wearing his one and only suit which was too heavy for the weather ; his shoes were outrageous , huge , clod-hopping things , but at least they had been polished ; his hands were heavy , his fingers thick as sausages so he was definitely a man of the land ; despite all that , he was quite polite and well-spoken though with a strong accent that she could identify as being Scottish but from which part of Scotland she could not say ; for some reason she was quite sure he was a liar . |
| 10 | The whole concept of quotas should be abandoned because of the economic damage that they cause by preventing the proper and flexible use of farmers ' resources and assets and by preventing technological innovation . |
| 11 | It was a metallic smell that you could somehow taste , which she found quite unpleasant . |
| 12 | In 1955 , after months of agonizing , Dennis and Millie Jones finally made the momentous decision that they would leave the security of tiny Maesteg in Mid Glamorgan and head for a new life of the other side of the world . |
| 13 | He took care to appear blithely unworried as he strolled with his staff , for he knew only too well how the French sympathizers in the city were looking for any sign of allied defeatism that they could turn into an argument to demoralize the Dutch-Belgian troops . |
| 14 | What do you mean , you sit there and that 's all I get for about two hours is a load of bloody shit that you go work , you do this to spend it all on bills ! |
| 15 | The car is travelling at about 100 mph on the straights and braking hard before corners ; but it is stable enough for me to make notes and so quiet in the leather and teak-lined cabin that we can easily hear each other through out helmets . |
| 16 | In the latter half of the twentieth century , belief in Sandys ' nuclear philosophy counted for less than the political opportunity that it provided for ending National Service . |
| 17 | Perhaps , humanly speaking , some of us had doubted during a period of economic recession that we would achieve such a level of giving but God had been honoured . |
| 18 | I trust that the above arrangements cover all aspects of the due diligence that you plan to undertake . |
| 19 | ‘ There were definite signs that we were able to read each other 's play — we linked well and looked dangerous . |
| 20 | We must either have such confidence in social work 's professional values that we wait for everything to sort itself out , or social workers must grasp their own destiny . |
| 21 | For practitioners , what was needed was an essay that was not too long , and which attempted to develop specific proposals that they could act upon . |
| 22 | They work for those and algebra just follows , so it just follows the normal rules that we 're using for the numbers that we know . |
| 23 | If you have difficulty doing this , use your listening to ascertain what emotional response the speaker is feeling ; then ask yourself whether you have a relevant emotional experience that you can offer as encouragement to help them express their response . |
| 24 | But could that not be a new chance for a man to find in later life ‘ an emotional experience that he missed when his children were young ’ ? |
| 25 | What am I saying as we sit here talking about this rather strange difficulty that we find ourselves in ? |
| 26 | All I can do now is praise the NME for finally showing him to be the xenophobic shit that he really is . |
| 27 | It is in the darkest , unprogressive times that I return to base and say ‘ baptizatus sum ’ ‘ I am a baptized person ’ — and that is sheer gift and grace . |
| 28 | But we 've been involved with two specific projects that we 've worked on in conjunction with the tenants ' association , |
| 29 | In the long term , that might be a more effective way of encouraging investment than some of the short-term proposals that we have heard today . |
| 30 | The Conservative party ignores the economic policies that we propose , although many independent commentators identify that they would be not only successful , but more successful than the Government policies — |