Example sentences of "[vb base] that [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The experimental results suggest that ageing in Drosophila has evolved in part as a consequence of selection for an optimal life history , and in part as a result of accumulation of predominantly late-acting deleterious mutations . |
| 2 | We need to identify the unemployed people who are most likely to suffer ; several studies suggest that support from friends or relatives can help . |
| 3 | Two examples suggest that designing for Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are not the only scenarios left to explore . |
| 4 | Although the source of the light production giving rise to the chemiluminescence signal can not be determined definitively , our present data and data from Simmonds et al suggest that increases in reactive oxygen species generated by neutrophils are in fact an important source . |
| 5 | These figures suggest that interviewing by telephone is not a particularly good way of cutting down the high refusal rate customary in sociolinguistic surveys ; but interestingly , Nordberg ( 1980 ) reports a very much lower refusal rate in Sweden . |
| 6 | The sounds of Danish mingled with those of knives drawn across a plate , the screech of jays , and the buzz and hum that rose from within her and ousted her tranquillity . |
| 7 | This effect , Honey and Hall ( 1990 ) suggested , might derive from the action of some opponent process that comes into play with the repeated presentation of the shock . |
| 8 | Dough moulding : a low temperature process that begins with mixing powdered solid polymer and the corresponding liquid monomer . |
| 9 | She lifted her face to the sun , half closing her eyes against the silver dazzle that bounced across the water , breathing deeply on the tangle-scented air . |
| 10 | Here we report that histidine at position 197 in the fifth transmembrane helix of the human neurokinin-1 receptor binds specifically to CP 96345 but not to peptide agonists . |
| 11 | But I expect that goes for millions of unnecessary car owners ! |
| 12 | So when , towards the end of lunch , Stuart lurched to his feet and informed the table — why this confessional urge that comes upon people at such times ? that he was ‘ Just going to decant ’ ( and the awful phrases they come up with : from which beagling divisional manager did my chum filch that one ? ) , |
| 13 | WHAT do the following have in common : a machine that can write the Bible on a pinhead ; a single-lens microscope that magnifies 1000 times ; a barometer that measures the difference in atmospheric pressure across the thickness of a book ; a 15-cm ( 6-inch ) telescope that fits into a jacket pocket ; and the first bicycle crossing of the uninhabited central region of Iceland ? |
| 14 | ‘ A cry that shivered to the ti ng li ng stars . ’ |
| 15 | SIR — Your headline ‘ Kohl criticises Turkey ’ ( April 3 ) takes on a rather special meaning for those who realise that kohl in German means cabbage . |
| 16 | Aid workers , the only independent sources of information who have direct access to the camp inmates , say that fears about deportation are creating a tense atmosphere and that the Vietnamese are making preparations to avoid and resist attempts to send them home . |
| 17 | That is why some observers say that getting to the starting-line is an achievement in itself — most had reckoned the Bank 's immunity from prosecution to be an iron-clad provision of the 1987 Banking Act . |
| 18 | Some people say that lurking in its depths is a fish so dangerous that oarsmen venture out at their peril . |
| 19 | The Russians say that work on Energiya and Buran has yielded more than 20 new metals , alloys and materials which can operate in temperatures from minus 253C to 800C . |
| 20 | Wherever you say that means to your Mum . |
| 21 | Some people say that trotting on the roads helps harden the horse 's legs while others maintain that too much trotting mean too much concussion on legs and feet ; I follow the latter view and so we stayed in walk with the occasional gentle trot uphill . |
| 22 | That night over a pretentious dinner ( ‘ delicate strips of milk-fed veal on a bed of herbs and accompanied by a tangy aromatic sauce specially prepared by our chefs ’ ) in a pretentious modern hotel and fortified by a bottle of local plonk , my Producer John Reynolds and I resolved to telephone the Palace Chamberlain in the morning , say that owing to a technical fault the film was not usable , and did the king have a spare hour in which we might shoot the interview again ? |
| 23 | Some say that to belong to the kingdom of Heaven is the same as belonging to the Church . |
| 24 | You associate that place with a particular set of activities , so that returning to that place reinforces your mental concentration and allows you to work better . |
| 25 | The stockmarket rally that started in the last quarter of 1992 pushed up the composite share index from a low point of 459 on August 21st to 678 at the end of the year , up 11% from 12 months earlier . |
| 26 | He is now an experienced manager and we want that experience to be put to Celtic 's use . ’ |
| 27 | Is this the night coach that goes to Dwolding , after all ? ’ |
| 28 | Profit that glowed like beads in a smoked-glass display . |
| 29 | SUBSTANCE P is a peptide neurotransmitter that binds to the neurokinin-1 receptor and is involved in pain transmission and neurogenic inflammation . |
| 30 | Mr Kaifu said he was not considering scrapping the 3 per cent sales tax that contributed to severe election setbacks for his party in July . |