Example sentences of "[vb -s] that [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider those stately columns , regard the coils of plaster vine that trail from the windowsills , meditate on the dados in the shape of fasces that stud its pitted hide . ’ |
| 2 | The sun set alight the water drops that speckled their leaves and shadowed the ground beneath them . |
| 3 | Dexter turned round one of the gold rings that adorned his fingers and made a stab at humour . |
| 4 | She liked to dazzle Montparnasse with her originality ; sometimes she wore long flowing veils , usually she appeared in the smocked Liberty dresses that suited her pert little-girl look . |
| 5 | As production techniques improve , brewers and winemakers are able to produce reduced alcohol drinks that retain their original flavours . |
| 6 | Weingast , Shepsle and Johnsen ( 1981 ) explore the implications of projects , programmes and grants that concentrate their benefits on specific geographical constituencies but are financed through general taxation . |
| 7 | She says that changing her accent while at university was not easy for her parents to accept . |
| 8 | And what terrible damage they do , have done through the centuries , from the Inquisitor General to Stalin , to your young neighbour in the IRA who believes in the Catholic God and uses that to justify his murdering you in your bed , to the Mullah who whips up the faithful to civil strife in the name of Allah , to the Moonie who steals your children 's money and affections . |
| 9 | If he 'd been thrown in cold against Juventus 's £8 million man , McLaren might well have suffered a very different fate from the rave reviews that greeted his outstanding display . |
| 10 | Somehow his other hand had slipped inside the back of her waistband and begun to mould her buttocks in firm strokes that matched her pelvis against his own , energising her desire with the heat of his own ardent body . |
| 11 | The woods surrounding Allen were also a favourite for family walks ; marvellous old trees , oak , ash , sycamore , beech , elm and chestnut , nodding in the breeze ; the forest floor was carpeted with flowers , spring bluebell and primrose beckoning us on ; summer squirrel darted through the branches and the air was full of the scent of wild garlic ; red and brown autumn leaves ushered in winters that dressed our world sparkling white . |
| 12 | Each writer is introduced by Ms Washington and placed for us against her proper contemporary backdrop , so that we can see and understand some of the pressures and concerns that shaped her writing , her style and her narrative voice . |
| 13 | But a character ( in one of his films ) states that clawing your way to the top is very bad for the fingernails … and , basically , I am very laid-back person , anyway . ’ |
| 14 | It lives in small troops in defended home ranges that supply its needs . |
| 15 | Seconds … but seconds that saved my life . |
| 16 | In fact , most species of frogs and toads that lay their eggs in areas exposed to direct sunlight produce black eggs , whereas those species whose eggs develop in concealed places usually lay white eggs . |
| 17 | Although he protests his innocence he finds that clearing his name is not as easy as he thought . |
| 18 | Realising this , Johnson & Johnson introduced Carefree Panty Shields * — slim absorbent shields that protect your underwear and leave you feeling fresh , confident and comfortable at all times . |
| 19 | The museum collects , and accepts , objects that further our recognition of the world 's flora and fauna . |
| 20 | Deep racking sobs that shook her whole body . |
| 21 | He took big lungfuls of air and then let them out in great racking sobs that shook his whole body . |
| 22 | This in turn means that multiplying her age by her age equals 900 . |
| 23 | But , bizarrely , these outs are post -master volume , which means that tweaking your on-stage level is going to screw up your PA mix . |
| 24 | charged focuses that sang my bearings |
| 25 | To grasp the mystic significance of numbers — for instance , the two poles of Solomon 's litter , and the four struts that supported its canopy — was to acquire ( as some wielders of power in modern times have done through astrology ) a sense of control over the contemporary world : to explain the failure of some policies , to plan and time others more effectively . |
| 26 | McDonald 's finally bowed to consumer pressure and announced the abolition of the polystyrene boxes that contain its hamburgers . |
| 27 | It is something I would certainly not agree with and neither would my wife , who always makes that page her first piece of reading when Autocar & Motor arrives . |
| 28 | However , Lindsell believes that nurturing their individual marketing and technological strengths will guarantee that they continue to thrive and go on generating major cash for C&P . |
| 29 | Professor Costall believes that refurbishing her Research office several years ago paid dividends . |
| 30 | Mr David Thomas , the editor , claims that losing his job was a deliberate tax avoidance strategy . |