Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] that [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was what was going on in my mind that had to be kept secret , on pain of interference , on pain of ridicule , on pain of punishment and , inevitably , on pain of self-understanding . |
| 2 | He 's one of the initiates , and in my opinion that counts for , and perhaps even excuses , a lot . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've got things in my head that came from nowhere , ’ he said , ‘ things that do n't make sense to me . |
| 4 | Will the Secretary of State have some regard for companies like Lawtex , a firm in my constituency that went into liquidation , resulting in the loss of 120 jobs ? |
| 5 | It is my spirit that speaks to your spirit ! |
| 6 | She wore a tailored two-piece grey suit and delicate shoes , and there was a scarf over her hair that came from Dior , minimum , and she carried the red roses . |
| 7 | Of course everyone knows to which general she belongs , but it is her eyes , her ears and her discernment that have to be relied upon . |
| 8 | And do n't give me that ‘ Yes , but it 's their talent that comes across ’ routine , because your idea of coming across must be very different from mine . |
| 9 | That he could do this without awakening the slightest resentment ill the boys was a sign that they recognised that it was their work that mattered to Basil , and in no way his self-importance , which , to a quite remarkable degree he did not have . |
| 10 | The tentacles the skin — with its patchiness that spoke of increasing age — were clear giveaway . |
| 11 | She records triumph and tenderness , loneliness and that impulsive desire for independence , all of which must help motivate the development of her art that continues despite the demands of motherhood . |
| 12 | Body-armour is rare among birds but the ground-living cassowary ( opposite ) carries a powerful helmet on its head that acts as a protective shield when the bird pushes through rough undergrowth . |
| 13 | She moved to switch out the light , forgetting that it was not her lamp that glowed on the bedside table , but he caught her arm , oh-so-very-gently , this time . |
| 14 | Yet as individuals they are believable , not only for themselves but by virtue of their involvement with other people and the opinions of their behaviour that come to us from their shipmates and their superiors . |
| 15 | For one thing , the score was by Rodgers and Hammerstein who had never seen a pantomime in their lives — such things were totally unknown on the other side of the Atlantic — and wrote music and lyrics for the show which fitted very well indeed in their repertoire that began with Oklahoma ! and went on , via such epics as South Pacific and The King And I , all the way to The Sound of Music . |
| 16 | In substance and spirit there is much in her portrayal that coincides with the stereotype of woman found in medieval antifeminist literature : lascivious and insatiable , alluring to men , drawing them to a fall — e.g. tempting the monk to sin , and befooling her husband ( or , more seriously , tempting him to indulge in sexual intercourse for its own pleasure and indeed for its cash value ) . |
| 17 | If the EEC were to acquire its own resources , then the organisation would lose the element of control over its spending that came with the existing system of national contributions : Hallstein could then argue that giving the European Parliament more authority would provide the necessary democratic control over the Commission . |
| 18 | There was a wistful note in her voice that went to Melissa 's heart . |
| 19 | Her carriage was graceful , her movements quick and deft ; there was animation in her face and a slight catch in her voice that hinted at suppressed laughter . |
| 20 | There was an edge to her voice that bordered on hysteria , and his eyes narrowed . |
| 21 | There with the Princess 's permission as the only journalist , I found it a fascinating insight into how Diana conducts a part of her life that has until now been comparatively secret . |
| 22 | Greenpeace was accused of scientific sloppiness , so it appointed a director of science and two people to work with him , a recognition in its way that zipping over the waves in pursuit of whalers was not enough to keep it in the forefront in these intellectually demanding days of climate change . |
| 23 | Moral — only ever remove one at a time so that you can see which way that have to be returned . |
| 24 | Alice was out of her sleeping-bag , and tugging on a sweater , a smile on her face that went with her feelings for Jasper : admiration and wistful love . |
| 25 | She looked down , swallowing , a sudden bleakness in her face that tore at his heart . |
| 26 | McIllvanney shook a cigarette out of a packet , then opened his briefcase that lay on the floor beside his chair . |
| 27 | And it was that habit of speaking his mind that led to his downfall . |
| 28 | But it stuck in his mind that getting to England was something perilous and rare like rounding the Horn , it must have had something to do with his allowing himself to get so wholly cut off from Constanza later on . |
| 29 | ‘ Whenever new movements were started , it was Picasso and his work that served as a rallying cry . |
| 30 | When he declared , ‘ I resign myself to everything and put up with everything ’ , he was rejoicing in his discovery that to behave like a child sometimes worked . |