Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will inevitably be a political process but it will be a more informed political judgement , the reformers claim , than the pure bargaining process that preceded it . |
| 2 | GAME show host Leslie Crowther is fully conscious again , five weeks after the car crash that put him in a coma . |
| 3 | Some teachers have a liaison brief that brings them into contact with other services and parents . |
| 4 | Such flexibility allows users to see only that part of the data model that interests them and avoid an otherwise over-complicated view of the model , and supports other requirements such as privacy and security . |
| 5 | Here the detector is connected through a second closely coupled low-loss transformer , the primary of which has an adjustable tapping X' that divides it into sections with turns N' 1 and N' 2 . |
| 6 | Kate smoothed down the deep red pure new wool dress that hugged her figure , and smiled at her daughter . |
| 7 | Their legal rights were not affected by admission to a home and the guidelines warn that restraining someone without their consent , or on the instructions of a third party , is unlawful and unacceptable . |
| 8 | Lawrence has demanded a battling performance after a Watford defeat that reminded him of the FA Cup knockout by Portsmouth . |
| 9 | His red beard and hair were combed and trimmed , his silver belt-buckle and the huge silver clasp that held his red breacan-feile no brighter than his eyes . |
| 10 | Perhaps it was the fact that he kept his eyes shut that made her bold . |
| 11 | Kick your curls back into action with ShockWaves Curl Shaper from Wella — a brand new styling spray that gives your curls body and bounce . |
| 12 | An awful Terry Wogan — type link that lets me mention … |
| 13 | Considering he was joining an honour roll that included his big brother John , it was somehow fitting that Patrick played the leading role in the two-hour 48-minute finale to the grand prix circuit which saw the younger McEnroe and Jim Grabb dismiss the more experienced Anders Jarryd and John Fitzgerald 7-5 , 7-6 , 5-7 , 6-3 . |
| 14 | Then , the previous day , he received a telephone call that vindicated his years of scepticism … |
| 15 | I eat only fish at the Mermaid these days — not because I believe in dieting , but because I once suffered an awful chips surfeit that put me off them for life . |
| 16 | It is a remarkably piscatory street — a choice of three fish-and-chip shops , a jellied eel bar and an excellent wet fish shop that smokes everything from conger eel and whole salmon down to the humble sprat . |
| 17 | She refused to budge until she 'd got one or two matters in order , and , ignoring the fact that he looked ready to go and hunt up her bag himself if she did n't soon move herself , ‘ Is it all right for you to invite me to Mr and Mrs Hepwood 's home ? ’ she asked for starters , and braved his acid glance that said he 'd hardly be likely to issue an invitation if it was n't . |
| 18 | Five talented misfits from Camden form a band playing the most ridiculed form of music in the world , are picked up by the chief of the record label that brought you the Manic Street Preachers — and ZAP ! country is sincerely rehabilitated . |
| 19 | You could listen almost any time , anywhere — especially with your Walkman headset that filtered nothing but a mildly irritating hiss to passengers in your bus , say , or your train compartment . |
| 20 | It 's a model train with a price tag that puts it in a league of its own . |
| 21 | The air intake scoops took their final shape ; the chrome trim that divided it longitudinally in the first two cars was finally eliminated . |
| 22 | The memory for the Second Division club will be of their historic 10-9 triumph over West Hartlepool last year , a victory secured with a last- minute try that ensured their promotion from the Courage League Division Three alongside their immediate rivals . |
| 23 | The chance remark that revealed his deep-rooted chauvinism and basic male insensitivity . |
| 24 | It was a chance remark that caught her off guard . |
| 25 | Terrapins have been left here and in similar ponds around the country by bored pet owners for years , but the numbers have been growing thanks to children who have tired of the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle craze that led them to buy terrapins in the first place . |
| 26 | Mr Taylor refused to blame the race row that greeted his adoption 18 months ago for his defeat by Mr Nigel Jones , who won with a six per cent swing to the Liberal Democrats . |
| 27 | Much of the development work that found its way into Challenger had been under way for some years on behalf of the Shah of Iran . |
| 28 | National pay settlements and negotiating arrangements hinder that process which would be improved , they argue , by ‘ flexibility ’ in wage-rates and local pay bargaining . |
| 29 | It 's not what people say that gives 'em away , it 's what they do . ’ |
| 30 | I reckon it must have been a bridge eddy that put him ashore . " |