Example sentences of "[verb] that [verb] [adv] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fuming , Paige tossed her head , realising that to point out his own behaviour might cause her more embarrassment than satisfaction . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you remember , Mark when you had to strip naked and tie that sack around your waist ? ’ he asked . |
| 3 | She kept glancing at the massive Mickey Mouse watch that dangled round her thin bony wrist . |
| 4 | Those who will not be God 's sons become his tools ’ ; and Ilúvatar to Melkor , ‘ no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me … he that attempteth this shall prove but mine instrument in the devising of things more wonderful , which he himself hath not imagined ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 5 | But they 'll have crossed that place off their list . ’ |
| 6 | You have the sense to realise that taking out your anger on him is not the answer and will threaten your relationship . |
| 7 | She turned in time to see his warm dark eyes rake down the shimmering black silk dress that whispered around her slender body . |
| 8 | He remembered what she was wearing at the disco on Saturday : a slippery , silver sort of dress that flowed around her body like oil . |
| 9 | But he had inherited his father 's ability , and he was just getting things straight again when he was badly hit by a prolonged series of dock strikes that tied up his ships and prevented them from earning anything . |