Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] that [vb -s] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather like the children we were discussing earlier in this chapter it is possible to meet elderly people who have achieved a serenity of understanding and/or faith that supports them utterly as they develop the skill of coming towards the end of their life . |
| 2 | The only true solution is somehow to alter the cat 's mental state and rid it of the monotony or stress that drives it to perform the ‘ pseudo-infantile ’ actions . |
| 3 | What Freud provides is a workable and , on the whole , convincing hypothesis or model that enables us at least to describe , if not to explain , the workings of the mind — that is , people 's behaviour and people 's creations , such as visual art and literature . |
| 4 | He has also pointed to the way in which metaphor joins dissimilar experiences by finding a symbol or image that unites them at a deeper level of meaning ( ibid , p. 63 ) . |
| 5 | or intent that makes me pause , turn back ; |
| 6 | My heart tells me of a perfect flower in the centre of the garden and I move along the pathways , stopping to drink in some new and dazzling sight or scent that arrests me . |
| 7 | Some theories may be such that behaviour that follows them is also neutral as a by-product . |
| 8 | The latter become the ‘ mensonge vital ’ of fantasy and fiction that provides her with a means of coping in a hostile world . |
| 9 | The sayings of country people , sometimes tinged with poetry , always rich in concrete images and braced with the vigour and rhythm that gives them long life , are worth revealing . |
| 10 | But underneath all the tough-talking , cryptic statements and pipe-lighting that allows him time to carefully think out his replies , there is another Bill Morrison , a schoolboy at heart , who is happiest sitting in the stands at Lord 's or Twickenham swapping cricketing and rugby stories , who idolises sporting heroes like cricketers Denis Compton and Gary Sobers , four-minute miler Roger Bannister , and former rugby international Gerald Davies , and who is in a fever of excitement over the arrival of his new MG RV8 , a ‘ reincarnation of the old MGB ’ , only ‘ more powerful , more comfortable ( I hope ) and certainly more costly ’ . |
| 11 | SVR4.2 , with its integral desktop manager , optimised performance , and modularity that allows it to run as a client in only 4Mb memory , 60Mb disk — highly impressive when compared to its current competitor , OS/2 — ships in July in source code form for OEMs , in its Intel version only , for AT , EISA and MCA buses . |
| 12 | We would be pretty uninteresting if we all behaved as adults all of the time , and it is our mix of behaviours as adult , child and parent that makes us interesting and unique . |
| 13 | There is a convention among psychologists and neuroscientists that leads us to refer to ‘ the ’ brain , no matter whether we are talking about hamsters or humans . |
| 14 | It is that position of fundamental weakness and poverty that forces them to apply for the Government 's student loans . |
| 15 | Even the unborn child is ‘ expected ’ and constituted as a subject by its having a name and a sexual destiny thrust upon it at birth by the family and community that expects it . |
| 16 | For Adorno and Horkheimer science becomes ideological because of the change in the relationship between humans and nature that accompanies it . |
| 17 | It 's the element of novelty and danger that makes it different , plus the deliberate nature of going out to get laid . |
| 18 | But modern children have a lot of facts and it 's the interpretation of facts and feelings that makes them civilised . ’ |
| 19 | And Ma'am that shows you I think er the chairman has it open in front of you . |
| 20 | These works make explicit what is only suggested in this livret the opening number of the work serves as a processional for the instrumentalists and some or all of the singers and dancers that brings them into the performing space . |
| 21 | Environment is the soil and water that permits it to sprout and grow , or sees to it that it does n't . |
| 22 | They have the highest income-tax and VAT rates , the harshest drinking laws , the dreariest bars , the dullest restaurants and television that makes you feel as if you are warming up for a coma . |
| 23 | Its continued success during the 1990s will depend upon its ability to maintain the distinctive built form and environment that makes it so attractive to international business decision-makers . |
| 24 | It is this common core of shared understanding about law and government that provides us with an insight into the normativist style in public law . |
| 25 | Ideal for a spot of salad or soup , Chanticleer china has the kind of country charm and simplicity that makes it good for everyday use . |
| 26 | From the magically perfect opening harmonics this was a performance of impact , precision and style that reminds us what a marvellous work this is when performed with such burning intensity . |
| 27 | They are a source of great uncertainty and insecurity that leads them to have more children than they would otherwise . |
| 28 | This powerful new production of the classic romantic novel magnificently re-creates this superb love story , bringing it to life with a passion and sensitivity that makes it compelling theatre . |
| 29 | John Gibbons , the president 's science adviser and OSTP director , says that the six FCCSET ( pronounced ‘ fix-it ’ ) initiatives , named after the Federal Coordinating Committee on Science , Engineering and Technology that supervises them are ‘ a dynamic list of topics ’ that are being reexamined for their contribution to national economic growth . |
| 30 | Lenders ' information needs are concerned with the ability of the government to meet its contractual obligations , as well as information that enables them to compare the return they receive with alternative investments . |