Example sentences of "[noun prp] that [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the Richard Branson that would throw anybody in a swimming-pool — literally and metaphorically — often forgetful of the cost , be it of a junior employee 's ruined wristwatch or an editor 's dignity ( the watch could be paid for afterwards : dignity was harder to repair ) ; the Richard Branson that , when playing wicket-keeper in a company cricket match , would tie cotton round the bails and then ‘ when the batsman has been in long enough ’ yank them off with a roar of laughter , all the more resounding for the look of fury on the fallguy 's face . |
| 2 | The models he works with may be shot by all the big name photographers , but it is the pictures that they do with Steven Meisel that will make them the icons of our times . |
| 3 | THE BBC still has n't signed the contract with British Aerospace , Marconi and British Telecom that will seal its place aboard a satellite to broadcast TV signals and hi-fi sound direct into British homes from 1986 . |
| 4 | BELL Resources , 58 per cent owned by Alan Bond 's Bond Corporation , is running out of time to obtain money or assets from Bond that would save it from collapse , its chairman , Geoff Hill , said yesterday . |
| 5 | But our concern was to find a church in Scotland that would give us the love and teaching that our family needed . |
| 6 | Lewis plans to take a long break — in Britain — after first heading to Las Vegas to commentate for Sky TV on the November 13 title battle between reigning champion Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe that will decide his opponent next April . |
| 7 | Somebody well it was Magnus Bruce that used to drive it . |
| 8 | Resolution 45/63 expressed concern at Israel 's continuing nuclear build-up and urged all states " not to co-operate with or give assistance to Israel that could enhance its nuclear weapons capability " . |
| 9 | ‘ I offer you a division of Lothian that ought to suit us both , ’ Thorfinn said . |
| 10 | ‘ Christ that used to give me the shits , ’ said the New Zealander . |
| 11 | ’ Because it contains material about the Ardakkeans that might stimulate your sense of humour . |
| 12 | Bowe , they say , who does impressions of Stevie Wonder , Bill Cosby and Ronald Reagan that could earn him a different sort of starring role on the Vegas Strip , has yet to prove that he 's more than a clever impersonator of a heavyweight champion . |
| 13 | so the most-talked-about terrace-player gets another half-page over here — if Frank play well in the US that might make it easier for him to get a new club . |
| 14 | If we win against both Spain and Japan that could give us a shot against South Africa in the quarter-finals , which would be tremendous news for Scottish rugby back home ’ , said Rutherford . |
| 15 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that because of his action in opting out of the social charter , Great Britain will be the only country in Europe that will deny its people the legal right to paid holidays ? |
| 16 | Battling Nottingham turned the table upside down with a priceless 18–9 win against Northampton that could keep them in division one and deny their visitors the championship . |
| 17 | After two years , however , Gordon too got the wanderlust urge and planned a horse-back ride from South America to New York that would take him two years . |
| 18 | ‘ I ken you were all right when the Prince was here , ’ he continued , ‘ and there are plenty in Glasgow that will keep you safe , but things have changed for the worse since you went away . |
| 19 | Co that can affect your steering ca n't it ? |
| 20 | WEST INDIES pace bowler Courtney Walsh has asked agent Jonathan Barnett to negotiate a new deal with Gloucestershire that will earn him as much from county cricket as Pakistan stars Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis . |
| 21 | ‘ We now have five or six clubs in Wales that could hold their own against any in Europe , ’ he said . |
| 22 | ELTON John and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin have signed a contract with Time Warner in Los Angeles that will give them a £26m advance the largest cash advance in music publishing history . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm going to tell you something about Todd that will leave you safe . |