Example sentences of "and [noun] that [verb] it " in BNC.

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1 At a time when a good public image is essential for universities , English is unable to explain itself in ways immediately intelligible to the outsider , is notoriously riven with doubts and disagreements that prevent it from having a shared sense of purpose , and may at intervals erupt into crises that attract the wrong sort of publicity .
2 There has been a consistent failure to direct the fruits of growth to the areas , industries , and groups that need it most .
3 They recorded information on the circumstances of the death and the symptoms and signs that preceded it on a form that included both an open history of the final illness and screening questions for the presence of common symptoms , followed by the application of appropriate modules with precoded answers .
4 As such , the continued separate attitudes of Nottinghamshire miners towards the working practices implemented by the NCB ( see Krieger , 1983 ) point to the fact that the Dukeries culture has lasted long after the events and institutions that created it , and provide a basis for appreciating why Nottinghamshire was different in 1984–5 .
5 I provided the calm , the cleanliness , the order and nourish-ment that made it possible for him to work .
6 He saw the tree rise up off the stage and did not see the rope and pulleys that raised it .
7 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 .
8 It is assumed that there is sufficient uniformity to facilitate the specification of situations and circumstances that make it more , or less , likely to occur .
9 It is not only the environment but also the animals and plants that inhabit it that display rhythms .
10 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 .
11 For Adorno and Horkheimer science becomes ideological because of the change in the relationship between humans and nature that accompanies it .
12 It 's the element of novelty and danger that makes it different , plus the deliberate nature of going out to get laid .
13 Underlying Plekhanov 's argument is the central idea that , in order to explain a social phenomenon , one must understand not just why it did ( or does ) in fact occur , but why it would have happened even in the absence of the particular beliefs and actions that caused it .
14 Most of his news-making troubles began in 1986 when he and Madonna embarked on a movie that never lived up to all the hype and publicity that surrounded it , Shanghai Surprise .
15 When he tried to talk to Bella in bed at night , there were passing moments of ease and sweetness that made it seem almost possible to recover what had been lost .
16 However , the tilting process and inundation that accompanied it were so gradual that most existing forms of wildlife had ample time to escape from or adapt to the changes .
17 Environment is the soil and water that permits it to sprout and grow , or sees to it that it does n't .
18 A visit to a country house for instance will probably include reference to some of the social groups and classes of the period under study ( upstairs/downstairs , the estate workers , the craft or factory workers who produced many of the goods seen in the house ) ; the role of the gentry as leaders and rulers of their society can be covered ; there will be ample scope for looking at the economic and technological aspects of life in the period , especially if the house is related to its setting and the surrounding estate and countryside that supported it ; finally there will be objects or rooms in the house which relate to cultural or religious life in the period .
19 Wherever you look , the French countryside is brimming with light , colour , the aroma of herbs growing in the wild , and a people and scenery that make it one of the most wonderfully enticing parts of the world .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 When it comes to technical charts it has a combination of graph types and options that make it suitable for analysing scientific as well as business or financial data .
23 This picture frame moulding came complete with all the scratches , dents and marks that make it look old , although it was in fact new .
24 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 .
25 Vic Wilcox has now , strictly speaking , left the city of Rummidge and passed into an area known as the Dark Country — so called because of the pall of smoke that hung over it , and the film of coaldust and soot that covered it , in the heyday of the Industrial Revolution .
26 But if you listen to Johnny Marr , there 's actually nothing there that you have n't heard before ; it was the combination of that weirdly familiar kind of backing with Morrissey 's voice and lyrics that did it .
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