Example sentences of "the things that [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What bothered me mo well wha one of the things that bothers me is the fact that he said that he would n't like to do hospital chaplaincy because he would n't like to go visiting because he 's got no small talk . |
| 2 | Increasingly I find that this kind of exchange — this candour , this reciprocity — is one of the things that keeps me trundling along . |
| 3 | The things they have in common , or critical attributes , are the things that help us to define a concept , which in turn helps us to identify further examples of that class of things . |
| 4 | This respect is summed up by a quote in In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman : ‘ You know , one of the things that strikes me most about McDonald 's is their people orientation . |
| 5 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 6 | Most people vary enormously in the reserves that they have available , so that the things that floor them at the end of term may be the same small irritations that they sailed through at the beginning . |
| 7 | Conservative loyalists said Mr Tebbit had made a blunder , but he showed no sign of backing off from ‘ one of the things that brought me into politics — the belief that immigration should be reduced ’ . |
| 8 | It was one of the things that brought it about but they they could bury her there , but only the Anglican |
| 9 | It 's one of the things that made them different . |
| 10 | Erm , one of the things that depresses me , is probably the main thing that depresses me is not being valued for what I am or what I do and I think many women suffer from depression because their strengths and their creativity are not recognised and valued . |
| 11 | It 's one of the things that gets me down about it . |
| 12 | One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it was always talking about a Dark Power in the universe — a mighty evil spirit who was held to be the Power behind death and disease , and sin . |
| 13 | Apathy is an extreme feeling that we no longer have control over our lives or the things that sweep us along . |
| 14 | It simply refers to all the things the retailer does to look after the customers — the things that make them enjoy visiting that shop or store . |
| 15 | These are the things that make us afraid , and we build ourselves secure places so as that we ca n't or do n't have any need to be afraid . |
| 16 | As you start to think about the things that make you anxious you realize that the passage is telling you not to be anxious but to pray with thanksgiving ! |
| 17 | We sat down then and all the time he was eating Frankie could n't keep his eyes off her or the things that surrounded him . |
| 18 | The lures of sex , relaxation , all the things that distract you from your high heroic task , are in the form of nymphs with Latin names . |
| 19 | Paul had found all the resources for living , all the things that attracted him , all the relationships that mattered , in God alone . |
| 20 | ‘ They were among the things that attracted me . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ One of the things that attracted us to him is that he is someone who is willing to stand up and speak against something that he believes is wrong . ’ |
| 22 | In fact , there 's no end to the things that irritate me about television news — the inane scripts , for one . |
| 23 | If we do n't express the things that worry us our body language will almost certainly give us away , and to the other person this could certainly look like standoffishness or coldness . |
| 24 | I think that one of the things that get me at the moment is the time keeping , it 's very bad |
| 25 | Everything about it exceeded expectation , though one of the things that struck him was that while the fairways are wide , the hitting area is in fact very narrow if there is to be a chance of attacking the flagsticks . |
| 26 | ‘ One of the things that struck me as an outsider , coming into the firm two and a half years ago , was that there was no accountability , ’ recalls Mel Smaje . |
| 27 | Hobbes ' solution was , order must be imposed on a recalcitrant human nature , to make society possible , Rousseau 's theory was , if only people could be liberated from the things that makes them selfish , selfish and anti-social , they would come together in a natural social contract , where individuals would spontaneously give up their freedom , in order to gain the benefits of social cooperation , and Rousseau 's view was , if only people were , were fully rational , and could free themselves from the unfortunate effects of , of er civilization , they would enter into a state of erm , perfect society in which they could er , associate er without the , the necessity of things like the state or or whatever . |
| 28 | You have a much greater understanding of your own behaviour patterns and the things that motivate you , and this has helped you established your own list of goals . |
| 29 | Should we just enjoy the things that touch us in a painting or should it spur us on to learn more ? |
| 30 | I am sure that one of the things that prevents us from accepting help is that we think other people wo n't do things the way we do them . |