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

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1 During the epidemic of 1854 Dr Snow uncovered the following facts out of 134 deaths from cholera during the first four weeks , 115 of the fatal cases occurred in houses supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall Company , only 14 in that of the Lambeth Company 's houses , and the remainder in houses that got their water from pump wells or direct from the river .
2 Two years ago , I went on holiday to the States and witnessed scenes in clubs that made me realize women were n't as inhibited as I 'd thought .
3 Personally , I find that I sometimes get new ideas while I am engaged in activities that have nothing to do with my research at all , such as gardening , painting in the house , or even shaving when I get up in the morning .
4 Bearing in mind that soil itself is a chemical or a mixture of chemicals the basics of cleaning in this context are identical to those of basic reaction chemistry typified by the following equation :
5 Bear in mind that see it but it 's more likely to pass on energy units , because it 's the stronger , you know .
6 Pain and nausea swept over him in waves that left him hot and sticky and weak at the knees .
7 And it is their response to each other 's movements and their own enjoyment in dance that makes their behaviour appear natural and spontaneous even when they perform difficult technical feats .
8 How if she chooses this moment and this audience to make it known that she visits us only out of pure charity , that what lies in her handsome reliquary is in reality the body of the young man who committed murder to secure her for Shrewsbury , and himself died by accident , in circumstances that made it vital he should vanish ?
9 When not being a mother or supportive wife , she has taken on numerous appointments in areas that interest her .
10 There is a poison in potatoes that turns them green , which is very dangerous to pregnant women .
11 Outside , all the foremost mandarins of the court were already assembled in lines that reflected their rank .
12 We are soon informed of how his wealth is made public knowledge in lines that suggest his generosity with his riches could be extravagance ; an imprudent use and showing of wealth — and his wife — rather than a wise one : This noble marchaunt heeld a worthy hous For which he hadde alday so great repair For his largesse ( and for his wyf was fair ) That wonder is …
13 ‘ If an assassin were to dare to enter my kitchen , ’ Auguste announced in tones that made it clear that no villain would have the temerity , ‘ do you not think that poison would be his chosen means , rather than an arsenal of rifles hidden in a kitchen range ? ’
14 ‘ If you worry so much about things , Miss Mac , then why do you sell them at all ? ’ she asked in tones that knew there could be no answer .
15 Then Bjorn Again say ‘ thanks ’ in accents that make them sound like the chef out of The Muppet Show , and an Australian voice tells us to hurry up and spend our money on tickets for their next gig in Manchester , which , due to overwhelming demand , is happening next week .
16 The Company can now demonstrate that it has systems in place that enable us to provide a high quality service .
17 ‘ I understand from the Echo man that it was your paper in Nature that put him onto the track , ’ Kegan said maliciously .
18 ‘ Yes , and look at you now , ’ thought Philippa , ‘ woe betide anything in trousers that came your way , you filthy old hag . ’
19 Birds that had been reared with siblings were tested in apparatus that allowed them to be given up to six alternatives ( Bateson , 1982a ) .
20 Natural selection will therefore favour adaptations in males that enable them to mate with more females ; but it will favour discrimination in females , if males vary in their quality as mates .
21 Just eat in quantities that satisfy you , and avoid putting on unnecessary weight by cutting down on sweet things like cakes , biscuits and sweet drinks .
22 Some of the sound tests were done by a computer and luckily I had access to a computer from my dealer in Bath that enabled me to set the sound up perfectly .
23 Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received .
24 And Kate kissed him back , caught up in feelings that had nothing to do with background or career or anything except pure sensation .
25 Mansell , who 's got his season off to a better start than anyone in history , described it as the happiest day of his life , but was first to acknowledge all the hard graft back in Didcot that made it possible .
26 Ask yourself the question , ‘ Is it my desire , my greed , my wish to be in control that drives me in this matter , or do I feel the lightness of purpose that is a mark of the guidance from within ? ’
27 Darwinian evolutionism is an example of a theory that was adopted by middle-class thinkers because it portrayed Nature in terms that paralleled their preferred framework of society .
28 Consequently , cooperation was defined by the professionals in terms that allowed them , in the words of the community nurse , to ‘ intervene within the family and explore deficits in the parenting role ’ .
29 It 's the God in people that connects them to me . ’
30 It 's the God in people that connects them to me ’
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