Example sentences of "an [noun] that [vb -s] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Todorov repeatedly insists in his Introduction to Poetics , ‘ The particular text will only be an instance that allows us to describe the properties of literature [ in general ] ’ ( 1981 : 7 ) . |
| 2 | There 's a rotary chin switch which you depress to activate an amplifier that lets us talk , visor to visor . |
| 3 | While it is true that cause could be inserted in ( 134 ) , it is significant that the writer has used make with a subject ( " enzymes " ) which actively produces chemical reactions and is even described in the same sentence as an agent that speeds them up . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , the SPD , like Labour , has been nervous in calling for a complete recasting of public financing and altering both tax and expenditure profiles to fit with a post-cold war world while attempting to relate to an electorate that believes it is paying too many direct and indirect taxes as well as ever-rising social security and health insurance payments . |
| 5 | It needs a firm beginning , a detailed and carefully prepared centre that passes logically from item to item , and an ending that rounds it off . |
| 6 | At first his manner is reserved and defensive ; there is an attitude that suggests he expects rebuke and is ready to fight . |
| 7 | She and the photographer she works with are caught up in an investigation that shakes her out of her complacency — and into the shadowy world of covert operations against the dictatorship . |
| 8 | Lead/bass guitarist Jean-Herve Peron unstraps his double-necked guitar monster ( an apparatus that allows him to play both styles with minimum effort ) and holds up his hands in joy . |
| 9 | In supporting the Bill at its Second Reading in the House of Commons , the Minister of State at the Home Office , Mr Alexander Lyon , explained the Bill 's overall purpose thus : ‘ If a man has committed an indiscretion that brings him before the courts and results in his being convicted and penalised , it must be right that after he has served the penalty and lived it down by a substantial period of good conduct thereafter , it should be without meaning for most people of good will . ’ |
| 10 | THE election of a new American president is an event that affects us all . |
| 11 | A lot of Americans are meanwhile disenchanted with an alliance that commits them to defending a Europe that could do more for itself — especially a Europe that offers America so little , so ungraciously , in return . |
| 12 | We need to offer an education that enables them to play a positive role in society by giving them the opportunity to use their talents . |
| 13 | At the moment , the choice is quite clear — you either want an environment that gives you a GUI over a DOS , or you want an OS ( operating system ) that is a GUI in its own right . |
| 14 | So that 's an example that gives us very much asymmetrical different amounts apart , and then you get the other end of the , the , the other extreme , you got to select , you know , you got to your power , your friendship group , and so when got to do , to choose whichever amongst friends . |
| 15 | Why should I be debarred from a career in an area that interests me just because you 're a Grand Prix driver ? ’ |
| 16 | Find an area that interests you , which is small and highly specialised , in which you can build an ‘ expert ’ reputation . |
| 17 | The tale is in fact carefully tied in as the Shipman 's Tale at the beginning of fragment VII , with an endlink that binds it to the Prioress 's Tale that follows it . |
| 18 | They might accept that they are a privileged group , receiving an assurance that frees them to act in the world without fear and uncertainty . |
| 19 | Later on there was an incident that shows us his declining ambitions . |
| 20 | And erm with these you changed them both into sixths did n't you could have changed them both into twelfths and it would have work but then we 'll get an answer that needs we would have got sixth twelfths well it still comes to a half . |
| 21 | Do not allow yourself to be pushed around by an agency that tells you they have a large number of suitable vacancies and then persists in sending you for jobs which are not within your specifications . |
| 22 | In addition , it is an assumption that precludes them , to a large extent , from beginning to get to grips with the language- based problems that learners might experience and providing teachers with useful insights into how linguistic factors might help or hinder a child 's progress at school . |
| 23 | A mechanic when he hits on an idea that makes him some money in a suggestion scheme though the joy is of the same substance but he will not feel the same depth of emotion as Einstein or Dante did . |
| 24 | He will also arrange an agreement that enables you to get back your property when you need it , ensure that the rent is paid regularly , and keep an eye on it generally . |
| 25 | You could develop an interest that brings you into contact with other people , . |