Example sentences of "that [verb] something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sought a way of fudging it , of drawing a two-dimensional picture that conveyed something of what it feels like to move from point to point in the nine-dimensional genetic space of Biomorph Land . |
| 2 | He was still looking at her ; appraisingly , with a sort of lazy sensuality that made something inside her twist tight . |
| 3 | The first thing you 've go to do is you 've got to provide services that mean something to everyone at work . |
| 4 | The Labour party has learnt nothing about the deep-seated wish of the British people for local government structures that reflect what they feel about their local communities , and units of government that mean something to them and are not imposed on them . |
| 5 | Each of these labels indicates an aspect of study that has something in common , and our use of ‘ information skills ’ includes some parts of all of them ‘ ( p 11 ) . |
| 6 | If we analyze lots of water samples taken at different depths at the same we can then plot a graph of concentration versus depth and get a profile that looks something like this . |
| 7 | Er we have a marketing group that goes around the country doing that and when they er sign the surgery up to do the er for us to do the product or pri print the product they leave a sheet that looks something like this . |
| 8 | so that says something about specialization of production possibly , that countries are now more highly specialized than they once were . |
| 9 | Not only can responses be fixed in a way that reveals something of the foundations which underlie them but the method itself can also act as a catalyst for the kinds of looking that lead to increased perceptual awareness . |
| 10 | I 've never been a person that gets something for nothing . |
| 11 | Because our conscious memories are selective , because we remember stories that meant something to us , that spoke to us , your answer will reveal to you a great deal about the way you used stories when you were a child . |
| 12 | Constance frequently reiterated that she would never buy anything that had belonged to somebody else , that meant something to them , that had been warm against their skin or over the fireplace : only brand-new articles , the stuff of commerce in transit between factory and store , the owners of which already had more money than was good for them and were themselves no better than they should be . |
| 13 | About twenty minutes later he looked at me and said , ‘ Well , I was thinking about advertising a job that looked something like this . ’ |
| 14 | Well she I think it was Karen that did something for Children in Need last year and she sang on the air . |
| 15 | In retrospect she says the most important thing is for parents to build in some kind of motivation or prospect that means something to their offspring . |
| 16 | This collection of 40 , hour-long videos covers every year from 1930 to 1969 — just choose a year that means something to your loved one and let them sit back and capture the atmosphere with news , special events and TV clips of the time . |
| 17 | Any any way that means something to you that 's a good way . |
| 18 | And there 's people , like famous people of the telly just sitting and talking erm , and saying prayers every night , and walking around a typical area that means something to them . |
| 19 | With what I swear was a scathing look that said something like " Wally " , he launched himself gracefully on to the air and noiselessly flew down the gill out of sight . |
| 20 | Nationally the Liberals , chaired by David Moorish and boasting a logo that resembles something from the side of a soap powder box , will field around 70 candidates the next nearest is in Leeds . |
| 21 | Whilst preaching there on one occasion , there occurred an incident that demonstrates something of Baxter 's courage and composure . |