Example sentences of "that [vb past] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to me that there were two types of variations that I wished to explore , and there were a number of different methods that I would have to employ to resolve some of the problems that arose once I started to ask questions about these variations . |
| 2 | As the Goods sit in Kelly 's bedroom surrounded by the bits and pieces that made up her world , Mike picks up her diary . |
| 3 | His eyes roved her features , as if he was recalling every item of the lines and planes that made up her face . |
| 4 | In the quiet of the dawn , the young platoon commanders and their sergeants walked around the four vehicLes that made up their command , to check their soldiers and their equipment . |
| 5 | Through its low branches I had a latticed view of the buildings that made up my home . |
| 6 | Of the 16 funds that made up our Global Strategy umbrella fund when it was launched five years ago , no less than four have come first in their respective sectors over this period , according to Finstat . |
| 7 | He put little slips of paper in the entries that made up his fragile narrative or non-narrative . |
| 8 | Much has been written about Griffith and his contribution to the movies but the ingredients that made up his genius have never been better identified than in the review Heywood Broun wrote of Intolerance when it appeared in 1916 . |
| 9 | Even the particles that made up his body would not survive . |
| 10 | She did a series of sketches , trying to capture all his moods , thinking that , though they were n't very professional , they were to her , because she could see in every one of them all those complicated , aggravating , irresistible facets that made up his personality . |
| 11 | There was a huge anger welling in Maxim that choked off anything he might have said , a yearning to reach that mugger and snap his arms , which he could do so easily , then kick the helpless manhood out of him … |
| 12 | As the growing Waaagh moved past Mad Dog Pass it was joined by the Goblin tribes that lived along its tunnel-strewn length . |
| 13 | That can remember the dust and grit of ‘ em , that got down your neck |
| 14 | And there it is , Springfield Park , a 9-hole course , with rolling fairways alongside a local hospital that sold off its recreation acres to gain cash for developing facilities indoors . |
| 15 | I 'm sure that 's the first thing that registered once you 'd assessed his financial potential — ’ |
| 16 | He laid the palm of his hand across Elisabeth 's forehead and pressed back the curls that tumbled over her brow . |
| 17 | ‘ Do you really want to go into that now ? ’ he challenged her softly , his ironic gaze returning briefly to her party face and the shiny , streaky curls that tumbled over her brow and about her neck , just skimming her bare shoulders . |
| 18 | He tousled her hair that tumbled over her shoulders in a wild , bright mane of warmest auburn . |
| 19 | Turning from the window , she gazed on the face of her husband , a kind face and not unattractive , with its straight features and good skin , and the unruly mop of hair that tumbled over his forehead ; he stirred in her arms , whimpering like a child , and pressing himself against her . |
| 20 | Kenneth Caitlin lit himself a cigar , blowing the smoke out in huge puffs that swirled around his bald head . |
| 21 | She turned in time to see his warm dark eyes rake down the shimmering black silk dress that whispered around her slender body . |
| 22 | He was looking at the man , screaming without being heard , blood coming from between his fingers , when Paul himself was attacked by something thin and cold and slippery that whipped round his neck and stayed there , tugging , as if it wanted to pull his head off . |
| 23 | It was so dark a blue as to be almost black , with button-down cuffs and epaulettes and a broad welt that fastened around his hips with a buckle . |
| 24 | Excitement spread tentacles that fastened round her heart , squeezing it mercilessly so that it was unable to beat , tentacles that compressed her lungs so they were unable to breathe . |
| 25 | I was just feeling the early morning sun as it warmed the beads of sweat that dripped down my two days ' stubble . |
| 26 | He flicked up his eyes , small and blank , holes that sucked in everything around him , but gave nothing back . |
| 27 | The floor — the planet-would be like a hole in space — a hole that sucked in anything and everything that came within range . ’ |
| 28 | Bob Hoover sponsored by Victor Aviation , flew the Shrike Commander in his famed ‘ energy management series ’ of engine-out manoeuvres ; Pepsi sponsored Joann Osterud in her ultimate 300 Biplane as well as Susan Asbury-Oliver in the Pepsi Skywriter ; First Interstate Bank brought Wayne Handley and his Raven to Reno ; Sean Tucker 's amazing aerobatics were sponsored by Randolph Sunglasses and Dreyer 's Ice Cream ; the Acme Duck and Airshow returned to Reno for a repeat of their funny comedy airshow act ; Scott Hammack 's Smoke n Thunder jet dragster was on hand to show what an afterburning J-34 jet engine can do for miles per hour versus miles per gallon ; seven-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion Leo Loudenslager flew the Bud Light 200 in a routine that demonstrated why he is such a success in competition aerobatics ; and Team America added precision three ship aerobatics to the programme . |
| 29 | Organisms that released spores when they were too young or too old would end up with fewer descendants than rivals that built up their strength and then released a massive number of spores when in the prime of life . |
| 30 | Then to each of the heavily loaded bombers that roared over her head Jane had whispered , ‘ Good luck . |