Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun sg] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is possible for example that time-gap experiences simply reflect events which were so banal that they could not be distinguished from other memories for similar previous driving .
2 He made it clear to Verdeţ that some way around his promises would have to be found , but one which would not simply revive the workers ' militancy .
3 Many people swear that their horse has a sense of humour , especially when it likes tipping them off ; but it is possible of course that these people actually have a considerable sense of humour themselves to put up with the vagaries of their horse !
4 On the subject or responses mediated by the Th2 subset of CD4+ cells , the story of the eosinophil grows more intriguing with news that these cells are a major source of interleukin-5 and possess IgA receptors ( M. Capron , Pasteur-Lille ) .
5 This slag-bank is very old — belonging , for the most part , to the last years of the last century , when smelting was so extravagant with ore that some people say there was more iron in the slag than in the pig .
6 Convinced by fear that another attempt to manipulate the rigid ropes and frozen krabs at my waist would result in permanent loss of consciousness , I let Roger take over , clipping me into the belay while I lowered by head against the ice , shivering violently , numb fingers screaming with the return of feeling , struggling rationally to convince my swimming brain that this was not the final descent into hypothermic oblivion .
7 It is with sincere people such as these in mind that this leaflet has been written — not to ride roughshod over a sincerely held belief but rather to confirm the absolute necessity of finding Purgatory , but not a Purgatory that is arrived at after death which is the popular view , but rather a Purgatory that is found before death which is the proper view according to God 's guide , the Holy Bible .
8 I doubt if any survey has ever been carried out without the researcher having some regrets at the analysis stage about some questions which could have been phrased better , but the good researcher makes sure in advance that these regrets are as few as possible .
9 May I first say that I am sorry in fact that local authorities and police authorities are being separated in the way clause two proposes .
10 Sterling calmer : The pound won respite from last week 's onslaught partly due to confirmation that retail sales were subdued last month and as fears of a rise in interest rates faded .
11 THE POUND won some respite yesterday from last week 's onslaught partly due to confirmation that retail sales were subdued last month and as fears of an imminent rise in base rates faded .
12 It was the aspect of Harlequin as servant that intrigued Massine , who employed it in his own portrayal of the factotums , bar-tenders and servants in several works .
13 It is important that the Record Sheet be kept up-to-date in order that any queries may be readily resolved .
14 In his speeches to the multitudes , Franco 's enthusiasm for the Falange put monarchists and military on notice that any attempt to push him into early retirement would have to contend with the mass opposition of his " popular support " .
15 These blades are horribly sharp , so sharp in fact that one form has not needed sharpening in eight years and has cut around 200,000 straps !
16 he was frightened to death that all Brian 's mates , that they were gon na get him !
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