Example sentences of "[that] [vb -s] [pron] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their conclusions may be summarized quite simply : there is no evidence to show that specific infant-care practices have an unvarying psychological effect on the child that manifests itself in later years . |
| 2 | The body has a defence system that protects it against outside invaders . |
| 3 | Frankie themselves were typical graduates of the 1970s post-punk provincial scene ( five lads from Liverpool ) in which Bowie boys became punks and skins , dyed their hair repeatedly , hung out in the gay clubs with the furtiveness that marks everyone on provincial streets in the small hours . |
| 4 | One peculiar characteristic of the British Parliament that distinguishes it from many legislatures in other countries , and particularly from the United States Congress , is the slight use made of specialized committees . |
| 5 | Another way is just to try to define its scope by explaining what it is that distinguishes it from other kinds of policy . |
| 6 | It is the capacity to feel , to reflect , to regret , to repent that distinguishes us from other creatures . |
| 7 | Offenders should be dealt with in a manner that shames them before other members of their community . |
| 8 | The grape variety used is Chenin Blanc but when it is picked before it is fully ripe , it makes dull , acidic wines , with an off-putting nose that reminds me of wet dogs . |
| 9 | But it 's more the feel of the house that reminds you of foreign countries . |
| 10 | This problem is dealt with by a muscle in the middle ear attached to one of the trio of tiny bones that transmits the vibrations of the ear-drum to the tubular organ in the skull that converts them into nervous stimuli . |
| 11 | Martin Casey , ‘ Perspex ’ business manager in the Acrylics Business describes it : ‘ Because extruded sheet is made by a continuous process that lends itself to long runs , it is offered in only a limited range of colours and thicknesses . |
| 12 | He proposed a theory in which the germ plasm was totally isolated from the adult body that transmits it to future generations . |