Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at the [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second finding looks at the impact that CNN has had on the viewing of news . |
| 2 | Last week witnesses for the Central Electricity Generating Board claimed at the inquiry that work around the world had already shown that the ballooning phenomenon is not as critical as once feared . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's obscene , ’ Ace growled , the hairs on the back of her neck prickling at the thought that a mother could do that . |
| 4 | Her mouth twisted at the thought that this time , at least , there was no danger of a nightmare . |
| 5 | However , the weakness of setting out to find a compromise is that each side assumes at the start that its own view is the one to be preferred . |
| 6 | Her mouth tightened at the realisation that , like it or not , she and Dr Arrogant Grant were stuck with each other , for the duration of this trip at least . |
| 7 | Later came the Farmans , aptly named ‘ cages à poules ’ , and the Caudrons , of which a French flyer remarked at the time that between these and the current German types ‘ there was all the difference between a lorry and a Rolls Royce ’ . |
| 8 | The wind tugged at the banner-pole that carried his standard , outside at the turret , and made a dolorous creaking sound that accompanied his steps along the chilly corridor , and whined faintly in his ears even after he had closed the door and shut out the sound of the rain . |
| 9 | It is of no consequence once it is accepted that the God to serve humanity originated at the moment that life first became manifest , and combined with the material of the universe to start the long process of producing living creatures with the capacity to enjoy life and all that that involves . |
| 10 | Well certainly , you know , I think there there is work looking at the files that go through me , there is work for a second complaint examiner , because a lot of the files from investigators are actually fairly straightforward now |
| 11 | Hence the need to stress at the outset that Nizan 's adult development can be correctly understood only as a deep involvement in the communist party , a process of attraction-repulsion in which Nizan was both deeply committed to and deeply compromised by the party itself . |
| 12 | The Collector shuddered at the thought that he might have had to endure his own illness within those walls . |
| 13 | The leader announced at the beginning that complete freedom of speech was allowed but speeches must be kept short . |
| 14 | It was nerve-racking to remember Rosie 's shattering scream as the knife sprang from the bag and hit the floor , but the memory of her distress forced Rain to tug at the staples that secured the bag . |
| 15 | To me , he wrote on 10 February as follows , the invective being tempered by the desire expressed at the beginning that we should have in due course a prolonged tête-à-tête : |
| 16 | that neither angel nor devil came at the hour that he was dead . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , Storehouse finance director David Simons has confirmed news leaked at the weekend that he is set to become Isosceles ' third chief executive in 15 months . |
| 18 | Am I alone in feeling threatened at the thought that audit is supervised by direct employees of the family health services authority ? |
| 19 | The army said at the weekend that troops had reacted to ‘ enemy provocations ’ and intervened to protect local citizens . |
| 20 | At the same time a balaclava-masked soldier rolled in through the window where the stun grenade had come from , his Kalashnikov automatic aimed at the dummy that stood by the opposite window . |
| 21 | This compendium of ‘ out-takes ’ , from the campaign trail in the pivotal 1992 New Hampshire Presidential primary , leaves the viewer wondering at the knowledge that one of these men will actually become president ! |
| 22 | Lieutenant Colonel Bob Stewart , Cheshires ' Commanding Officer , said in a statement read at the inquest that he believed the fatal shot may have been fired by either a Moslem or Croat gunman acting on his own initiative . |
| 23 | The sizzling of the water in the kettle had masked the sound of Maurice 's footsteps and Charlotte 's heart lurched at the realization that he was standing next to her , so close she could imagine he had read her thoughts . |
| 24 | In order to look at the effect that financial devolution , in the form of LMS , is likely to have , both on schools and on the quality of education , it may be helpful to look closely at what has happened in institutions that have already experienced various levels of financial autonomy . |
| 25 | Likewise in ( 84 ) one can not hear a tune " come " from somewhere ( cf. the strangeness of * I heard the tune come from the top of the hill ) : its source of emission can only be identified by a process of deduction which interprets what is directly observed in order to arrive at the conclusion that the sound is coming from such-and-such a point . |
| 26 | The interesting factor in all those arguments is that my hon. Friends who sat on the respective Committees or spoke on the Second Reading of Bills associated with privatisation said at the time that the Government were privatising monopoly , not introducing effective competition and regulation , and the matter would have to be examined again . |
| 27 | The breach occurs at the moment that the act causes the harm . |
| 28 | straight through Smith 's hand , this time , I 'm sure that 's the Stewart a little in fact shies at the stumps that 's the bowlers in , was well home . |