Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [Wh det] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | These more strident attitudes expressed in properly speaking ethical statements are ways of being in favour of or against types of behaviour with a degree of force which makes us wish disfavoured actions discouraged by some kind of social sanction . |
2 | I was just thinking how this feels incredibly … atmospheric , ’ she heard herself admitting reluctantly , waving an arm to encompass the satiny darkness of the sea all around them , ‘ I was thinking of the ghosts of all those Spanish galleons which met a sticky end in these very waters , hundreds of years ago , ’ she added , with a touch of melodrama which made him laugh out loud . |
3 | Thames Water has a code of practice which lets you know what we will do for you . |
4 | I thought Rob is doing a sort of recycling what do you call it composium |
5 | The Victorians , of course , for all their virtues , had an edge of prudery which made them condemn in public that which they were busy practising in private . |
6 | Their movements are graceful and controlled , their minds are quick and clever with an intensity and depth of insight which makes them seem fey and strange to other races . |
7 | The colours of the flowers glowed brightly in the early morning light , the grass was covered with a light beading of dew which made it gleam , and the leaves of the trees hung in perfect stillness , with not even a breath of breeze to ruffle them . |
8 | You know when we using the telephone method of communication what d' ya think why d' ya think we we we 're employed with the company . |
9 | 45757 : More lacerating intensity in Francesca da Rimini , where no one can deny its appropriateness — it 's the kind of performance which makes you feel that nobody is entitled to express an opinion of the music until they have hear it . |
10 | Without conscious thought she found she was pushing her hands inside his shirt , fumbling for the buttons in a frenzy of haste which made him smile against her lips . |
11 | Bismarck pushed the Dual Monarchy towards Italy — he was momentarily upset by a burst of panslavism which made him worry about a Franco-Russian rapprochement — and the result was the Triple Alliance ( 20 May 1882 ) . |
12 | If it had been later in the season , and the roses in full bloom , he might have missed the portal altogether , but there was just the one unopened bud on the bare branches , of a delicate peach shade with hints of rose which made him think of a girl 's skin . |
13 | ‘ It 's the weight of office which makes him drink . ’ |
14 | Despite an unhappy ending , ‘ The Disappearance ’ contains a lot of energy which made me come away from the book feeling hopeful and while I learnt more about the characters , I also found I learnt more about myself and my feelings towards family life and friends . |
15 | At night it was covered with film which made it sweat and again preserved the dampness . |
16 | Erm but once she 's got it in place what do you think Ian ? |
17 | But in reality what does it mean to place morality and ethics at the centre of plans for Venice ? |
18 | A settled domestic life with two year-old Daniel and the lovely former actress Suzanne Danielle provided the supremely talented Scot with a secure and solid base from which to plan his survival from decline which saw him slump to 51st in the 1988 Order of Merit . |
19 | Maybe we both have a deep-seated objection to marriage which makes us embrace all obstacles placed in our way . |
20 | When we look out of the window at night what do we see ? |
21 | Equally important is the new button marked Save Set which lets you give a name to a selection . |