Example sentences of "that [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I think people think that a certain amount of time and attention has to be devoted to the Party 's constitution , and there are two things that arose out of the conference in Brighton . |
| 2 | Jessamy walked through the wilder part of the garden and then sat on a fallen tree-trunk , rapidly sketching the shadow-filled path that led round to the pond , the twisted shapes of the tree boughs , and the dark clumps of rushes . |
| 3 | At the top of the hill near the last curve of the weedy driveway that led round from the back of the villa a young man stood watching their approach . |
| 4 | With damp palms he opened the door that led up into the hallway . |
| 5 | We climbed the rickety wooden stairs that led up to a balcony ; as we did so , one of the eunuchs blew a kiss at me and the others burst out laughing . |
| 6 | Ruth asked as they strolled through the formal gardens towards a flight of stone steps that led up to a forest of dense green pine trees offering shade and coolness . |
| 7 | Dancing , as we have already seen , formed an integral part of the ceremonies that led up to an epiphany . |
| 8 | So she was relieved , but at the same time a little chagrined when he did n't stop the car at all but drove her to the bottom of the footpath that led up to the Hoflin farm . |
| 9 | They had visited the fifteenth-century pavilion , which had taken them back to the world of 1492 and immersed them in an era that led up to the discovery of America . |
| 10 | But his secretiveness extended to not even telling them that , and they had to be content to accompany him as he turned left at the foot of the steps that led up to the station entrance and headed for the quays . |
| 11 | They drove slowly back down the mountain road until they came to the track that led up to the Zimmermann farmhouse . |
| 12 | The car drew up at one of the big houses on the prosperous shore road , facing the grassy slope that led up to the promenade . |
| 13 | He brushed dust from his sleeve and headed towards the flight of stone steps that led up to the embankment . |
| 14 | When they stopped , in blackness and silence , before the steps that led up to the kitchen door , the only door anyone ever used at Trelorne , Murphy wanted to accompany her inside . |
| 15 | Every Scot knows at least part of the story of the massacre , but many are not aware of the background that led up to the atrocity and too little is known about the heinous wickedness of some of the characters involved . |
| 16 | A thick hedge of cypresses hid the pool from the lawns that led up to the house . |
| 17 | And there was Gabriel , sitting on the stairs that led up to the bedrooms . |
| 18 | She paid the taxi-driver and walked briskly towards the main entrance of the building , slowing her pace as she reached the flight of broad stone steps that led up to the doors . |
| 19 | Hosanna padded down from the steps that led up to the patio door and sat beside her , lifting his right paw and placing it on her thigh . |
| 20 | It was midway through her third croissant that Lisa caught sight of little Emily , striding , hand in hand with Vass , along the path that led up from the shore to the house . |
| 21 | But he did reconsider next day , when he saw her watching the passage of the porter from the refectory before noon , and following him with her eyes as he turned in between infirmary and schoolroom , where the two small stony cells were built into the angle of the wall , close to the wicket that led through to the mill and the pond . |
| 22 | In the narrow passage that led through to the garden , they came upon Rafiq . |
| 23 | As he watched , the two men wandered over to the door that led through to the garden . |
| 24 | ‘ That would explain it , ’ Angelica said , pushing open the service door that led through into the kitchen . |
| 25 | The boat house resembled a small chapel built into the sloping land that led down to the water 's edge , except that it was windowless and the bell in the tower no longer rang . |
| 26 | Kit Hegarty moved swiftly around her large house in a quiet road that led down to the sea . |
| 27 | For at that moment , directly below the steps that led down to the Moebius Strip , the float of dummy Capellans was purring serenely by . |
| 28 | I hurried down steep Flower Hill , a flowerless road of grey terraced houses and shops that led down to the bridge and the weir . |
| 29 | Luke Travis was standing at the top of the short flight of stone steps that led down to the garden . |
| 30 | She blinked as they emerged into blinding brightness and searing heat , and paused to fumble for her sunglasses before they descended the broad flight of steps that led down to the canal . |