Example sentences of "that [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We knew what lay down any other road : a political scandal that made it worthwhile for Parliament to get involved in Security .
2 So , while McDonald 's is powerfully committed to its core values , it is constantly looking beyond the practices that made it successful in order to explore new opportunities .
3 The sudden jerky movement rocked the boat , creating a wave that knocked them both off balance .
4 Rain dragged Barbara Coleman away , with an urgency that took them both off balance .
5 He ridiculed our political system , he scarified our leading politicians , seizing upon their vulnerable points with a destructive analysis that left them bereft of merit or morality .
6 But Karajan 's will was superhuman where music is concerned and he always had in his hand a trump card : a capacity for inner detachment that left him free of bitterness or rancour for all that has been written and said about him over the years .
7 Nor had it stopped her form giving me news that struck me dumb with panic .
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