Example sentences of "of [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 . |