Example sentences of "a [noun sg] that [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of saying , ‘ That 's a nice dress you 're wearing , ’ they might rush to the wardrobe and put on a T-shirt that says the same thing . |
| 2 | And then there is , of course , the photograph of Benn accompanying the article , with a caption that quotes the same statement . |
| 3 | If you are working , then how about looking for a job that pays more or a job that pays the same but reduces your travelling costs ? |
| 4 | Is there a molecule that weighs the same as an oxygen atom ? |
| 5 | You could see a band that plays the same type of music as us on TOTP but they would n't look like us … |
| 6 | Unfortunately , they played in blue strips and Nicholas could not face the prospect of signing for a team that wore the same colour of shirts as Rangers , and so he returned to Celtic Boys Club to await his calling from Paradise . |
| 7 | For instance , if a couple opted for a full surrogacy arrangement , they could have a baby that bears the same genetic relationship to them as do children conceived in the normal way , while someone else copes with the inconvenience of pregnancy and birth . |
| 8 | Reference is made to the unconstructive nature of housework tasks , to the emotionally frustrating sense of being on a treadmill that requires the same action to be repeated again and again ; |
| 9 | But after two years of struggling , engineers at Grundig have developed a mechanism that manages the same trick while the cassette stays in place . |
| 10 | If both the frame and substitution items have gliding tones that is of course an added difficulty , but as long as you work with a frame that stays the same , you at least have something constant with which to compare the substitution items . |
| 11 | It is accurately spelled out but the wrong word ; it is a homonym or more technically a homophone , i.e. a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently , e.g. hair — hare ; threw — through . |
| 12 | So once you know what it means it helps a little bit and can you think of a word that ends the same as that ? |
| 13 | The young corporal at the bolt-hole grinned and raised his thumb in a gesture that meant the same the world over . |