Example sentences of "that [vb base] [adv prt] the [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heavy boughs and dark leaves of the copper beech that spread over the drive perfectly suited her mood of despair . |
| 2 | The second pitch traverses right to avoid the rather oppressive bulges that hang over the stance disconcertingly . |
| 3 | Of course , the effect produced by unbroken lines of gentlemen in evening suits , so outnumbering representatives of the fairer sex , was a rather severe one ; but then again , in those days , the two large chandeliers that hang over the table still ran on gas — resulting in a subtle , quite soft light pervading the room — and did not produce the dazzling brightness they have done ever since their electrification . |
| 4 | Some varieties might engineer waterfalls that wear down the rocks faster , and hence speed into solution the raw materials needed to make new clays further downstream . |
| 5 | He was a nice young man bemused by the ‘ city folks that go down the canal then back up again . |
| 6 | Most of the animals that live along the hedgerows unfortunately only come out at night and the best way to see them is in the light of a car 's headlamp . |