Example sentences of "[that] [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could command her responses as easily as though he held her in thrall , and that made her more than a little afraid . |
| 2 | She gave a loud , bitter shout of laughter that made them all stare . |
| 3 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 4 | The girls were , however , very much alike : wide-eyed , glossy-haired , with a hunch of shoulder and ease of hip that made them all the sisters they longed to be . |
| 5 | He joked with them like a cheerful , older brother and sang one or two shockingly rude Army songs that made them both giggle . |
| 6 | The glow through , er yes the paper was erm , was the same colour all the way through and er , and erm they had quite an impact , but of course they , would only last a year or two er and er they started a small factory in London and , erm call it Hula-Hoops I think er , I do n't know whether Hula-Hoops came from the lighting shades or the lighting shades from the Hula-Hoops , but it was the same process that made them both and er this was erm thin plastic tubing brightly coloured , er which was er cemented together into er |
| 7 | As for the next ten years of Brookside , Eithne and the elusive Chrissie Rogers offer their best regards to the series that made them both household names . |
| 8 | M. Lheureux plies Emma with a foretaste of false comfort : he tells her consoling stories of lost dogs which have returned to their masters despite great distances ; why , there was even one that made it all the way back to Paris from Constantinople . |
| 9 | This was a truly superb feeling and we received some good compliments , that made it all worthwhile . |
| 10 | More than 400 plants using the technology were licensed and again it was ICI-developed catalysts that made it all possible . |
| 11 | What did they put in the coffee that made it such a diuretic ? |
| 12 | No , it was , above all , the very conduct of the campaign itself that made it such a sickening mockery of anything approximating democracy . |
| 13 | that I went home with , erm we had very good relevant local dialogue with the minister yesterday morning , simple things within twenty five miles of our experience , that made us all think very hard . |
| 14 | Owls ' eyesight is good in dim light but not so good in total darkness ; it is their acute hearing and the accuracy with which they can pinpoint sounds that make them such successful hunters . |
| 15 | We can learn to develop our personal power through identifying the resistance we have to using certain types of behaviour and learning skills that make us more adaptable . |
| 16 | ‘ You need not fret , ’ she said equably , with the darkling smile that disquieted him more than her enmity . |
| 17 | The thing that upset me most is the verbal abuse . |
| 18 | The dank smell of the water was not unpleasant , and for years the scent of la Sologne that enveloped me that night would pierce my memory : a combination of stagnant water , slime , wild mushrooms , wispy dry grasses , sand and well-hung game . |
| 19 | Anything could have sparked the riots , it just happened to be the injustice of Rodney King 's trial that triggered it this time . |
| 20 | With the proceeds of the gold they buy provisions , heading toward numerous pharmacies for drugs to combat diseases , notably malaria , that afflict them all . |
| 21 | I think that galled her more than the ghostly sound-effects . ’ |
| 22 | If you can only get to go to one doggie event , this is the one that has it all . |
| 23 | I was glad to hear that visited you all . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's your friendship with my mother that worries me most ! ’ she said stiffly , her cheeks flushing under the cool gaze he returned . |
| 25 | They gave the place a summery look , an ironic note considering the winter that cloaked them both . |
| 26 | I can honestly say I hardly do any work , even though I am involved in various projects that occupy me most weekdays and some evenings . |
| 27 | Er we believe that cost us many many millions of pounds , secondly , there was the worst recession that the airline industry has had , thirdly , has been er a you know we 're a growing company , we 're investing . |
| 28 | She kept on his wavelength by talking about the subjects that pleased him most — and these frequently concentrated on the state of his behind . |
| 29 | Karen would n't commit adultery behind Dennis 's back , but there was nothing that excited her more than doing it under his nose . |
| 30 | ‘ You looked beautiful , ’ he said after a pause that agonized them both . |