Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dwelling unit , nothing more , something that was right for a girl that was alone , right for a girl who lived without a man . |
| 2 | Whatever the pitfalls and problems ahead , Peter Osborne and Ralph Pickles remain confident about Quorn 's future , sure that this product is right for a market that cares about healthy eating . |
| 3 | Early versions of the theory were inconsistent with the observation that some matter is stable for a time that exceeds about 10 -8 seconds . |
| 4 | I am now expected to lift her , helpless as a fool that she is , out of that great bed , daily , across the room , into a chair , and back again , and to run up and down when she catches a chill , when her back aches from being pressed against the chair . |
| 5 | De Gaulle opted for Pleven 's solution , on the grounds that the medicine that Mendès-France prescribed was too strong for a nation that was still recovering from its wounds . |
| 6 | Campese dismissed the matter , but when he chose to put less confidence in the cover on the field and deliberately knocked down Peter Winterbottom 's pass , Bevan should have taken that as an admission that the so-far impregnable ‘ Gold Wall ’ was about to be breached . |
| 7 | I took that as an indication that I could play him every match . |
| 8 | I was glad to read late in the article of the NRA 's positive attitude to the potential problem , and hope that farmers will take this as a sign that the task of improvement of farm waste management systems is not as dire in every case as many people would have us believe . |
| 9 | Joseph 's special robe ( 3 ) : Joseph 's brothers saw this as a sign that Isaac intended to pass them by and make Joseph his heir ( see 48:21–22 and 49:22ff . ) . |
| 10 | Did I ever do anything so wrong as a child that I should deserve to suffer for evermore ? |
| 11 | Which is quite funny for a place that 's supposed to be a pizza , flying pizza service and they curry . |
| 12 | After playing this for a while , I reckon the original mark ( 38% , Issue 73 ) was a mite generous for a game that does n't rely on skill in the slightest — you just need to memorise the entry and exit points of the Gremlins and use the same movements , screen after screen with no variation . |
| 13 | It was only when I swung to the left and broke free for a moment that I was able to observe that he was wearing my dad 's grey towelling dressing-gown . |
| 14 | The appointment of John Moore in 1987 as Secretary of State at the DHSS was seen by some as a signal that the welfare programme would receive a dose of Thatcherism . |
| 15 | ‘ I was afraid for a moment that she 'd strike me . ’ |
| 16 | He gave me one half of a clasp that belonged to the Lion of Venice . |
| 17 | It was as if there was something out there — or perhaps several somethings — struggling to break free of a force that had held them for a very long time . |
| 18 | Mention was made by some of a belief that Blacks get custodial sentences more often . |
| 19 | ‘ You 've got to do something in the close season when there 's no jumping , ’ Elsworth joked , making light of a triumph that clearly thrilled him enormously . |
| 20 | Screwy sort of argument — I mean , what she was really saying was half right on the nail , and half like a whirlpool that sucks everything into it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ THE man and boy walked along the London street trying to keep clear of the gutter , the man hurrying , clutching the boy with sharp , bony fingers , turning down one dark alley then another like a rat that has learned its way through a maze . ’ |
| 22 | She blinked rapidly now ; then , her face becoming suffused with an anger that seemed to send out rays of heat towards him , she cried , ‘ Yes , I hear you . |
| 23 | The executive Commission welcomed Mr Clinton 's commitment to agreeing a GATT world trade deal , but coupled this with a warning that any recourse to protectionism to spark economic recovery could lead to disaster . |
| 24 | There was a lot more rhubarb , along the lines of ‘ Yes , what ? ’ and ‘ What are we going to sing , brothers ? ’ and then Mrs Quigley cut in over the top of this with a cadenza that would not have disgraced Dame Kiri Te Kanawa . |
| 25 | Life is easier with a computer that uses diskettes or RAM . |
| 26 | There is something wrong with a law that allows that to happen . |
| 27 | There is something wrong with a system that analyses failure in such a drastic way . |
| 28 | Also , there is often the suspicion that there is something wrong with a business that has to use factoring to raise money . |
| 29 | Not for them the comprehensibility or even the logic spelt out by the Prime Minister shortly after his election as leader of the Conservative party when he rightly said that there was something wrong with a tax that resulted in 50 per cent . |
| 30 | He was clean-shaven with a face that had been ravaged by acne when younger . |