Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It is an indication of the slow decline of central Spain that these provinces , once dismissed as a poor region , were now considered as a fortunate Spanish Switzerland where Homeric simplicity was relieved by a certain luxury in eating and drinking . |
2 | Following talks in Moscow on Sept. 9-10 representatives from member nations of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ( CMEA or COMECON ) failed to agree on the division of assets by Sept. 28 as scheduled [ see p. 38315 ] ; however , it was agreed in early October that this deadline should be extended to the end of November . |
3 | President Roosevelt wired Churchill on 21 November that both sides had compromised , but the UK insisted on restricting the number of aircraft irrespective of the amount of traffic : ‘ This seems to me a form of strangulation , ’ he wrote , and he asked Churchill not to let the conference collapse . |
4 | Lucky for Prior Robert that this moment at least he approached in absolute innocence . |
5 | Demonstrations led by the BJP at Ayodhya , a town in northern India that some Hindus celebrate as the birthplace of their god , Ram , were hijacked by a Hindu mob that then demolished a disused mosque there . |