Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] that [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Sweden , it is claimed that nearly 10,000 lakes have such high concentrations of mercury that any fish caught in them should not be eaten . |
| 2 | Many people swear that their horse has a sense of humour , especially when it likes tipping them off ; but it is possible of course that these people actually have a considerable sense of humour themselves to put up with the vagaries of their horse ! |
| 3 | The more workers are sent from the developed world , the louder is the message to the recipients of aid that other people know best . |
| 4 | If the oil film breaks down momentarily for a very short period of time that little bit of carbon that four percent carbon in the cast iron will actually stop the aluminium sticking to the cylinder . |
| 5 | Rod-bending bites , although more common when barbel fishing than any other kind , are not the only sort of bite that these fish give . |
| 6 | Funding was given to groups such as Lesbian and Gay Employment Rights and the Stonewall Housing Association , both of which were engaged in the kind of work that most people in the Labour movement could easily identify with . |
| 7 | There is a lot of evidence that unemployed people tend to be less healthy than their employed counterparts . |
| 8 | He took the dose and immediately collapsed , rolling around on the floor in a kind of agony that most people could not contemplate . |
| 9 | Cicely Hepwood crooned , and Leith had an unwanted moment of self-disgust that these people were all so happy for Naylor , when everything was just so much sham . |
| 10 | And it offended the most basic of civilised standards of behaviour that British people were rightly used to . |
| 11 | It is testament to her power of control that few people dare talk openly about her . |
| 12 | So it 's a pleasure really , I think it 's true , I think there are very many people who undermine and er undervalue the contribution made by people who have been in politics for a long time and I think what they also forget is the level of commitment that these people have put in over many many years . |
| 13 | On this morning however , they dallied somewhat so that each might have the off-chance of that little bit of news that other people call gossip , which the other might add to the jigsaw of seemingly useless information built up bit by bit in small minds . |
| 14 | The lack of access that disabled people have to equipment is also significant . |
| 15 | Complete mobilization of the forces was scheduled for the same day — one of those strokes of government that real people marvel at . |
| 16 | So closely was Ceauşescu identified with the policy of nepotism that local people and foreign observers often presumed that men like Verdeţ or Manescu were intermarried with the clan . |
| 17 | There 's so much to do about the roots of music that this series has n't even scratched the surface . |
| 18 | It was that inborn sense of duty that motivated people like Joanna They would automatically take the helm . |
| 19 | Slim people generally eat the same kinds of food that fatter people like to eat . |
| 20 | Doran aims to make the new fuel a cheap source of power that poor people in the countryside can easily afford . |
| 21 | For example , we have been able to show that the proportion of time that different species of primate spend feeding , resting , or moving about their home-range or territory , is correlated with body size . |
| 22 | This slag-bank is very old — belonging , for the most part , to the last years of the last century , when smelting was so extravagant with ore that some people say there was more iron in the slag than in the pig . |
| 23 | It does not seem to take into account that many people may be quite grateful to have restrictions imposed on their sexual behaviour , while others can perfectly well get on with what they want to do and keep quiet about it . |
| 24 | This is particularly so when you take into account that most people feel they are in the right when they are angry , whether they are or not . |
| 25 | Perhaps your correspondent could enlighten us as to the best method of preventing unwanted teenage pregnancy , bearing in mind that young people will always form sexual relationships , regardless of the wishes of their parents or anyone else to the contrary . |
| 26 | If this is a universal understanding of the grief process , how does the church assist the bereaved in the first stage of their loss , bearing in mind that many people who make little or no claim to Christian faith still look to the church to provide a fitting funeral rite ? |
| 27 | Bearing in mind that many people eat lunch at work , most of the light meal dishes can be taken to work either in a food container or , for a more filling lunch , pocketed in some pitta bread . |
| 28 | Bear in mind that some fish are happier in shoals . ) |
| 29 | It is important to bear in mind that these statistics are collected on a changing basis , even though all derive from taxes at death ; they cover both consumption and production property . |
| 30 | Lighting should be dim to moderate , bearing in mind that these fish live in shady areas and in coloured water . |