Example sentences of "[prep] that [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old familiar image of that desperately clutching hand , rising up out of the waves and then sinking again for ever , created itself in her mind 's eye . |
| 2 | The Indian had turned away , ignoring his questions and gazing across the swollen waters of that ridiculously named river . |
| 3 | Whether or not the meeting was part of that carefully laid plan , none could have said . |
| 4 | I am not sure whether we replaced your copy of that incongruously named book ‘ Sunshine Miners ’ . |
| 5 | All I knew , in the heat of that moment , was that I had to protect you from me , had to take heed of that barely grasped truth that I could n't perhaps take your virginity and then just walk away . ’ |
| 6 | We are delighted that Scottish Opera have cast Jean Rigby in the leading role — she is one of the very best exponents in the world today of that extraordinarily demanding role . |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't want to bother with none of that there marry jewarna m'dear , that 's a king 's ransom you 'm paying . |
| 8 | The guilt of that rashly administered vodka , combined with a sense of shame at decades of serving up meals of such a consistency that it is impossible to tell where the food ends and the plate begins , is obviously weighing heavily on his shoulders . |
| 9 | Memories of that now vanished organisation are sad to recall , for as the international situation grew graver , and the shadow of war began to fall on all of us , enthusiasm waned . |
| 10 | And the faintly ghoulish Earthquake ride gives us a juddering inkling , as if from the inside of the special effects of that now forgotten movie . |
| 11 | It was an optical illusion , obviously , probably connected with that deep rushing noise coming from behind her . |
| 12 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 13 | Or perhaps it followed from that carefully nurtured tradition of political and religious toleration which was seen even by foreigners as a distinctively English achievement in the era of parliamentary government . |
| 14 | With hands across the world , join also in that well loved song , AULD LANG SYNE . |
| 15 | They are alike in that both form part of a single entity-identifier ; this is reflected in surface syntax by the fact that they form part of the same noun phrase as their head noun . |
| 16 | When Sandra was nearly fourteen her mother had suddenly grabbed hold of her by the knobbly clothes-prop in the sloping garden and delivered up the one piece of advice that had been fermenting in that already greying head for decades . |
| 17 | And why had he said , ‘ Poor Ellie , ’ in that odiously knowing way ? |
| 18 | Anger did n't suit her friendly snub face , making her seem out of place in that aloofly cut suit and he realised he was mentally taking it off her . |
| 19 | His words , in that elusively caressing accent , floated to her in the quiet little office . |
| 20 | Derek Mountfield and Kevin Gage were horribly out of touch ; the scalpel tongues went for Chris Price in that peculiarly cutting way reserved for baldies playing badly ; and the introduction of Ormondroyd , the forward built like a Handsworth tower block , brought cruelly sarcastic cheers . |
| 21 | But , like a cat , every muscle in that perfectly honed body of his is permanently coiled in perfect readiness to spring . |
| 22 | The meetings were considered successful , and doubtless those who came to take part in them would get a double benefit from the fine air and the healthful scenes around that beautifully situated city . |
| 23 | In conclusion we offer the following sentiments expressed in verse by that well known author ‘ Anon ’ . |
| 24 | Did Fosdyke die , I wondered as I stood by that hastily dug grave , to avenge the humiliation of Fornovo ? |