Example sentences of "[that] [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would , therefore , make sense if axons played a part in controlling the number of oligodendrocytes that develop in a myelinated tract . |
| 2 | If I want group members ' approval , I will accept the dictates of the group about my role , even though I might not accept that influence in a one-to-one relationship . |
| 3 | He had the revolutionary idea that gravity was not just a force that operated in a fixed background of space-time . |
| 4 | A much broader common core has been designed than just that experienced in a formal group setting . |
| 5 | If IBM has any sense ( which is in itself a topic worthy of serious consideration ) it will offer versions of its engine for the entire ES/9000 range ; should it do so , the 9221 version might be nothing larger than a circuit board or two that fits in a standard rack . |
| 6 | The white marble figure of Bacchus now in the ilex walk at Ham House in Richmond , for example , is almost certainly that mentioned in a 1672 inventory — ‘ For 1 Pedastall for ye figure Bacchus ’ . |
| 7 | Of course , one could say one need not care about the breakdown in predictability that occurred in a distant star . |
| 8 | A fatal submassive necrosis that occurred in a 68 year old lady who had received piroxicam for 15 months is described . |
| 9 | Hardly a star showed , for the sky was veiled by a lacy wrack , bleached snow-white by the moon that rose in a clear unclouded patch . |
| 10 | It will be evident to the reader that it is the element of congestion that occurs in a local public good which determines that the size of the locality should be restricted . |
| 11 | From now on , in every by-election that occurs in a Tory-held seat , the same strategy should be followed . |
| 12 | He was planning on a shave and a slow , hot bath ; he might even throw in some of that stuff that Wayne had bought him for his birthday , that came in a dubious-looking novelty bottle shaped like a tiger 's head . |
| 13 | The Collector had expected that the attack would begin with the howling warcry he had come to dread , but for once it did not ; out of the thin ground mist that lingered in a slight dip in between the churchyard wall and the ruins of the Cutcherry the shapes of men began to appear . |
| 14 | Many other chemicals that act in a similar way to acyclovir are under investigation . |
| 15 | Access to the inter-dealer brokers in gilts ( to be distinguished from the different IDBs that act in a similar capacity in the equity market ) is restricted to GEMMs . |
| 16 | Individuals believe that acting in a certain way will lead to certain outcomes ( the performance — outcome expectancy ) . |
| 17 | No discussion of the institutionalizing of literary study in higher education would be complete without a mention of the academic publishing that exists in a close , indeed symbiotic relation with it . |
| 18 | They seemed to sell everything from bolts of brightly coloured , imported cloth for making sarongs or Mother Hubbards — the island dress that hangs in a straight line from shoulder to ankle — to penknives and a large assortment of tools ranging from chisels to axes , from fishing lines and hooks to pots and pans . |
| 19 | This is a subject which affects many people in this city and is another characteristic act by a Tory Government that acts in a callous way . |
| 20 | Come out of the town on the coast road , then find a no-through road on the right that ends in a turning circle . |
| 21 | This supposition is , I think , based on the simplistic idea that the natural conditions of language learning through use that obtain in a first language setting and in naturalistic contexts for second language acquisition can be directly replicated in foreign language classrooms . |
| 22 | Most people readily accept that speaking in a foreign language presents a major differentiation and there are hilarious anecdotes in all multi-national companies to support this view . |
| 23 | It was an awful dream that belonged in a different landscape . |
| 24 | It raised hopes for a quick end to a 51-hour siege that began in a bloody shoot-out on Sunday morning as federal agents tried to serve arrest warrants on Koresh for firearms offences . |
| 25 | It is in the life and fragrance of that person , Jesus of Nazareth , that we have a pattern of care and love for all things which can be the basis for a discipleship that takes in a holistic approach to life . |
| 26 | There were more boots on a rack that hung in a small platform built on the side of the perch-ring . |
| 27 | … basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organisation , that operate unconsciously , and that define in a basic ‘ taken-for-granted ’ fashion an organization 's view of itself and its environment . |
| 28 | The Viscontis , a family that originated in a tiny village , Massino ( Visconti ) , above the western shore of Lake Maggiore , were later themselves replaced by the Sforzas . |
| 29 | Observation that the red shift in light received from distant galaxies increases with distance , has led to theories of an expanding universe that originated in a big bang . |
| 30 | For the same reason , fruit that ripens in a dry sunny autumn will often keep longest , whereas a wet season may shorten their storage life . |