Example sentences of "that [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was Susannah 's passionate appeal to the girls to support her party because she believes the Liberal Democrats care about the homeless that made her the winner . |
| 2 | It was this certainty that made her the leader . |
| 3 | It was only that now , having finally admitted that she loved him , that she 'd loved him almost from the moment they 'd met , she was able to admit that it was those very same qualities that made him the man he was . |
| 4 | If , however , Shakespeare did actually exist , then he must have possessed certain attributes that made him the kind of existent he was , even though no attributes that he may have had would have been sufficient to individuate him in a metaphysical sense . |
| 5 | Harry felt in his blood with what calming delight and fulfilment his enemy would embrace the lie that made him the victor . |
| 6 | ‘ I think people get even angrier if they think about this precise thing that was done in their so-called formative years that made them the way they are . |
| 7 | And that led me the think of phetam , and to wonder again if it really did confer super-powers . |
| 8 | All you need in order to be able to take advantage of a low-cost upgrade is a proof of purchase ( registration counts ) which might be the first page of your manual for the product you already have , your sales invoice from the dealer that sold you the product ( a photocopy will do ) , a copy of the setup disk ( they 're serialised , you see ) , or , for Windows , a copy of the invoice for a machine that comes complete with Windows . |
| 9 | You see a woman see a woman and your man did n't know where he was , and then she walked out one night and put her hand through the window and she ripped it from there to there and she said the doctors told her the only thing that stopped her the arm from coming off was the bone . |
| 10 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
| 11 | but now they 're all set up and I 'm left alone and the children , three of them , have n't got time to look after me to give me what I , what I need and especially one in the truth , that one is less getting in touch with me than the ones that told me the truth , boys ring me , twice , three times a week , Julia rings every , every night , but Ted rings twice or three times a week , three times I could go , the one |
| 12 | The horizon was still invisible , but above the line of mist that hid it the sky was clear , with the promise of a lovely evening . |
| 13 | With a tenderness that surprised her the Frenchman put his arms around her and lifted her onto the cot beside him . |
| 14 | The Mexican Government wanted to pretend that it was not the army that guaranteed them the land . |
| 15 | The working class was hardly more impressed by the Manifesto and in the weeks that followed it the government faced an unprecedented challenge to its authority , centred on St Petersburg and Moscow . |
| 16 | It is important to remember that it was Alexander 's all-consuming passion for the theatre that gave him the determination to find out the cause of his hoarseness . |
| 17 | Ironically , it was the Government which he partly blamed for the affair that gave him the chance to return to work after retirement . |
| 18 | I think I got it because of my local knowledge and the that gave him the facility of being able to carry on without interruption . |
| 19 | Denis Smith says hopefully to get three points and play good football … there 's not much they can do in two days but his team talk will be tell the players to go out enjoy it and pass the ball … by a strange twist of fate Smith 's first match at the Manor is against the team that gave him the sack last season Bristol City |
| 20 | During this time Coe was on the dole and living in Bermondsey , and it is this period of his life that gave him the basis for The Dwarves of Death . |
| 21 | In the process of sexual selection , certain males were said to develop characteristics that gave them the edge over other males in the competition for females . |
| 22 | The residents complain to the city council that gave them the land — and discover that it has now designated the area as a garbage dump . |
| 23 | Emyard 's influence on a young woman from Tours , Emilie Tamisier ( 1834–1910 ) , that gave her the inspiration to dedicate herself to the salvation of society through the Eucharist . |
| 24 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 25 | As any girl knew , with any normal man , that gave her the ace . |
| 26 | Although it looked completely different , it was this truck that gave me the concept for ‘ MiniMag ’ , the 27ft ( 8m ) articulated truck that we used for Mrs Thatcher 's open-air meetings in the 1987 election . |
| 27 | ‘ I failed by one shot when I should have made it easily , and that gave me the kick up the backside I needed . ’ |
| 28 | It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots . |
| 29 | She was fine and that gave me the courage to go on , then the unveiling was held up because the trustees thought it would be controversial and it was … |
| 30 | ‘ That headache has tightened you up all over — or perhaps it was the tightness that gave you the headache in the first place . ’ |