Example sentences of "that [vb past] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Sarah had produced a child by another man , and that made her a loose woman .
2 Anyway , that made me a scarlet woman . ’
3 He employed the wry , self-deprecation that made him a refreshing presence on the campaign trail .
4 Peter Powell 's adventures with kites had already put him into the headlines when he ‘ flew ’ his grandmother , long before he perfected the diamond-shaped stunter that made him a worldwide name from 1974 .
5 It was the verbal savagery of his pre-war outbursts in the streets of Shoreditch and Pimlico that made him a public danger for the only time in his life .
6 But it was n't his deeds that made him a Christian , it was his trust in Jesus Christ .
7 It was an association that made him an appropriate keeper at Loseley of Montague 's imprisoned son-in-law Henry Wriothesley , second Earl of Southampton [ q.v. ] in 1570 .
8 It was that experience , allied to his next job as arts minister , that made him an obvious choice to become Major 's first Heritage Secretary .
9 The French struggled for nearly sixty minutes against a generous but raw Romania , ran riot against a Fijian side well below par and short of the menacing inspiration that made them a fearsome proposal in 1987 , while the game against Canada exposed the shortcomings that England later exploited with relish .
10 But so far neither has shown the tremendous flair with top-spin attacking that made them a major force in the world championships in Dortmund only seven months ago .
11 It is necessary to examine the idea of coalitionism and the political forces that made it a powerful alternative before considering its direct impact on the Unionist party .
12 The fact that a scheme could be contrived that made it a working possibility for the majority of the disabled to acquire a motor car of their choice and to finance the purchase , including insurance and repair , from the allowance , was a staggering revelation to economists and particularly to the socialists of the time who regarded private enterprise as the kiss of death .
13 AND ALL THAT made it a busy year for Autocar & Motor .
14 She said please in a way that made it a special request of her own .
15 I 'd like to put forward the argument that it was by trying to accomodate Cuntona , Wallace and Chappie together at the start of last season that made us a soft touch away from home .
16 It was often said that her new-found reputation was a bubble that would burst once people realized it was just the raunchiness of her work that got her a wide readership .
17 There was something raw about him ; his body sweated to its essence , his face betraying a hunger behind its symmetry that lent him a bedevilled look .
18 Unable to help herself , she looked up , and knew at once that her movement was seen , as in the instant gloom that succeeded it the lesser light of the lantern swept an arc and found her face .
19 make the point you know I 'm sure you found this useful , what particular area was the one that excited you the most , yeah ?
20 It must have been the change in engine tone that woke her a long time later .
21 It was the sound of voices shouting that woke me the next morning .
22 ‘ I had time in the wilderness when my form was not good and that taught me a few lessons .
23 During Worswick 's time there , Harwell — as part of the AEA — made the transition to a trading fund ( effectively a nationalised company rather than a government department ) , an experience that taught him a great deal about finance .
24 It was an impressive sight , and one that frightened me a little at first , just because it was such a huge change and I was worried that it might happen to the island sometime .
25 They were looking into each other 's eyes with a tenderness that brought her a cruel , twisting anguish .
26 Five talented misfits from Camden form a band playing the most ridiculed form of music in the world , are picked up by the chief of the record label that brought you the Manic Street Preachers — and ZAP ! country is sincerely rehabilitated .
27 It is interesting to note that they come from the same stable that brought us the national insurance surcharge .
28 Then , at a stroke , something happened that gave him a powerful sense of purpose .
29 Edward , thinking with relief that he could leave them to it now , began to withdraw , clutching the bottles that gave him a certain exemption , free to come and go .
30 DURHAM DALES Mr Tony Blair , who would almost certainly have been in Mr Kinnock 's cabinet , won Sedgefield with 1.71pc swing that gave him a increased majority of 14,859 .
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