Example sentences of "that [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , considerable errors can build up over the period of ten or more years that elapses between one Census date and the time when the finalized results of the next Census can be used . |
| 2 | This possibility is avoided in the magnolia , as in many plants , by having eggs and pollen that develop at different times . |
| 3 | It is assumed that the personal and social significance of transport in general and driving in particular develops rapidly between the ages of 13 and 19 , and that the knowledge , attitudes and judgements relating to driving that develop during these years will have an important bearing on how young drivers behave on the road . |
| 4 | This crucial transition can take tadpoles of other species — those that develop in cold mountain streams , for example — two or even three years to complete . |
| 5 | Three principal features distinguished the 17 malignant from the 53 benign strictures in this series : ( 1 ) appearance late in the course of ulcerative colitis ( 61% probability of malignancy in strictures that develop after 20 years of disease v 0% probability in those occurring before 10 years ) ; ( 2 ) location proximal to the splenic flexure ( 86% probability of malignancy v 47% in sigmoid , 10% in rectum , and 0% in splenic flexure and descending colon ) ; and ( 3 ) symptomatic large bowel obstruction ( 100% probability of malignancy v only 14% in the absence of obstruction or constipation ) . |
| 6 | The problems and criticism that arose from this decision , however , reflected the varying sizes of the administrative units . |
| 7 | The first of France 's war pilots flew in Blériots that cruised at fifty m.p.h. and took an hour and a half to climb to 6,000 feet . |
| 8 | A third source derived from Scandinavia where in 1935 F. Hjulstrøm published the results of field and laboratory investigations related to the River Fyris and identified relationships between stream velocity , particle size and the processes of erosion , transport and deposition that became of fundamental significance in sedimentology as well as in studies of geomorphologic processes . |
| 9 | Colonialism is not a dirty word at a new Fulham antique furniture shop that evokes with affectionate nostalgia the era of the Raj in India . |
| 10 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 11 | Please let us know about EVERY class that operated at any time in 1988 , whether it was only a couple of weeks in January or a short summer course ( children or adults ) and take the highest number on roll at any time in the year . |
| 12 | Please make sure that EVERY class that operated at any time during 1990 is included ( even if now not running ) and give the maximum number on the roll . |
| 13 | Fiegehen and Reddaway concluded : ‘ it is clear that , in total , any disincentive effects that operated on senior managers had a minimal impact on the activities of British industry ’ . |
| 14 | A partnership practice that operated from two offices ceased to be carried on when the partnership was dissolved and the two main equity partners continued as sole practitioners from their respective offices . |
| 15 | Could you please let me have it now , or , if you can not find it , give the following information about all classes that operated in any part of 1989 ( including ‘ IR ’ = irregular , ‘ SC ’ = short course , and any discontinued during the year ) : |
| 16 | These countries could trade with Britain without being subject to the import duties and restrictions that applied to other countries and British capital could be invested in Sterling Area countries without restriction . |
| 17 | It was also obvious that there was no common set of criteria of needs ( ie in terms of access times , location , form , archiving etc ) that applied to all groups , a conclusion that had serious implications for the proposed systems . |
| 18 | They agreed to extract oil quickly , but argued they would not be able to do so if hindered by trifling safety regulations that applied to on-shore industries . |
| 19 | I have no enthusiasm for returning to the sort of legislation that applied at that time . |
| 20 | It was also probably a link that led through several species of hominids , some of which died out , to man . |
| 21 | Afraid Julius might be coming after her , she ran down the steps and into the garden , following the paths that led between wide beds of herbaceous flowers , many of them still blooming happily in the warmth of the long , sunny autumn . |
| 22 | However , most drama activity should not be seen as leading to a polished end product ; even where this is the result , the most significant educational value of the activity will often have been found in the process that led to that end product . |
| 23 | Hindus have long fled the rural parts of Punjab ; now some Sikhs are joining the exodus , disgusted by terrorist excesses that led to 3,787 deaths last year and about 1,500 so far this year . |
| 24 | It was largely the desire to create a diversion away from Flanders for Marlborough and his triumphant armies that led to new plans for a Jacobite invasion of the British Isles . |
| 25 | In almost every one of the analyses that he showed , the primary enabling inventions that led to such advances lay in the materials field . |
| 26 | Evolutionism played only a minor role because it was associated with the old , rather amateurish techniques that led to unlimited speculation . |
| 27 | The reasoning that led to this development was clearly expressed in a remarkable passage in a late writing known as the Persian Rivayat : |
| 28 | We have taken steps to ensure that the circumstances that led to this tragedy can never be repeated . ’ |
| 29 | The biographer speculated that it may have been failure in his alchemical experiments that led to this breakdown . |
| 30 | The capital accounts were dominated by the loan to the government , which was increased by a further £1m. in the 1740s , and it was the decline in interest paid on the government bonds rather than a fall in trading profits that led to declining dividends . |