Example sentences of "that [n mass] [verb] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Despite the obstructions it was clear that aircraft did use the runway , for it was marked by the black rubber streaks of fresh tyre marks , but the two trucks , together with the yellow cross , were evidence that the runway could only be used by invitation .
2 People also need to like advertising if it is to be successful and , again , the results show that people did find the ads funny and enjoyed watching them .
3 It is clear from the evidence on British kinship that people do acknowledge a wide range of uncles , aunts , nieces , nephews and cousins as forming part of their kin network in some sense , but whether these people place a significant part in structures of support is quite another matter .
4 However , it remains possible that people do see the support which they give to elderly relatives as part of a two-way pattern which stretches over time and across generations , and where they themselves will benefit ultimately from the support of someone in a younger generation .
5 The fact that people do get a lot of .
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