Example sentences of "an [noun sg] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surprisingly though , it 's not an advantage that Denyer chooses to exploit . |
| 2 | She and Alan lived together at her father 's house until after she had the baby , an experience that Alan did not enjoy . |
| 3 | It was an experience that Graham of Westlands , Pickering , Yorkshire , will never forget . |
| 4 | Dr Who 's Tardis , the bath that was used by Madonna , and an alligator that James Bond wrestled with , are just a few of the items included in an auction of film props . |
| 5 | BID FOR CGI LOOKS LIKE AN ADMISSION THAT IBMers CA N'T CUT IT ANY MORE … |
| 6 | There is an admission that Magnus , in his early manhood , kept evil company with Viking marauders , participating in their atrocities . |
| 7 | The packet of Durex , bought in a chemist 's at Ipswich to meet an eventuality that Rosie had never allowed to materialize , lived permanently in his wallet ; he put them in a brown envelope in case a chance sighting made his intentions too crudely obvious . |
| 8 | ‘ My name is Captain Trentham , ’ the man informed the expectant band of untrained warriors , in an accent that Charlie suspected would have sounded more in place in Mayfair than at a railway station in Scotland . |
| 9 | In other words , there appears to be some form of ‘ nonlocal ’ effect , an effect that Einstein called a ‘ spooky action at a distance ’ ! |
| 10 | Nothing seemed to exist outside that swaying chair and Simon , whose terrifying ability to repress his own humanity made him into an enemy that Gazzer did n't know how to defeat . |
| 11 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 12 | A-Team star George Peppard 's second wife , actress Elizabeth Ashley — whom he met and fell in love with when they made The Carpetbaggers in 1964 — claimed that he assaulted her and came at her with a hot frying pan , an allegation that Peppard has always strongly denied . |
| 13 | The Institute is investigating an allegation that rock star Sting has suffered a £4m loss . |
| 14 | AFRENCH magazine has promised to publish more proof of an allegation that dioxin from the 1976 Seveso disaster in northern Italy was secretly buried in a central French town where the inhabitants have been suffering from fumes from a toxic waste dump . |
| 15 | The fact that Simon has reverted to his original surname is an indication that Stone Grove are not on any nostalgia trip . |
| 16 | This important six-part television series was shown for the first time in June 1988 , and in itself was an indication that freedom of intellectual debate had indeed been extended , but it also forewarned of the type of strong criticism to be expected from the conservatives in the party . |
| 17 | The abolition of compulsory service for the nobility ( 1762 ) appears to have been widely read as an indication that freedom for serfs would follow shortly . |
| 18 | Lord Mackay warned that it was ‘ misleading and unfair ’ to read Lord Donaldson 's speech as an indication that judges would block solicitors ' rights . |
| 19 | ( 14 January 1775 ) This letter gives us an indication that Mozart felt stifled by-life in Salzburg , particularly in the employ of Archbishop Colloredo . |
| 20 | Regulation is an indication that competition policy can not provide a solution to the monopolistic behaviour of these sectors . |
| 21 | That the Thatcher Government was able to spin out the dispute into a second year was seen by many as an indication that teachers were somewhat irresponsible . |
| 22 | When the US President , Eisenhower , visited Madrid on 21 December 1959 , Franco persisted in interpreting it as a sign of recognition of his rightness , not as an indication that times were changing and he would have to move with them or be left behind . |
| 23 | The Middle East Economic Digest of Feb. 15 commented that Ze'evi 's appointment was an indication that Shamir was in " no mood for compromise on the Palestine question " . |
| 24 | The announcement was made on 12 November that the second ( and final ) session would take place from 12 May to 29 June 1963 — an indication that Pope John , despite his mortal illness , still hoped to be present at it . |
| 25 | Thus , for example , a high level of absenteeism may be a sign of low morale ; high staff turnover and the inability to retain staff may be a sign of low morale ( witness the number of teachers that leave the profession every year ) ; industrial action or strikes may be an indication that morale and motivation are low . |
| 26 | He could n't say exactly how much more , but it was an indication that things were improving . |
| 27 | The development of the new package was supported by an extension of welfare provision to all regular employees as an indication that management was replacing their old authoritarian image with that of a benevolent or sympathetic parent . |
| 28 | Leaving home should be a normal part of young adult development , but running away or leaving prematurely is an indication that life at home is no longer acceptable or bearable . |
| 29 | In an indication that Britons would be paying more in indirect taxes in the medium term , but the the blow had been deferred until future years , the Chancellor said : ‘ These reviews will inevitably take time , so I have also had to look to the revenue side of the account . |
| 30 | The move towards greater equality between the unions and individual party members will ‘ evolve ’ over time , according to party officials , an indication that Mr Kinnock would prefer the union vote to shrink gradually as the party 's membership rises . |