Example sentences of "be so strong [that] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes these first impressions are so strong that they stubbornly linger and defy revision even when different signals are being transmitted by subsequent visual behaviours . |
| 2 | The waves of protest were so strong that I almost gave up there and then . |
| 3 | It was hard , travelling home in that bus , and surrounded by the immense , evident , and varied liberties of people and land , to believe in the small impossibilities of her own home , and she felt , as she so frequently felt , the will to believe it to be different : the truth was too grotesque and too unnatural , and her hopes were so strong that she carelessly let them wander a little , giving them a little leeway , letting them sniff and pry and explore . |
| 4 | Indeed , some have argued that the ‘ traditionalism of his general philosophy is so strong that it virtually disables him from that critical rationalism which is essential for the appraisal of particular traditions ’ . |
| 5 | There were some constituencies where the interest of a local patron was so strong that he effectively had the power of nominating MPs . |
| 6 | ‘ The feeling was so strong that I actually felt quite emotional — almost tearful , ’ says Julie . |