Example sentences of "such a extent [conj] [pron] were " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to the Second World War this species was hunted , as part of a traditional subsistence economy , by Bedouin tribes but with the development of the oil industry and the introduction of modern vehicles and weapons , hunting parties organised on a large scale rapidly reduced oryx populations to such an extent that they were virtually eliminated . |
| 2 | Naturally they were anxious to fire this destructive load before it was too late ; the angle of the chase was depressed to such an extent that they were afraid that in spite of the wadding the contents of their canister might dribble out … already a fountain of glass marbles commandeered from the children had cascaded about the ears of the defenders . |
| 3 | Another dealer had instilled such confidence into some twenty punters to such an extent that they were dealing £5,000 a time on a long-term regular basis . |
| 4 | It was the Controller of the Household who later established that no one in authority who was within a reasonable distance of the incident could have realised that the members of the first team of bearers , most of them worthy if nervous burghers of Kinsai , had doctored strung-up nerves with wine and k'miss to such an extent that they were no longer capable of reacting with either fortitude or common sense to the kind of diversions which were now to be expected as part of the rejoicing . |
| 5 | In the past they had reported to the tsar every month , but by the end of 1861 newspapers had complicated their task to such an extent that they were reporting daily . |