Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] his [noun] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such was his disillusionment that he gave up the practice of medicine for a while and supported himself and his growing family by undertaking translation work , at the same time pursuing his chemical and botanical studies . |
| 2 | Such was his ardour that he forced his way into the room where Thatcher sat in tears , threatening in the process to ‘ flatten ’ Sir Peter Morrison , who was barring the door . |
| 3 | Salako battled back to full fitness this season and such was his form that he regained his place in the England squad for the World Cup tie against Norway last month . |
| 4 | So perfect was his information that it enabled President Kennedy to call Khrushchev 's bluff over the Cuban affair . |
| 5 | However , so severe were his injuries that he was transferred almost immediately to the burns unit of Withington Hospital in Manchester . |
| 6 | So vivid was his description that I suggested the only kindness would be to put the nag down before the race . |
| 7 | Yet his great blue jowls appeared sufficient fortification against the world ; while so immense was his dignity that it was some while before I realized he spent his nights in the arms of my recently widowed mother . |