Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] that [pers pn] do not " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have become so normal that you do n't but I think |
| 2 | I was invited to write this article before the election , around the proposition that the policy differences between the parties were so narrow that it did not really matter who won — a political worldweariness with which I sharply disagreed . |
| 3 | The other apostles , whose faith was so strong that they did not need evidence , are held up to us as worthy of imitation . |
| 4 | You 've always been so strong that you do n't know what it 's been like for me since mother died . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Katy and I were living in a small flat and we were so low that we did n't even bother with a Christmas tree . |
| 6 | My own opinion is that the salaries of judges are so low that they do not attract the best brains . |
| 7 | However in this aircraft we have specified a very high degree of re reliability and if you look at the total number of occurrences for each piece of equipment that are going to require maintenance , it 's so low that it does n't justify the provision of maintenance facilities on every base . |
| 8 | Either he was so upset that he did n't look where he was going , or he really did jump on purpose . ’ |
| 9 | It 's so woolly that you do n't even really know what this problem is . |
| 10 | I fully appreciate and feel the force of the narrowness of the distinctions which are taken between what is admissible and what is not admissible , but the exception presently proposed is so extensive that I do not feel able to support it in the present state of our knowledge of its practical results in this jurisdiction . |
| 11 | After the baby was born , he was so elated that he did not manage to get to the Town Hall to register his daughter 's existence . |
| 12 | ‘ No-one is so old that he does not think he could live another year ’ |
| 13 | Now if you know that somebody is a drug addict and they 've just had an injection you keep away from them , erm if they 're having a bad trip , whatever they call it , because you do n't , they become very violent , they can do a lot of damage , now the only time you will step in and help is when they go unconscious , but at the same time remember protect yourself , we 're talking about needles here and probably shared needles , you must be terribly careful that you do not get pricked by a needle , especially if , they have a habit of sticking needles under lapels , so always be aware of this , if a person is a drug addict , in fact if you can find some easier way of turning them into the recovery position , do so , erm , you can then obviously either call the ambulance . |
| 14 | Umpires David Shepherd and John Holder chivvied them several times , but although the players might deny it suited them tactically to keep as many of their batting overs in hand for the next day when better weather was promised , it is difficult to dismiss the thought that the level of fines was so derisory that they did not give it a thought . |
| 15 | The French , on the other hand , are so clear that they do n't make sense either . |
| 16 | The behavioural patterns are so different that they do not mix well . |
| 17 | The Basque troubles are seen by most Spaniards as so tangled that they do not blame the current Socialist government of Felipe Gonzalez for failing to end the strife . |
| 18 | ‘ The women said ‘ If the children are small , their mortality is so high that we do not dare to stop childbirth ’ . |
| 19 | She could hardly descend on Giovanna Sassanta 's house without an appointment , and Anthony had made it abundantly clear that he did not want her to cross the threshold of his hospital . |
| 20 | Being so disorganised that I do n't have time when friends need me . |
| 21 | The room , and the view , and the two people , seemed so calm that I did not want to disturb them . |
| 22 | Indeed , hierarchical ways of organizing Church reality have become so normative that we do not ordinarily stop to examine them . |
| 23 | If she is lucky she may find that at least a few children appreciate that ( 4 ) makes for a better drama game than ( 3 ) , and that ( 1 ) is so bland that it does n't feel like a game at all ! |
| 24 | This Pool who is not Poole can not be worse than the last idiot I saw from the same backward profession : he was extremely fortunate that I did not send the details of his impertinences to the Medical Association or whatever it is called . |
| 25 | John Barrett , who succeeded his lifelong friend as the BBC 's senior tennis commentator , said : ‘ It 's so sad that he did n't have time to enjoy his retirement . |
| 26 | Everything was so sudden that we did n't know what to do , whether to stay where we were or to run . |
| 27 | Well I do n't know it the way you two do the work it looks so fine that I did n't think I could see it properly . |
| 28 | The inexperienced pilots often try to soar in unusable lift , and they concentrate so hard that they do n't recognise that they are drifting away and are not going to get back to the field . |
| 29 | Although some skins claimed that they were so hard that they did not need to use weapons , and there was no standard personal armament like the cut-throat razors of the teds or the bicycle chains of the grebos , a variety of weapons were used at football matches and other fights . |
| 30 | My father worked so hard that I did not have to give too much of my ‘ dole ’ money to housekeeping . |