Example sentences of "[that] the [adv] [adj] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miranda had wished she was that little bit taller , slimmer , more elegant , wished she had washed her hair that morning , wished wished wished with all her heart that the completely miraculous would happen and Miles would fall in love with her . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , the forces acting upon the model when it is unceremoniously ‘ dumped ’ onto the ground to avoid an impending crash are more than adequate to ensure that the seemingly impossible can happen with depressing regularity . |
| 3 | The floor was so thickly covered that there was no space for displays of skill ; the most that the most expert could do was to shuffle feebly back and forth . |
| 4 | One explanation given was that the least vulnerable may return to employment , and it is possible that Asians may be more likely to find employment through family networks . |
| 5 | The idea that the chronically ill could live in a domestic setting with little professional nursing input was new . |
| 6 | It also made respectable the unfamiliar doctrine of ‘ positive discrimination ’ — going beyond weak doctrines of equality ( perceived as the removal of artificial obstacles ) , to strong doctrines ( based on the conviction that the socially disadvantaged should receive more than , not the same as , their more fortunate contemporaries ) . |