Example sentences of "and [adv] [adj] that [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | These Normandy mosquitoes were the largest and most persistent that I had ever encountered . |
| 2 | Rodrigo was yet but a youth , and the Count was a mighty man in arms , one who gave his voice first in the Cortes , and was held to be the best in the war , and so powerful that he had a thousand friends among the mountains . |
| 3 | Snodgrass embarked on a story about a very famous jewel called the Koh-i-noor , which he thought had once adorned a great King 's State Crown and explained how it had been so rare and so heavy that it had had to be kept locked away behind bars and guards , so that nobody could steal it . |
| 4 | The yew trees in the Grove were dark green and so old that they had grown twisted and lumpy , like arthritic fingers . |
| 5 | Though relieved , and fiercely delighted that she had apparently stopped him in his tracks , Polly was apprehensive about going back up on deck . |
| 6 | On reflection , I thought it less and less probable that he had done any such thing : he would have to have bypassed the dragon-lady , Leslie Brown , for a start . |
| 7 | This , she said , left her unable to support the actions of the Social Work Department , and extremely concerned that they had acted too hastily in a situation that was not of life-threatening proportions to the children involved . |
| 8 | Burrows became more and more convinced that he had the right man . |
| 9 | He pushed through the swing doors and was gone , leaving her close to tears and frantically worried that she had upset him for ever . |
| 10 | I had no quarrel with them although I was suspicious of them , and doubtless jealous that they had so much of Joyce 's attention and that they could wish to band together with one another . |
| 11 | I stammered in French that I was very happy to see him and very grateful that he had made time to see me . |