Example sentences of "some [noun] be [adv] [adj] that " in BNC.

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1 Some birds are so small that twigs are too coarse a material for them to use as the main fabric of their nest .
2 Some cases are so serious that they are transferred by the magistrates to the Crown Court .
3 It is probable that homologous cross-veins do not exist in many orders but their positions in some cases are so constant that analogies , if not homologies , can be traced and similar names are applicable .
4 Some risks are so great that they can not be tolerated under any circumstances , while others are so low that they can be tolerated without further justification ; between these extremes , assessment is needed .
5 Some parents were very worried that more integrated settings would lead to lack of attention for children with special needs .
6 Some sites are so important that it may be necessary for a rescue operation on an international scale .
7 Some statements are so wild that no-one is expected to take them seriously ; these are sometimes referred to as salesman 's " puff " .
8 Some statutes are so specific that there can be no qualification .
9 I think all art to some extent is subjective , but I think that most people would agree that some things are so beautiful that everyone agrees that they are very worthwhile and should n't be destroyed .
10 Some jokes are so awful that you should only ever tell them while you 're wearing a decent pair of trainers .
11 Some people are also concerned that water beds are too heavy for some floors , but this is practically never the case as the weight of the water is evenly distributed over a large area .
12 One of the commoner of these difficulties is obesity and some people are so fat that the term ‘ superobese ’ has been applied to them .
13 Some items are so valuable that the owners have been forced into bankruptcy by their loss .
14 And some villagers are now worried that a much-loved river may never flow again .
15 But three years later on 27 July 1795 the new head of the Macclesfield company , Abraham Mills , wrote to the new agent Thomas Harrison of Kendal , advising him , alas , that " … the Coniston Mine has for some time been so unproductive that it has been determined to discontinue the working … "
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