Example sentences of "[adj] and [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | No more notes , he wrote , no more queries , no more space in the work of X and time in the work of Y , no more symbolism , no more allegory , no more influence of X and legacy of Y , no more background and no more foreground , no more social this and political that , no more Heidegger and no more Heisenberg , no more still life and no more portraiture , no more collage and no more frottage , no more lines and no more surfaces , no more genius and no more talent , no more creation and no more mechanical reproduction , no more African masks and no more Cycladic figures , no more clowns and no more nudes , no more museums , no more galleries , no more group shows , no more one-man shows , no more public commissions , no more prizes , no more shit and no more vomit . |
| 2 | Her mother is now worried about this and concerned that Sally will escalate her drinking . |
| 3 | The official may be equally under stress , overworked , resentful and conscious that the administrative back-up of the office is not very efficient . |
| 4 | Guardian readers are sufficiently interesting and distinctive that it is worth tolerating the statistical uncertainties caused by our small sample and the Guardian 's small readership . |
| 5 | After the Head of Department had gone , the Head said that it was interesting and pleasing that the interview had identified an objective for the Head of Department which was congruent with the institutional needs of the school : to extend the range of his activities with Art . |
| 6 | Another way to put this is to point out that it is interesting and significant that many females are not alienated from mathematics . |
| 7 | I ca n't trust him again , but I still find him more interesting and exciting that any other man I know . |
| 8 | These jumpers dry in no time , no pressing is required and the fabric is so light and cosy that I wear them all year round ! |
| 9 | Whereas the house was darkly masculine in its Victorian confidence , Miss Hatherby 's music room was so light and feminine that it seemed quite out of place in the general heaviness and gloom . |
| 10 | Joyce Barker has had a long association with Trinity Mill and recalls that the gearing was so light and precise that , even as a child of five , she could easily control the milling process and the sack hoist ! |
| 11 | It is hard to imagine a greater contrast between two rock types than that between obsidian , a natural volcanic glass which will shatter at a blow into razor-sharp splinters , and pumice , a rock so light and frothy that it will float on water . |
| 12 | The texture of Les Majeurs is so light and natural that it gives a sensation of comfort and a sensational finish . |
| 13 | Boulestin 's writing still seems so fresh and original that it comes as a shock to realize that these happenings occurred over forty years ago , and that his first cookery book Simple French Cooking for English Homes appeared in 1923 . |
| 14 | She looked so fresh and happy that I started grinning as soon as I waved to her , standing below me in the cockpit of the boat , where a servant from Faalifu was carrying some packages while Captain Baker looked down from the bridge . |
| 15 | The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect . |
| 16 | What they do then is scale a cliff , clambering from one ledge to another until they 're perched on one so high and narrow that the leopard ca n't follow . |
| 17 | It is so high and cold that they can raise nothing but the hardiest kind of vegetables … it is the only fishery the Nez Perce have and they go there from all directions … |
| 18 | I 'm eight and a half years old and disgusted that my mother has to come with me to see A Hard Day 's Night when usually she just sees me to the edge of the estate and across the main road . |
| 19 | She took no notice , and I began to hate her , not because I was having to apologize — she looked so old and sad that I was genuinely sorry — but because she would n't listen and it was such a-terrible physical struggle for me to talk ; my mouth seemed to be full of some sickly , sticky stuff , like chewing-gum . |
| 20 | Well you know it was one of those happy combinations of Johnny writing them , John coming with those fresh arrangements and me sort of the naivety and the joy of being in the business , it was so exciting and happy that it was one of those lucky things where the combination of the three of us worked . |
| 21 | The Mystic Hussars , as it was called , proved to be so popular and successful that it was performed for over 40 years . |
| 22 | Completely unaccustomed to the hot , humid air — so wet and steamy that it was almost impossible to breathe properly — she 'd been deeply grateful for the air-conditioning in the apartment which — when it was working properly ! — had kept them all relatively cool . |
| 23 | It was so wet and cold that they might have been walking in the sea , but she did not seem to notice . |
| 24 | Theirs had been an ardour so fierce , so spontaneous and reckless that their respective backgrounds , the possibility of pregnancy , the fact that one of them was married , were of no account . |
| 25 | They started back for him , slightly embarrassed and anxious that he might decide to make a break for it but there was no need . |
| 26 | She was so disorganised and absent-minded that , while out visiting , she would often forget that she had a daughter , leaving her stranded for hours . |
| 27 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 28 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 29 | The boy appeared fretful and disappointed that he could n't join the others on their excursions . |
| 30 | On pricing , the conclusions which could be generally agreed were so flabby and meaningless that they might have made even the most brazen practitioner of newspeak blush . |