Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adj] [adv] that " in BNC.

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1 The remarks grew ever more debased and treacherous so that Mr Charles — at least so he claimed — was obliged to intervene with the suggestion that such talk was bad form .
2 ‘ It can become over-bureaucratic and ritualistic so that the words and the jargon take over .
3 The church is high and light so that the vista from narthex to eastern apse is clear and uninterrupted .
4 Could media content continue to be exciting and enjoyable now that it was concerned with the mundane problems of national development in place of the heady business of attacking colonialism ?
5 May we be open and honest and trustworthy so that other people are never afraid of getting close to us and need never be afraid of us hurting them .
6 The result of his planning so far is what he calls ‘ the R&D Initiative for the NHS ’ — something that he recognises must be visible and simple so that he can present it ‘ succinctly ’ to boardrooms and to nonspecialist health professionals , such as managers .
7 We have tried to make the questions simple but comprehensive so that it wo n't take many minutes to fill in but your answers will give us a good idea of what is wanted and what is not .
8 Clinical manager Janet Powell said : ‘ We have tried to make our service as accessible as possible so that anyone who needs to see us , whether about themselves , a relative or friend , can do so at a time convenient to them , ’ she said .
9 As I said , spring ninety four is gon na be the latest date for the site we want to start that phase as early as possible so that we can then get onto to the other phase as early as possible because we obviously do n't particularly want to wait until nineteen ninety five ninety six to , to finish the whole thing .
10 She hoped the departure would be as early as possible so that she and Joshua could go over to Leeds for the birth of their first grandchild .
11 In addition the Board believes that the best way to serve shareholders is to keep administration as simple as possible so that the Group can concentrate on its core business and maximise profit growth . ’
12 Its end is both sticky and muscular so that a toad can use it first to grasp a worm or a slug and then to carry it bodily back to the mouth .
13 Furthermore , the first triticale was far too tall and weak so that it ‘ lodged ’ ( is flattened ) in a storm , and kernels in contact with the earth soon rotted .
14 Only the grip of his hand on her arm joined their bodies together , yet the union seemed complete and total so that she was no longer a separate entity .
15 And it is wise to spend time getting it smooth and level so that all the bolt holes in a prefabricated building line up correctly .
16 Consequently , I shall try to keep my remarks as brief as possible so that other hon. Members may contribute .
17 Most of the pages in the book have been specially designed in black and white so that children can fill in and complete the illustrations themselves .
18 Plumage pinkish-cinnamon ; tail and rounded wings strongly barred black and white so that in flight looks like huge round-winged black and white moth .
19 May we be helpful and reliable so that other people can trust in us and find our friendship valuable .
20 Said Ted : ‘ I just want to live as long as possible so that the murderer can be found . ’
21 This is partly due to the fact that reservoir construction is incomplete , many are unsafe and the water-distribution systems are often incomplete or inadequate so that water can not reach the fields .
22 I got out , feeling alone and rootless now that he had let go of my hand .
23 One of the girls , the plump one with the freckles and the missing front tooth , looked very plain and dowdy now that she had lost all her pretty blonde curls .
24 The types of information required will tend to be unpredictable and unstructured so that database access will need to be flexible .
25 The matrix is designed to be flexible and adaptable so that it can readily be adjusted to respond to needs identified by users .
26 In type- B , juveniles of both sexes are sedentary and thus have similar ( low ) mortality , but as adults , males rove and females remain sedentary and cryptic so that mortality is higher in males .
27 In the circumstances , however , the period of remand should clearly be as short as possible so that an early decision may be made on the full evidence .
28 I have done my best to give as much time as possible to the debate yesterday and today , including making my answers to business questions as short as possible so that we can get on with the debate .
29 But the partisan warfare went on : Walter Long and his PPS , Sir William Bull ( who had been on the Conference himself ) , reacted angrily to complaints from the agents and suggested that the professional organizers wanted to keep the system as complicated as possible so that they could keep their pay and privileges .
30 Look for drive bays of both sizes , 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch so that you can fit extra peripherals such as CD-ROM , or another hard or floppy drive .
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