Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [adv] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birkenhead , who had written after the victory of 1924 of ‘ the tragedy that so great an Army should have so uninspiring a Commander in Chief ’ and was usually more sparing with his admiration than with his criticism , allowed some balancing increase of his own regard for Baldwin to occur . |
| 2 | A second influence has been the judgement that too dominant a role for the state weakens the values of individual self-reliance , family and community solidarity , and private charity . |
| 3 | It must have seemed to them that Marian and Allen had perished in the flames and their own immediate concern was to remove themselves from the danger of the roof falling in on their heads and from the certain consequence that so conspicuous a fire in the night would be seen by the outlaws and would sooner or later bring them to the scene . |
| 4 | It was his belief that too great a degree of inequality within a society would prevent a common will or common interest from developing , and that is surely correct . |
| 5 | In order that too great a burden does not shift from bookseller to rep , Penguin , like Faber , has recruited merchandisers to do much of the checking . |