Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [that] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless there was a chance , perhaps , that a French government might have been so far-sighted or faint-hearted that it would have ordered a cease-fire , entered into serious negotiations , abandoned its insistence on membership of the French Union , accepted , at least by instalments , an independent , more or less communist state in a presumably close relationship with either the USSR or the Chinese Communist Party , or both , and been prepared to rely on Vietminh goodwill , such as it might be , for the preservation of whatever position they chose to accord France . |
| 2 | Whenever Preston said anything that sounded remotely like Famous Last Words , he always said something else quickly , something so trite and meaningless that it could never tempt Fate . |
| 3 | I have since received a letter from Ribble apologising for the inconvenience caused and promising that it would not occur again . |
| 4 | It 's marvellous that it should be that way and and good that it should be that way too because you know the air waves seem to be full of very noisy songs at the moment that that jar a lot of people . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The lines of defence open to Noriega involving US criminal procedure included the claim that the publicity surrounding the case was so intensive and pejorative that it would be impossible for Noriega to receive a fair trial . |
| 7 | I believe that the project is so exciting , innovative and imaginative that it should be approached on an all-party basis . |
| 8 | We might hold that the meaning of a given sentence is so rich and particular that it could never be captured by another sentence in a different language . |
| 9 | And in common with Guinness ' reputation for innovative ads , the poster marked a revolution — it was the first from any company that featured characters so famous and recognisable that it could dispense with a proper caption , or a reference to the product . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | David says : ‘ It is time-consuming and expensive but the research has been so fascinating and enjoyable that it would n't matter if we were proved wrong or if the truth never came out . ’ |
| 12 | For one moment she hesitated , wary of touching him , but conscious that it would appear decidedly petty to ignore his gesture . |