Example sentences of "[adv] that [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Certainly it 's what I want , ’ said Robyn , so fiercely that her mother let the subject drop . |
| 2 | Anger was rippling through him so fiercely that his whole body seemed to be shivering uncontrollably . |
| 3 | As soon as the Bundesbank announced at 2pm that its discount rate would go up to 6 per cent and its Lombard emergency funding rate to 8 per cent , the Bank of England pushed up the base lending rate of British banks to 15 per cent , the highest for eight years . |
| 4 | They could light no fire , and Ratagan prophesied gloomily that their camp that night would be cheerless . |
| 5 | Far better that its messengers take it only to plants of exactly the same kind where the genes it carries will unite with eggs and form seeds . |
| 6 | Thus Leo I thought it better that his congregation should keep their fasting for the proper liturgical seasons publicly set aside for it , rather than carry it out as a private ascetic exercise . |
| 7 | Fearing suddenly that their behaviour might upset Jacques Devraux , Loc ran quickly across the clearing towards them . |
| 8 | Oh , hell ! she thought , and , furious with herself as much as him suddenly that her thoughts alone could make her so angry , she turned the shower on full force and tried to drown her thoughts that way . |
| 9 | Adults tend to dismiss as worthless much that their children read , while having a nostalgic affection for similar material read in their own childhood . |
| 10 | ‘ Irish League fans should n't worry too much that their clubs have fallen behind those in the League of Ireland . |
| 11 | ‘ Irish League fans should n't worry too much that their clubs have fallen behind those in the League of Ireland . |
| 12 | Ken wanted to rake David to this thing on his own and David , being very , very cold — he hates demonstrations of emotion — and me being very Mediterranean , I told him that as far as I was concerned , I did n't give a fuck about his award or seeing him receive it , but I thought it was a bit much that his mother could n't be there because it was a public occasion and it was a time when , without having to speak to her , he could be nice to her , as every mother loves to be there for that kind of thing . |
| 13 | I have to point out gently that her gifts have never helped her become a better human being . |
| 14 | We must return to the world , I fear , but first — ’ And he kissed her cheek , so gently that her tears flowed again , only they were tears of joy , not pain . |
| 15 | The Bishop says gently that his path simply does not cross those of the diocese 's landed families . |
| 16 | She checks daily that her changing bag is filled with essential and spare clothes and leaves it permanently packed in the hall ready to pick up at a moment 's notice so she 's never caught unprepared . |
| 17 | Below that your ‘ bottom time ’ — the time between leaving the surface and commencing your ascent — is so limited that it 's hardly worthwhile . ’ |
| 18 | You will see from the graphs below that our turnover and pre-tax profit figures reached record levels last year . |
| 19 | But she understood well enough that her daughter 's life was slipping away . |
| 20 | Thus to love or hate you , it may not be enough that your actions in your own interests make all the difference between success and failure for my highest hopes ; but it may be enough , even if nothing you do has any bearing on my projects , that in being drawn to or shrinking from your viewpoint I feel myself in touch with a personality of which the total pattern attracts or repels my own . |
| 21 | Despite ingenious if strenuous attempts ( Grice , 1975 ; Ayer , 1972 ) to present " if " statements in general as being material conditionals at bottom , it is evident enough that our If F then s is not true solely in virtue of the antecedent and consequent being both true or both false , or false and true respectively . |
| 22 | In 1747 the postmaster of Stirling was one of the magistrates , Bailie Maiben , and it was made clear enough that his job was at stake in the political contest of that year , for Sir Peter Halkett of Pitfirrane , one of the candidates seeking to represent the district in parliament , complained to Lord Milton that the bailie |
| 23 | Secondly , it is not enough that his contemplation is that there is a remote possibility but there must be a real possibility of a breach of the peace . ’ |
| 24 | He paled for an instant , thinking perhaps that his socks had slid down , but they had n't . |
| 25 | Pie'oh'pah stood his ground , knowing perhaps that his nakedness was his best defence . |
| 26 | In the meantime Sir Joseph Pennington , aggrieved perhaps that his mines were not yielding income to his estate , issued a grand proclamation on 21 February 1730 offering his copper and lead mines and works at Tilberthwaite and Langdale ( including Greenhurn ) for a term of 21 years maximum to any substantial persons allowing a duty of 14s. per " Tunn " for copper and 10s. for lead , reckoning " … |
| 27 | More importantly , through good fortune and good management — as they played out their ‘ games against nature ’ : Gould ( 1963 ) — some cultures were able to control their environments sufficiently that their level of living far surpassed that needed for simple subsistence — even though not all survived . |
| 28 | In every enchaînement each step an/or pose must be given its appropriate value by way of beginning , climax and end so that its place is justified by its importance to the whole sentence . |
| 29 | Only she can phrase her movement so that its rhythm speaks so legibly of high spirits or despair . |
| 30 | Take the Singles ' Society , which seemed to exist solely so that its smartly dressed president could chat up pretty girls ; or the Alice Society : ‘ You did n't sign up for that did you , ’ said one newcomer to his friend as they left . |