Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [that] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That procedure became operative so effectively that I think the management subsequently realized that unless they had shop stewards who were capable of discussing the matter intently you know , and objectively , then they were on a loser , because they then stood to lose more productivity than hitherto . |
| 2 | For a while during the 1970s these counterurban tendencies were operating so powerfully that they replaced the North-South drift as a primary dimension of regional population change in Britain ( Champion , 1983 ) . |
| 3 | But I was trembling so badly that it shook the knife out of my skin , and I could move again . |
| 4 | ‘ So much so that she told the entire matinée audience of a Noel Coward play ! |
| 5 | So much so that I think the time has come to discard those tests which have proved so elusive . |
| 6 | So much so that I stopped the rehearsal at that point . |
| 7 | The earl mounted his horse and chased after it , but enjoyed the sport so much that he ordered the town butchers to supply a mad bull every year on 13 November in return for grazing rights on the meadows . |
| 8 | THERE is nothing more humiliating than loving him so much that you forgive the infidelities . |
| 9 | If necessary , take him shopping with you , or better still , send him to the supermarket alone so that he realises the cost of basic necessities . |
| 10 | This makes time appear to slow down so that we remember the details of an accident , such as a car crash , as though it occurred in slow motion . |
| 11 | Sometimes she would climax first , sometimes he , and on good nights they would explode together so that they felt the same tingling in the very tips of their toes and even then he 'd had to remember to withdraw — just in case . |
| 12 | Bring them in so that they share the unpopularity but do n't give them enough power to change anything . ’ |
| 13 | Melissa was on her way in a flash , but not so quickly that she missed the knowing look on Iris 's face . |
| 14 | You must never diet so quickly that you lose the muscle tissue that gives your body its shape , firmness , and definition . |
| 15 | It was only later that he described the mistake as ‘ terminal ’ , but he knew originally that it was serious . |
| 16 | It was only much later that I realised the reason for the request and also for the resulting laughter , namely the enjoyment of a broad Somerset accent which had come with me , and traces of which can still be recognised by West Country people nearly seventy years later . |
| 17 | You must never allow yourself to be crowded out , neither must you retreat so far that you overstep the area boundary . |
| 18 | B no erm the , the clerical erm staff on the erm , shall we say the traffic side increased a bit because er there was mo more and more demanding work but the ticket office , they went down , erm I have mentioned perhaps before that they had the two box system and there was about eleven , twelve , thirteen girls in there and their duty was to check a box that had been used one day , stock it up with tickets , get it ready for the day after . |
| 19 | She sat there , quivering as he took her in his arms , kissing her so sweetly that she thought the pain of love would tear open her heart . |
| 20 | Considering each member of the series of Xs connecting the human eye to no eye at all , is it plausible that every one of them worked sufficiently well that it assisted the survival and reproduction of the animals concerned ? |
| 21 | Considering each member of the series of Ks connecting the human eye to no eye at all , is it plausible that every one of them worked sufficiently well that it assisted the survival and reproduction of the animals concerned ? |
| 22 | Alvar Salvadores and his companions bestirred themselves so well that they drove the enemy to their tents , making great mortality among them , and then they turned back , whereat my Cid was well pleased ; but Alvar Salvadores went on , hacking and hewing all before him , for he thought the ladies were looking on , and he pressed forward so far , that being without succour he was taken . |
| 23 | Soon afterwards in 1838 he was appointed engineer and manager on the construction of the Box tunnel on the Great Western Railway , acquitting himself so well that he attracted the favourable notice of Isambard K. Brunel [ q.v. ] , so that on the completion of the tunnel he joined the engineering staff of the GWR . |
| 24 | He had schooled it so well that it received the implications of that entire passage of information with no expression at all . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , it all happened so fast that they cancelled the sold-out dates because they simply could n't get their work permits in time . |
| 26 | It was only then that I noticed the small man seated in the armchair next to mine . |
| 27 | Nicolo cried out her name , then gathered her close and kissed her , holding her so tightly that she felt the thundering beat of his heart . |
| 28 | Huge stiffened but graceful garlands were hung from twenty-four tiny hooks set round the gallery parapet , and were constructed so cleverly that they gave the impression of winding around the gallery pillars . |
| 29 | Some dealers find it hilarious when clients take their investments so seriously that they investigate the OTC companies personally . |
| 30 | The kiss grew stronger and wilder , and he rolled over so that he covered the length of her . |