Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not so tall and powerfully built that she felt as though she might break if he so much as touched her . |
| 2 | This will keep the production flow much simpler and also ensure that all the documents are consistently produced . |
| 3 | On the one hand , there will be those whose belief in the concept is so definite and so fixed that they almost allow it to rule their lives . |
| 4 | In the 1780s , when Highgate Hill was so steep and deeply rutted that carriages regularly failed to make the grade , and the drive to town sufficiently dangerous that a wise man went with pistols , a merchant called Thomas Roxborough had constructed a handsome house on Hornsey Lane , designed for him by one Henry Holland . |
| 5 | Indeed fluidity — of both form and texture is perhaps the chief characteristic of a type of music so free and richly varied that it defies definition . |
| 6 | For one thing , Nijinsky started life so excitable and highly strung that O'Brien warned his owner he might not be trainable . |
| 7 | However , in some situations the melody is so pacific and widely spread that harmonic change can be relatively frequent , embroidering but not changing excessively the atmosphere . |
| 8 | In fact many women said it was kinder to cry than to be angry because , they claimed , if they said what they were really thinking their husbands would be so incredulous and so humiliated that the marriage would not survive . |
| 9 | Ranulf believed the French were responsible ; Corbett at first agreed , but then queried why they had waited so long and privately concluded that the attackers were from Lord Bruce 's retinue . |
| 10 | A shadowy image of herself stood there , nodding and smiling shyly , while the real Isabel remained in the cold , lonely place she had inhabited for so long and grimly decided that the first step was almost accomplished . |
| 11 | On July 25th , 1908 , the rails forced their way into Denwood , and those who had been waiting so long and patiently considered that the prizes were theirs at last . |
| 12 | Dr Sasaki had not looked outside the hospital all day ; the scene inside was so terrible and so compelling that it had not occurred to him to ask any questions about what had happened beyond the windows and doors . |
| 13 | His criticisms have become so predictable and strongly worded that they are counter-productive . |
| 14 | Although I was less ready than before to agree that such an objective was desirable , I nevertheless found myself entering into his plans . |
| 15 | Today , many young people , with most of their voting years ahead of them , are more likely than before to feel that they can make it alone . |
| 16 | It was , he continued , more important than ever to ensure that leases were well-drafted so as to make landlords and/or tenants fully aware as to whether or not their insurance policies covered damage caused by terrorism . |
| 17 | She was more startled than ever to find that it was the moon , full and bright , riding the night sky like a silver chariot . |
| 18 | She did not appear to be unduly depressed and now said that she thought the act had been rather drastic , but did not regret it . |
| 19 | Choosing the correct size is not as simple as merely ensuring that the rug fits into the appropriate space . |
| 20 | It is now more than ever clear that every section of society needs to be involved in responding to AIDS , including the churches . |
| 21 | This makes any pages loss quite obvious and also means that the material always stays in the correct order . |
| 22 | It is to be fully human and yet to know that the Garden of Eden man is the creature of clay feet . |
| 23 | Everyone in the developed countries around 1970 or so knew that there was both a baby bust and an education explosion going on ; half or more of the young people were now staying in school beyond high school . |
| 24 | I HAVE no doubt that the vandals who defaced Bomber Harris 's statue are feeling pretty smug and probably thinking that they had made a point for Dresden . |
| 25 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 26 | Men as a rule are very selfish and still believe that women are born to serve them . |