Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | These represent times when the land rose , the seas drained away and the sea bed became dry so that the deposits that had accumulated on it were eroded away . |
| 2 | About 10000 years ago , over 15 genera of Central American large herbivores became extinct so that the megafauna , previously comparable with that of Africa before the decimations caused by man , largely disappeared . |
| 3 | ‘ They also believe that … it should be dealt with speedily and its finding made public so that the confidence of the public in its health care will be restored . ’ |
| 4 | Although references to the presence of black people are available from the Roman period onward , especially in the early sixteenth century , the most famous of the early documented references is the arrival in 1555 of a group of five Africans , brought here by a merchant to be taught English so that they could return to Africa to act as interpreters for British traders . |
| 5 | The cost of any scheme would be very large and I should make clear now that the Government can not contemplate funding expenditure on this scale from public funds . |
| 6 | Well no no plus the fact that the lid got broken so that |
| 7 | Some , it was said , even put out silk weighed damp so that when the finished stockings were weighed dry they could claim a deficiency . |
| 8 | They are in danger of becoming complacent now that we have reached welcome lower levels of inflation , and are lulling themselves into believing that the problem has been ’ licked ’ . |
| 9 | Late in the evening , she finally slipped up to her bedroom , walking barefooted so that she would n't be heard . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State argued , inter alia , that the selection process necessary now that the grammar schools were to be retained could not be adequately organised within the available time , and that this was unreasonable behaviour within section 68 . |
| 11 | I became convinced then that there was a conspiracy and this was confirmed in no uncertain manner when later , A and B — what a pair of troupers they were — set off from John o' Groats bound for Land 's End with lorries full of rubbish . |
| 12 | For instance , houseflies fixed so that they can only roll about their long axis , orient themselves to keep edges aligned vertically in their frontal visual field . |
| 13 | It seemed clear now that there was a side to Elise which Merrill had n't known at all . |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | It seemed improper somehow that someone like Tulagai , his motives suspect , should mock Siban , who had served the Khanate so well , and Alexei thought that he was sorry that he had goaded him into leaving . |
| 16 | It seemed impossible then that Italy could ever recover from the damage it had suffered . |
| 17 | It seemed incredible now that Luke had held her in those heart-rocking moments , that the hands which were now thrust deeply into his pockets had caressed her until she was torn with longing . |
| 18 | for services , information has to be made available so that you know what sort of services are , are available , erm on which to base a judgement about what so , what sort of erm , services you would like . |
| 19 | I hope , therefore , that appropriate information packs will be made available so that benefits are not inadvertently lost . |
| 20 | Firstly , do the findings of the Black report relating to the period up to and including 1983 remain unchanged now that more comprehensive data sets and analyses are available ? |
| 21 | What is worse is that the caravans are painted white so that they stand out against the green landscape . |
| 22 | Right , it simply serves its purpose , right , higher prices will mean greater revenue , and if other things remain constant then that means more profit . |
| 23 | ‘ She has not been well and I do n't mind admitting now that we were very worried , ’ he said . |
| 24 | We may not ask for help by weeping , but our bodies may become helpless so that we have to be helped . |
| 25 | Other than that , it was important that she should look interesting so that even if what she said was dull the audience would not be bored ; that the outfit should take account of the long range view — jewellery or other small items were irrelevant — and that it should draw attention to her face . |
| 26 | I 'm hoping that this might lead to an improvement but I still please ask you all to keep me in touch with where things are going wrong so that they can be put right . |
| 27 | I suggest that you leave here before it grows dark so that the sepoys do n't shoot you by mistake . " |
| 28 | The television news-reader 's voice still rang across the room , sounding forlorn now that no one was listening . |
| 29 | The children 's charity , Barnardos , says that poverty in Britain is so bad that parents are going hungry so that the children can eat . |
| 30 | Lateral Formed by an obstruction placed in the middle of the mouth , the air being free to escape at one or both sides , eg /I// Nasal Formed by completely closing the mouth at some point , the soft palate remaining lowered so that the air is free to pass out through the nose , eg /m/ . |