Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thick forests growing on the flanks of the volcano were completely levelled , in some cases so completely that it was hard to tell that there once had been trees growing there . |
| 2 | Many managers feel that they understand how to run meetings so well that they hardly need to prepare at all . |
| 3 | If we want parents to enjoy meetings so much that they will want to repeat the experience then a number of basic issues need to be addressed : |
| 4 | British and Empire troops dug in and organized their defences so rapidly that all German counter-attacks the following day were thrown back and even more ground gained . |
| 5 | Some dealers find it hilarious when clients take their investments so seriously that they investigate the OTC companies personally . |
| 6 | They would unite with the workers over their struggle for economic improvements only so that ‘ by smuggling in the Marxian doctrine , [ they could ] transform it into the ideological struggle of classes . ’ |
| 7 | Finally , if asked to do so , tie all the scripts together so that none goes astray . |
| 8 | By the third day they were quarrelling openly and at times so fiercely that the knights standing around went for their swords . |
| 9 | The garages blend the different fuels together so that it is impossible to tell the difference between the blended mixture and unadulterated 4-star . |
| 10 | Times are so hard for the major Japanese computer manufacturers right now that they plan to lobby the government for financial aid to keep their surplus employees on the payroll . |
| 11 | The good readers , in contrast , seem to recognise words so quickly that the beneficial ( or harmful ) effects of context do not have time to take effect . |
| 12 | A successful team blends these different roles together so that the strengths of one compensate for the weaknesses of another . |
| 13 | In a corner of the Salon Imperial of the Hotel Intercontinental , Paris , Harriet Varna braced her back against a statuesque pillar and looked steadily into the viewfinder of her camera , concentrating on her subjects so fiercely that she was almost oblivious to the electric atmosphere that surrounded her , bouncing off the Viennese décor and the sumptuous rococo ceiling along with the heat and the light as the models of the House of Saint Laurent moved gracefully along the hundred yards of catwalk to display the new season 's couture collection . |
| 14 | Welcome back:A new clinic … the first of it 's kind in Britain … is cutting hospital waiting lists so fast that it 's been described as a runaway success . |
| 15 | A Local Area Network is a way of connecting computers together so that they can use the same database software , exchange information , or share the use of printers and modems . |
| 16 | We are unlikely to follow the example of the Japanese , who tax their second-hand cars so punitively that you would be grateful to buy new . |
| 17 | His wavy black hair curled behind his ears so thickly that she was reminded of an Ingres portrait of a nobleman she had seen in one of Miss Hatherby 's books . |
| 18 | They like foreigners so much that they dispute with one another as to who shall have and treat a foreigner in his house . |
| 19 | He saw Owen redden with pleasure , and laughed , flinging an arm about his shoulders so forgetfully that it was a worthy as well as a willing sacrifice Owen made for him , containing the pain of the embrace . |
| 20 | It was to be alleged that the respondent had pushed the father of the two brothers so violently that he fell and cut his head and that he dragged or threw their sister in such a way as to cause bruising to her arm and neck . |
| 21 | They have played the roles so often that the women must be part of their lives . |
| 22 | All the staff in salons selling TiGi Linea have been trained so that they can recommend using two shampoos alternately so that your hair does not develop a build-up to a particularly product , which so often results in dull , lifeless hair . |
| 23 | The key factor in enhancing children 's progress in reading is adult attention , most schools encourage children to take reading books home so that parents can have the opportunity to give help and encouragement . |
| 24 | The suspicion must be that it was a combination of excessive speed and the failure of the driver or guard to apply the brakes early enough that caused the accident . |
| 25 | On the other hand he did , once on the jetty , bend his knees carefully so that he could deposit my suitcase next to another item of my luggage before loping off somewhere else with the sack still on his head . |
| 26 | Lie flat , bend the knees then straighten the legs upwards so that they are at right angles to your body . |
| 27 | Then she had to imagine switching on the light in that cupboard under the stairs and taking a couple of steps forward so that she was just inside — but with the door open to the hall and with the knowledge that she only had to take a single large step back to be out there again . |
| 28 | She gave a little whimper of denial , her flat fists pushing against his chest , but he had moved his hand behind her head and was pressing her against him , forcing her lips apart so that he could savage her mouth with his tongue . |
| 29 | He was on his feet so swiftly that she drew back automatically , worried about being here at night in her dressing-gown , and her action brought a black frown to his face . |
| 30 | The simultaneous plunges in share and property prices have weakened banks ' capital ratios so drastically that no single Japanese bank boasts a Triple A credit rating . |