Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb pp] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sword was evidently the token of gift in a ceremony perhaps similar to that in which King Edgar granted privileges to Glastonbury by placing on the altar an ivory horn , which he ordered to be cut in half and preserved so that it could be offered as testimony in future . |
| 2 | For this reason , access to help must be clearly visible and advertised so that the needy recognise a possible source of relief . |
| 3 | This may arise when there are excesses in the diet or when the digestive system is upset and weakened so that it can not fully break down the food for the body to use . |
| 4 | The oral shield is a rounded rhombic to pentagonal shape ; often the proximal angle is acute and produced so that it almost separates the adoral shields . |
| 5 | The number of objectives should be small and they should be acceptable to managers of the business , realistic in terms of resources and timing , firm , measurable and ranked so that any conflicts in implementation may be resolved . |
| 6 | In time , plants were domesticated and selected so that they differ greatly from their wild ancestors , some so much so that their ancestors can not now be recognized . |
| 7 | The drink made me excited and confused so that time seemed to be moving in a series of huge uneasy jerks , sometimes accelerating wildly and sometimes standing absolutely still . |
| 8 | Given that the purpose of a general insurance company is to provide a pool of funds from which to meet claims which are by their nature uncertain and given also that their policies are mainly short term — clients can terminate or renew annually — this proportion of long-term assets may be surprising . |