Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] that you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 2 | It is so fiery that you would shrivel instantly . |
| 3 | It moves me playing it and it upsets me playing it , it 's very upsetting to play Alfie , because A he 's such a disastrous man as a person d you know you think oh god I do n't really wan na be playing this man for sixteen weeks but the part is so wonderful and the play is so rich that you ca n't help s sort of s submitting to it and putting yourself in the position of being a masochist I suppose . |
| 4 | The cost of sending a child to a private , fee-paying school is all the things that you ca n't afford to buy as a result : the new car that you ca n't afford , the holidays in the sun that you ca n't afford ( if you 're so rich that you can afford all these things easily , the opportunity cost , to you , of sending your child to a private school may be next to nothing ) . |
| 5 | You see if you are very angry about something , about a situation you know that when you 're in that anger it 's so strong that you would n't notice if something happened right under your nose because your anger is u occupying your , your brain and your senses . |
| 6 | The feeling and atmosphere to ( sic ) the place is so strong that you can almost breathe it in . ’ |
| 7 | Some jokes are so awful that you should only ever tell them while you 're wearing a decent pair of trainers . |
| 8 | It is entirely possible that you will do extraordinary well in 1993 , especially by following an unorthodox route — intuitive hunches could also pay off . |
| 9 | I suppose you always do everything so right that you ca n't imagine making a mistake . ’ |
| 10 | These are so popular that you will need to book at least a couple of months in advance . |
| 11 | So high that you could see everything . |
| 12 | Adjust the height of the fitting so that it does n't obscure your view across the table while you 're eating , but is n't so high that you can look into the shade at the bulb . |
| 13 | Wall fabrics are generally more expensive than papers but can often make the walls look so luxurious that you can get away with minimal furnishings . |
| 14 | ‘ So gummy that you could throw it against a wall and it would stick , ’ It was known as ska , blue beat or rocksteady , and collectively as reggae . |
| 15 | It is important that you do your chosen exercise at a pace that makes you slightly breathless and increases your heart rate , but not so much that you can not maintain the exercise for at least twenty or thirty minutes . |
| 16 | Lakes and mountains , beaches and islands , friendly hotels and Renaissance grandeur , there is honestly so much that you will simply have to come and see us year after year . |
| 17 | And all the little blobs that had looked like cotton wool became , as he touched them , bunches of cherry blossom , tinged with pink , so real that you could almost smell them , almost imagine yourself out of this noisy workshop and waling between trees at dawn . |
| 18 | Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger ; it should be so easy that you can stick with the diet until all the weight is off . |
| 19 | ‘ Is it meaner than a dungeon so dark that you ca n't see your hand in front of your face ? ’ |
| 20 | It is only natural that you may begin to worry about possible infertility if conception does not occur immediately . |
| 21 | It 's only natural that you should want to know about my parents . ’ |
| 22 | She answered , watching him , ‘ Of course , it 's only natural that you should want it to succeed . |
| 23 | The needles are usually made of stainless steel ( the first needles were of stone , then bone and bamboo ! ) and are so fine that you should n't feel pain . |
| 24 | Yeah , but it freezes that quick that when it falls overnight and then by the morning it frozen so hard that you can walk on top of it |
| 25 | So look closely at your lifestyle , your behaviour and habits in case there are some steps you can take to make it less likely that you will be a victim again . |
| 26 | This cleans the slate making it less likely that you will feel guilty or succumb to any future pressure or emotional blackmail . |
| 27 | Adding some formatting to the spreadsheet not only makes it look better but makes it less likely that you will enter the wrong data for the percentage . |
| 28 | The two organizations are s er so large that you ca n't join 'em together with two pieces of sticking plaster and three tin tacks . |
| 29 | People are rarely so rude that you can say , ‘ Look , we 're not enjoying this , are we ? |
| 30 | These pockets are so voluminous that you can get a whole lot in besides — suntan lotion , midge repellent , etc . |