Example sentences of "and [adj] that [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What 's so urgent and private that you could n't discuss it over the telephone ? ’ |
| 2 | But when she came up to me after that third seminar I was so shocked and embarrassed that I could barely speak . |
| 3 | Whenever Preston said anything that sounded remotely like Famous Last Words , he always said something else quickly , something so trite and meaningless that it could never tempt Fate . |
| 4 | The anatomy of living things is so complex and delicate that they could only have been created by a Supreme Creator . |
| 5 | He also told me that I now had a younger brother , Russell , which made me feel excited and wonder that he could be like . |
| 6 | Joseph was alarmed by Monteith 's message , and bewildered that he could have been so misunderstood at the previous council . |
| 7 | Her flesh was so creamy-white and fine that he could trace the blue veins under it . |
| 8 | They act to reproduce what has been called the mass culture critique ( which may come equally from the political right or left , see Hebdige 1981a ) , in which the objects of mass consumption today are treated as so tainted , superficial and trite that they could not possibly be worth investigating . |
| 9 | The patter that passed between them spoke of an easy familiarity , and was so fast and allusive that I could hardly follow it . |
| 10 | But the wound was still so sore and tender that she could hardly bear to think about it . |
| 11 | The faces grinning from the tatty punk regalia looked so depraved and hollow-eyed that I could not bear to think of my American blues friends calling them ‘ sir ’ . |
| 12 | She was amazed to realise now just how detailed her dream of him had been and annoyed that he could make her feel so uncomfortable by his veiled allusion to last night . |
| 13 | We might hold that the meaning of a given sentence is so rich and particular that it could never be captured by another sentence in a different language . |
| 14 | The Calthorpe Arms at that time on a Monday evening was so busy and bustling that you could hear a beermat drop . |
| 15 | I behaved with the arrogance of a lady , and when one of them got a little — fresh ? — I pretended to be insulted and amazed that he could compromise his uniform and position that way . |
| 16 | Not only did n't the soft voice sound like a witch 's , thought Virginia ; the face did n't look a bit like a witch 's ; in fact , she decided , the witch sounded and looked so sweet and gentle that she could n't be a witch ! |
| 17 | And in common with Guinness ' reputation for innovative ads , the poster marked a revolution — it was the first from any company that featured characters so famous and recognisable that it could dispense with a proper caption , or a reference to the product . |
| 18 | The boy appeared fretful and disappointed that he could n't join the others on their excursions . |
| 19 | There was silence for a moment , a silence so deep and intense that she could hear her own heart beating , almost hear the flow of blood rushing through her veins . |
| 20 | ‘ Please tell me what 's going on , Fernando , ’ she implored , her eyes so wide and bright that he could n't refuse her — surely ? |
| 21 | It must be getting very obvious , Gina thought , frightened by his frankness and aware that she could n't easily have told someone that . |