Example sentences of "with [adj] force that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miranda cut her toast with such force that a corner of it flew on to the floor . |
| 2 | The ladle hit the stew with such force that the liquid splashed onto the white tablecloth , and , almost stuttering now , Alice cried , ‘ What a thing to say ! |
| 3 | The young woman lay across the floor of her spotless kitchen , her skull smashed with such force that the brain was exposed . |
| 4 | ‘ So the dagger , or whatever , was stuck in with such force that the guard caused these bruises . |
| 5 | Then he strode from the room , passing her chair without even glancing at her , and slamming the door with such force that the chandelier rattled above the table . |
| 6 | The ‘ Agon ’ having demonstrated with such force that the core of the rite is not glorious but hideous , there is no point in continuing with the play . |
| 7 | He was being carried in a pram on a shopping trip at Gorse Hill in Swindon when a parked car was shunted onto the pavement , squashing the pram against a wall with such force that the wall collapsed . |
| 8 | As he fell , John Taylor , 48 , banged his head with such force that the noise was heard by people further along the street . |
| 9 | Talk turns to the night before when we were woken as the convoy hit a sandbank with such force that the steel cables holding it together were torn loose . |
| 10 | In the World Cup quarter-final Skinner hit Cecillon with such force that the echo has barely died down around the Parc des Princes six months later . |
| 11 | Outrage turned to agitation when she saw that he was jamming the key in the lock with such force that the flesh on his fingers was turning white . |