Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [pers pn] [be] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ( Care must be taken in interpreting these probit equations : note that positive because the higher the price the more likely it is that all will be sold ; is positive because as the horizon approaches one gets less fussy , and so one is more likely to sell at a lower price ; the other signs follow from similar arguments . )
2 Some groups of pieces may still form parts of the picture , but the more you shake the box , the more likely it is that these groups will get broken up and the pieces will be in a completely jumbled state in which they do n't form any sort of picture .
3 And the farther away they were , the more likely it was that one tribe would dominate the district .
4 In any case , the more Western defence planners began to think in terms of genuine forward defence in Europe against a Soviet attack , the more obvious it was that this could never be a realistic policy without a West German contribution .
5 A few yards on and she saw there was no answering wave and she faltered , uncertain if this was Ferdinando or some other lone horseman before whom she would make a fool of herself , but the closer he came the more sure she was that this was her husband and then she chided herself for thinking he had hands free to wave when one was needed for the reins and the other to hold the child .
6 How refreshing it is that this year 's number one is Whitney Houston 's I Will Always Love You .
7 May I say how thrilled I am that that United Kingdom shipyard has such a healthy order book ?
8 We have already seen how unlikely it is that any party would go before the electorate avowing such differences : an exhibition of disunity would be too damaging to its chances of success .
9 How vital it is that those influential in the field possess this necessary understanding of children 's imagery and how they learn through what they draw and construct .
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