Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] that [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They were so accurate that frequently bees were ready and waiting when the experimenters arrived to refill the sugar solution . |
2 | Many were so appalling that even Himmler had been known to walk out of the showings , sick to the stomach . |
3 | With help … ’ and her whispered words were so quiet that only Creggan and Kraal heard them . |
4 | Interflora florists can send flowers worldwide so the team at the Royal were quite unperturbed that about 10% of showgoers are international visitors . |
5 | The deal was so simple that even Reagan could understand it . |
6 | The market for engines in Cornwall was so important that eventually Boulton & Watt employed a very able engineer called William Murdock who was permanently based in Cornwall supervising the erection of their engines . |
7 | The turn of the conversation was so unexpected that even Mr Cottle tuned in to hear the outcome . |
8 | The idea of the fat old cattle dealer emerging as a romantic possibility was so preposterous that even Moran smiled . |
9 | No thought of any homework , and it was patently obvious that only Imran Khan and Javed Mianded seemed to be recognisable down there . |