Example sentences of "[adj] [that] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tension in the room was so high that it flowed like an invisible electric charge . |
| 2 | It is also possible that it leads to a change in the Pattern of bequests . |
| 3 | This camp was so strong that it remained as a major fortress for the Garonne region for centuries to follow . |
| 4 | There had been stone dragons , and jade dragons so delicate that they disintegrated at a puff of breath . |
| 5 | One day , in one of these tiny streets , with shops on either side and with stalls of street vendors in front of them , the way was so crowded that I got to a place where it was impossible to move . |
| 6 | It stood about a quarter of a mile from the house in a triple circle of beech trees , an isolated building so small and perfect that it looked like an architect 's model precisely set in a fabricated landscape , or an elegant ecclesiastical folly , justifying itself only by its classical purity , as distanced from religion as it was from life . |
| 7 | But if we react too strongly to fear , the brake is applied so hard that we come to a standstill , and fail to grow — which means a wasted lifetime . |
| 8 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Sometimes I 'm so frustrated that I sit on a rock and shout my head off . |
| 10 | This is no accident ; it seems likely that it results from a deliberate policy decision taken somewhere on high . |
| 11 | An analogy might be the lip-reading that we do at an unconscious level . |
| 12 | During the holiday her arm felt so lifeless that she went to a local Swiss hospital for an X-ray . |
| 13 | Should we make sure that we work through a list of gestures , for example , in the same way that we cover a set of basic language functions in the beginners ' syllabus ? |
| 14 | Make sure that you talk to a number of people to find out whether what you need is available . |
| 15 | When using your hands , feet and knees to attack your opponent , make sure that you start from a balanced position . |
| 16 | Second , how can we be sure that it provides for an accurate and reliable estimate of that population ? |
| 17 | The last part of the resolution is it 's actually taking up the area , where at the present time we have n't got a D S O. It seems stupid that you go into a school and you can clean , clean their classrooms , cut their grass and look after their , do their grounds maintenance , cook the kids ' dinners , but you ca n't do any minor repairs , you 've got to call in another organisation . |
| 18 | ‘ I think for this department it 's important that we work as a team and we all get great satisfaction from seeing a complex job completed . ’ |
| 19 | It is important that you negotiate with a man you trust as he has to agree to practise safer sex from test to pregnancy — which may take a considerable time . |
| 20 | The examples of the behaviour of these men was so outrageous that it served as a warning to many people against this particular vice . |
| 21 | Old Joseph had by now grown so blind that he rode with a child in his lap to guide him , and so was spared the sight of this first intrusion . |
| 22 | When she first read the letter , standing out there in the heat of Nassau Street , Ruth was overcome by a pang of homesickness so severe that it felt like a pain burning inside her . |
| 23 | I knew it would be a race back to Stuart Street and I was pleased that it ended in an honourable draw . |
| 24 | ‘ Now all this basic planning does take time , which is why it is essential that we come onto a programme during its very early planning stages . |
| 25 | But regardless of who the people are , it is critical that they feel like a team in order to make any new idea work . |
| 26 | They meet the Keef Of Richards , a creature so alien that he looks like a superannuate chimp on heroin , who agrees ! |
| 27 | For each Fanatic in turn roll a scatter dice to determine which direction it moves in — the Goblin is now so utterly disorientated that he moves in a random direction . |
| 28 | It is very rare that we disagree as an industry , but it is equally rare that we speak in a co-ordinated way , ’ he said . |
| 29 | It is very rare that we disagree as an industry , but it is equally rare that we speak in a co-ordinated way , ’ he said . |
| 30 | His mouth was so wide that it looked like a post-box , and gave the impression of smiling all the time . |