Example sentences of "[adj] that they [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ended in a pair of green bronze doors , each so high that they disappeared into the gloom . |
| 2 | This comment in a recent ILO/UNCTC study of EPZs in the Caribbean is very typical : ‘ In spite of the small number of jobs generated so far , the rate at which EPZs create employment is , however , so high that they rank as the most dynamic agents for job creation compared with other sources of national employment ’ ( Long , 1986 , p.60 ) . |
| 3 | The country was bracken-clothed dunes , the plants so tall that they came over the horse 's withers in places . |
| 4 | The bare hills behind Agadir in the west are built of blue limestones so hard that they ring under the fossil-hunter 's hammer . |
| 5 | Originally ascribed to the 1660s it now seems highly likely that they date from the 1630s and were made within a few years of each other . |
| 6 | Now write down two more possible methods making sure that they fit into the criteria of |
| 7 | It seems , prima facie , most reasonable that they deal with the question of liability in this area as they think fit , irrespective of the goods concerned . |
| 8 | In the middle there is a little pond with a fountain , and the golden carp that swim in it are so tame that they come at the sound of Dennis 's voice . |
| 9 | Although the Chinese transformed rhinoceros horn into forms of customary refinement , it seems unlikely that they went to the trouble of removing agglutinated masses of hair from rhinoceros snouts and lavishing such skill on them for purely aesthetic reasons . |
| 10 | Its area is much smaller than it was , but the landscaping of the reclaimed areas has been so successful that they merge into the surrounding countryside and become ‘ invisible ’ . |
| 11 | In some towns , party rivalries during Anne 's reign become so intense that they resulted in the setting-up of rival Whig and Tory corporations , as was the case for example at Brackley , Buckingham , Camelford , Marlborough and Portsmouth . |
| 12 | Some youngsters discarded by top clubs could be so disillusioned that they pack in the game at 16 . |