Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Servant of Yahweh , Jesus treads the path of suffering and obedience right the way to Calvary : so much so that Peter could describe his suffering and death in terms culled from the famous prophecy of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah : |
| 2 | It is the Spirit of Christ that unites us with Christ : so much so that Paul can say ‘ If any man does not have the Spirit of Christ , he does not belong to Christ ’ ( Rom. 8:9 ) . |
| 3 | He motioned an unwilling Adjutant and Sergeant out ahead of him and stood by the open door , frowning so deeply that Clarissa would have followed if Charity had n't risked leaving her defences and staked all on a final devastating attack . |
| 4 | Cos , lots of towns and even good towns that yo you would of thought that are better off than Harlow would have been would have been do n't do half as much for the pensioners as Harlow does . |
| 5 | ‘ Hallo ? ’ he repeated , rather louder than necessary and so carefully that Hugh could hear the vowels tinkling into place . |
| 6 | She was next in line to Lily , five years older than the girl who had come to Riverstown and had the whole world in her pocket , so far as Bernadette could see . |
| 7 | It looked like some sort of play he was writing , so far as Bob could see . |
| 8 | But the baby , so far as Wendy could see , was in good order , firm of limb , bright of eye , smooth of skin and , once released from its wrapping , extremely lively . |
| 9 | Well laid out , so far as Newman could see while she made the tea . |
| 10 | ‘ The Mamur Zapt ? ’ said Suleiman , surprised but , so far as Owen could tell , not disconcerted . |
| 11 | So far as Bragg could see , the man had clearly been killed by a crushing blow to the head . |
| 12 | Besides , if Maidstone could predict so accurately when Elsie would appear then it would be a simple matter to find her again — perhaps at the same time tomorrow . |
| 13 | Zelah was a cross to be borne more or less cheerfully and Helen could handle her , when necessary , by being devastatingly blunt . |
| 14 | She groaned and turned over , hoping she would fall asleep again , but her brain insisted on relaying pictures of her twin , so vividly that Dana could have been in the same room . |
| 15 | September 10th was the Saturday following Heather 's visit to Oxford and thus just when Harry would have expected her to proceed to the Skein of Geese . |
| 16 | He was going to be leaving soon anyway so Owen would have to make up his mind about Jane . |
| 17 | The hall light was still on but Martin would put that out later . |
| 18 | Maybe the Emp was further away than Biff could imagine . |
| 19 | For as long as Ruth could remember , huge red roses had sprawled across the kitchen walls , fading gradually to a sandy brown against the yellowed background . |
| 20 | It had hung in Maggie 's bedroom for as long as Phoebe could remember : she had not looked at it properly for years . |
| 21 | Each month , for as long as Peter could remember , she had gone through the bank statement and done the accounts . |
| 22 | Fighting will continue for as long as UNITA can smuggle in supplies , most of which are thought to reach the rebels by way of Zaire . |
| 23 | His hair had been white for as long as Burun could remember , but this was the first time his age had seemed to affect his behaviour . |
| 24 | Lizzie Stroud had been Great-Aunt Alicia 's maid for as long as Sara could remember . |
| 25 | For as long as Sinitta can recall , she has owned a dog . |
| 26 | Prices have gone up and up for as long as Texas can remember . |
| 27 | Exile from the West Country was to last far longer than Coleridge can have expected . |
| 28 | She lifted down the big suitcase from the top of the wardrobe , and , placing it on the bed , began to fill it , folding the garments as carefully as Isabelle would have done . |
| 29 | Because , as far as Juliet could see , there were two ways in which Donna could have received her AB blood group . |
| 30 | The old man said they were love songs he had written when young , but they seemed to be by Robert Burns as far as Nigel could remember . |