Example sentences of "[adv] [that] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a concerted gasp of shock around the table , and Benedict himself stiffened , his frown deepening so that it cut heavy lines across his forehead and between his brows , marring his looks . |
| 2 | At the meeting the SOC finally ceased its efforts to amend the UN draft plan so that it made explicit mention of " genocide " , in reference to the appalling human rights record of the Khmer Rouge government of the late 1970s . |
| 3 | Sony Corporation 's Tape Recorder Division tried to redesign a small portable tape recorder so that it gave stereophonic sound . |
| 4 | And they set off , Dr Neil behind her , holding the candle high , so that it threw strange shadows on the walls and ceilings . |
| 5 | THE ISRAELI government said yesterday that it hoped Middle East peace talks could resume after a UN statement welcoming its attempt to resolve the dispute over its mass deportation of Palestinian militants . |
| 6 | I recall from when I saw it later that it made excellent footage . |
| 7 | Part of the idea may have been a selfish desire to limit citizenship to as few people as possible , now that it brought greater material advantages . |
| 8 | Standing up to straighten his back , he would take as many as half a dozen buds , popping them all into his mouth , then down he 'd go , snick , snick , bud in , and on to the next — he went so fast that it took two assistants following behind and tying in to keep up with him ! |
| 9 | The responsibility had lain so heavily that it took some time to readjust . |