Example sentences of "be [adj] that [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who can fail to be amazed that so few men ( and virtually unknown men too ) , could carry such a huge quantity of jewels unharmed over so great a distance ? |
| 2 | I 'm amazed that as many people came out of it as did , because there was some abuse happened there , beyond belief really . |
| 3 | But we must be aware that often enough interludes have a special purpose . |
| 4 | As laicisation has forced religion from community to private practice , we should not be surprised that so few people know how to mourn together and share common griefs . |
| 5 | A spokesman for Wirral 's education department said : ‘ We are pleased that so many parents voted against opting out , but regret that the ballot has to be re-run . |
| 6 | Marion , who has worked at the Tour for the past two years and recently took over as Membership Secretary , says : ‘ We are pleased that so many girls want to join our Tour , but we are also anxious to ensure that they have thought through all the consequences and they are sure that they want to be a professional . |
| 7 | So we are anxious that as many people as possible enter the debate . |
| 8 | But it is possible that so much competence could be transferred from the member states to the Community that member states would lose their status as sovereign states ’ . |
| 9 | Since three out of every four owners report behavioural problems with their dogs at some stage , it is clear that probably most strays are discarded for this reason , rather than because of other factors such as family break-ups or emigration . |
| 10 | The road yaws out in front of us , and it is clear that yet another armadillo has been chucked overboard . |
| 11 | It is clear that very many pupils find great difficulties with the concept of percentage . |
| 12 | Finniston is convinced that too much emphasis is being placed on earnings from so-called ‘ invisible ’ exports . |
| 13 | Also , it is arguable that too much attention had been focused upon the spectacular and exciting youths . |
| 14 | Although it is frightening that so many people take Ecstasy to guarantee a ‘ good time ’ , what is more frightening is that it takes a Class A drug for them to feel they can lose their inhibitions . |
| 15 | It is obvious that too many levels of management are expensive , slow down decision making and reduce responsiveness . |
| 16 | When two eigenvalues have nearly-equal moduli , it is obvious that very many iterations will be required for a direct solution . |
| 17 | But it 's encouraging that so many scientists , politicians and ( of late ) influential business people have been making it unmistakably clear to White House officials that the US position on global warming and the whole Earth Summit process absolutely stinks . |
| 18 | It is unlikely that so much work would have gone into the construction of trackways for just casual hunting visits into the marshes . |
| 19 | It is essential that very little disturbance is caused in the tank , and therefore it should be planted in an area where the water agitation is minimal . |
| 20 | It is disappointing that so few teachers thought it worth attending to express their views either on the resolutions put forward or to raise other matters . |
| 21 | It is certain that even those entrepreneurs and managers who seek to act as professional industrialists have to operate in an environment which is hostile to them , and in which the pursuit of marginal returns is an uphill struggle . |
| 22 | The RSC is keen that as many chemists as possible are familiar with communication techniques and that the profession is well represented in the ranks of the media . |
| 23 | In view of the educational importance of explanation , it is surprising that so little research has focused directly on the development of children 's ability to give and understand explanations ; or on how children actually cope with explanations in the classroom . |
| 24 | It is surprising that so few people have suggested possible reforms . |
| 25 | It is frustrating that so little pottery from settlements has been examined in this manner , although Brisbane ( 1981 ) has proposed a model for various modes of production that may be appropriate for such pottery . |
| 26 | It is true that however much research is carried out , zoos will never be able to duplicate the wild environment of the particular animal . |
| 27 | The ill feeling between him and the Woodvilles apparently had its roots in the previous reign and it is significant that even those chroniclers who emphasize the Gloucester/Woodville animosity , consider that it was the Hastings/Woodville feud which was worrying Edward IV on his death bed . |
| 28 | The ill feeling between him and the Woodvilles apparently had its roots in the previous reign and it is significant that even those chroniclers who emphasize the Gloucester/Woodville animosity , consider that it was the Hastings/Woodville feud which was worrying Edward IV on his death bed . |
| 29 | It is significant that very few women used and abused the male body in the way that their male colleagues manipulated female flesh , indeed it is rare even to find a male nude among the work of women surrealists . |
| 30 | It is bad that so much bias should be shewn , but it is , I suppose , inevitable . |