Example sentences of "so [adj] that [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Miscarriage Association believes that one in three pregnancies end in miscarriage often so early that even the mother is not aware .
2 The security at the Palace was so tight that even the band 's ersatz manager , Scott Piering , could not gain admittance for his close acquaintances .
3 And here we 've got a couple that happen to be olive trees , and I , I 'm not so sure that just the fact that they 're olive trees really is that important .
4 THERE are some disasters that are so ghastly that even the voyeur averts the eyes .
5 Until recently the fact that the strength of engineering materials is usually only between one and five per cent of the strength of their chemical bonds was of little practical significance because the joints between the various component parts of structures were so inefficient that even the strength which the material had was scarcely used .
6 His good humour was so infectious that even the fräulein managed a wan smile .
7 But in the evening , on what was to prove his last visit , the prisoner was so long and so quiet that eventually the carabiniere who had remained to guard him banged on the door .
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