Example sentences of "so [adj] [that] a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time there are cases where the provocation is so gross and so strong that a court imposes a very short prison sentence or even a suspended sentence for the manslaughter — typically , cases where a wife , son , or daughter kills a persistently bullying husband or father — and such cases raise the more general question of whether provocation should ever be a complete defence to homicide or to other crimes . |
| 2 | He was so low that a wing-tip touched the ground , causing a ground loop . |
| 3 | He could live happily among poor working people on his holidays , but found immense pleasure in staying in a French house so grand that a servant squeezed the tubes of toothpaste between applications . |
| 4 | The annual camp for secondary schools Cadet Corps gave me my first holiday away from home , but I was so homesick that a fortnight seemed an impossibly long time before I could get back to my parents and family . |
| 5 | The informal organisation of a company is so important that a newcomer has to ‘ learn the ropes ’ before he can settle effectively into his job , and he must also become ‘ accepted ’ by his fellow workers . |
| 6 | The Reverend Allen 's successor dealt in motor bikes to supplement his pay , but by the 1930s the parish had become so small that a vicarage seemed unnecessary , and it was sold . |
| 7 | Warranties ‘ are other obligations which , though they must be performed , are not so vital that a failure to perform them goes to the substance of the contract . ’ |
| 8 | The yacht was so new that a price has yet to be established . |