Example sentences of "that [pron] could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coffee thermos and cups were fetched , the incense came again but this time it was passed more slowly , so that everyone could enjoy the sweet-smelling smoke to a greater extent . |
| 2 | When the result of the canvass was conveyed to me I had no doubt whatever that it had been thorough and honest and that I could command the necessary support in Parliament . |
| 3 | I was so angry that I could feel the scorched marks which the blood made on my cheeks . |
| 4 | He stretched out his arms and then turned slowly so that I could view the recycled Archie from all angles . |
| 5 | It was so close that I could see the tiny ball of silk held between its front pair of legs and its jaws . |
| 6 | We were so close that I could see the unhappy mixture of terror and subservience in his face . |
| 7 | He agreed and said he would train me so that I could take the necessary exams . |
| 8 | He might add that the reforms that are bringing that about are in danger under the plans proposed by the Labour party and that nobody could guarantee the increasing support and assistance from the NHS if those reforms were turned back . |
| 9 | Nor could Jaq imagine that she could attain the full strength of a purestrain Stealer — though her own strength was formidable , even when unenhanced . |
| 10 | Luke moved so fast that she had no time to back away as he turned her into his arms and held her to him , so close that she could feel the hard outline of his thighs through the damp towel , the heavy steady beat of his heart against her breast . |
| 11 | His dark jacket hung open to reveal a finely striped shirt , unbuttoned at the neck so that she could see the healthy bronze of his skin . |
| 12 | Occasionally she was able to force herself to go in a lift if it was one of those with a window at the front so that she could see the passing floors . |
| 13 | Although Lori was climbing , acid tricked the moment and Sophie imagined that she could see the other woman floating slowly towards her . |
| 14 | His sleeves were rolled back to reveal golden , muscular forearms , the first two buttons of his shirt were undone so that she could see the strong , tanned column of his throat , the hollow where his pulse beat , the start of the strong , hard planes of his chest . |
| 15 | She settled the old lady on a stretcher near the door , so that she could see the sunlit complex , and the happy holidaymakers laughing and shouting as they played in the pool , their conversations a mixture of Spanish and English . |
| 16 | Shadows carved the flesh from his features so that she could see the fine lines of his skull , the hard mystery of essential bone . |
| 17 | The lift was thankfully free and she stepped blindly into it , blinking so that she could find the right button to push . |
| 18 | Caroline closed her ears to the conversation , not that she could understand the swift , musical Italian . |
| 19 | There was n't an inch of clear floor anywhere , so that she could hear the sickening crunch of glass under her feet as she made her way along the hall and peered into the sitting-room , to be met by a scene of similar devastation . |
| 20 | Then gradually apply pressure so that the message permeates through that you could do the other party harm or cause them problems . |
| 21 | They were passing thin poplars in a quiet so intense that you could hear the yellow poplar leaves dropping to the ground , on past an old stumpy church and a graveyard , with earthen walls and a beech hedge around it . |
| 22 | So that you could get the slow and of course coating the granules before compression . |
| 23 | I felt I should include them in the list if only so that you could see the limited choice at present available . |
| 24 | Was it really possible to command such a premium price that one could recover the extra investment ? |
| 25 | We worked alone so that we could choose the good weather on my off duty days , but the communal gangs were no fair weather workers and pressed on under any conditions . |
| 26 | So as that we could have the rolling programme . |
| 27 | When the first stones hurtled towards the boar , it lunged forward , its head rising clear above the water so that we could see the downward curve of its tusks , the bead-like eyes wild with terror . |
| 28 | But I was still convinced that we could get the extra 200,000 . |
| 29 | Sir , Further to Andrew Hayward 's rallying cry ( Viewpoint , 16th April ) , I have long nursed a fantasy that we could catch the national imagination in all age groups with a simple generic advertising slogan as catchy as ‘ Use Your Loaf ’ and ‘ Go to Work on an Egg ’ . |
| 30 | So that we could keep the bloody team together over the next few years . |