Example sentences of "that [adv] [adj] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One might hardly suspect that so simple a task for so few seconds of film could prove so practically trying and , on reflection , so symbolic of our whole chain of adventures , attempting to keep aloft and alive a consecutive string of luminous mirrors against rather ridiculous odds . |
| 2 | The British in India had from the beginning of the nineteenth century seen clearly that so unnatural a phenomenon as the government of that teeming subcontinent by the parliamentary electorate of the British Isles could not be destined to be permanent . |
| 3 | It must have seemed to them that Marian and Allen had perished in the flames and their own immediate concern was to remove themselves from the danger of the roof falling in on their heads and from the certain consequence that so conspicuous a fire in the night would be seen by the outlaws and would sooner or later bring them to the scene . |
| 4 | My own burden in writing this book is that as wide a circle of believers as possible consider biblical and practical principles for church planting that will enable us to promote and plan for growth more effectively . |
| 5 | It was his belief that too great a degree of inequality within a society would prevent a common will or common interest from developing , and that is surely correct . |
| 6 | On her return she knew that it was he who had plucked the sting but she was afraid that too demonstrative a show of gratitude might be misinterpreted . |
| 7 | I have found that later sowing of grass by this method is very risky and that too heavy a crop of rape smothers the seeds . |
| 8 | A second influence has been the judgement that too dominant a role for the state weakens the values of individual self-reliance , family and community solidarity , and private charity . |