Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [adj] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This makes it a little less likely that mud , attached to the log , will wash off during the journey . |
| 2 | Explaining this popularity is not difficult : Edmund was himself killed by the Danes , and it was perhaps only natural that veneration for him should grow in the area which had formed his kingdom , and seen a great deal of the renewed conflict between Danes and English . |
| 3 | An attitude of fatalism may be seen in typical phrases from traditional low-income black American subculture such as ‘ I 've been down so long that down do n't bother me ’ , ‘ I was born under a bad sign ’ and ‘ It 's an uphill climb to the bottom ’ . |
| 4 | It is , perhaps not surprising that Renaissance writers seem most open to the deconstructive implications of the play of language in lyric poetry , generic forms which suggest more personal and private preoccupations . |
| 5 | It is perhaps more likely that Freeman has been deceived by the fact that the linguistic patterning of King Lear so under-determines how it is to be interpreted that it is compatible with his and a large number of other theories of metaphor which all equally predict it , and hence appear to explain it . |
| 6 | That is why it is so vitally important that legislation should be expressed in language that can be clearly understood and why it should be in a form that makes it readily accessible . |
| 7 | In two-party systems with plurality voting rules which protect established parties from new entrants , and where the major parties are so internally democratic that party elites must satisfy the ‘ extreme ’ preferences of their activists , party manifestos can easily become ‘ over-polarized ’ compared with most voters ' views ( Finer , 1980 ) . |
| 8 | Brian was so thoroughly weak that marriage to Evelyn , dire as it was , was better than no framework to his life , since his working-class parents were children of a lesser god . |
| 9 | The Crown argued that , in the same way a deliberate cross-check to the back of the neck might exceed the implied consent to risk of injury in a hockey game , the known presence of HIV is so inherently dangerous that sex with someone who is HIV positive extends beyond the norm of conduct to which one can validly consent . |
| 10 | Indeed , the excise duties remained so markedly different that tax controls on the borders between the Benelux states had to be maintained . |
| 11 | ‘ We were all too aware that exhaustion would be a problem in the second half . ’ |
| 12 | And yet , on the other hand , it is all too clear that racism still remains a widespread , and possibly intensifying , fact of many people 's lives . |
| 13 | ‘ So it was not altogether true that Cuchulain did not kill messengers , ’ a monk dutifully recorded . |
| 14 | It is not perhaps surprising that concern over the handling of agricultural matters has been expressed from a number of parks including Exmoor and the North York Moors where pressures for reclamation have been , and perhaps still are , considerable . |
| 15 | Traditional Keynesian analysis required government to intervene in the economy to affect the total level of demand for goods and services , and to ensure that this level was high enough to be consistent with full employment and not so high that inflation was generated or a balance of payments crisis precipitated . |
| 16 | It should be damp enough to hold together when squeezed in the hand , but not so wet that water still runs out through the fingers . |
| 17 | Standing on top of the Mexican pavilion , still an empty shell with a few plants sprinkled over the roof and a 1,500-year-old cactus guarding the entrance , he said : ‘ I am not only sure that Expo will be ready on the day . |
| 18 | It is not really surprising that animal diseases are increasing when we consider the Government 's deliberate run-down of their veterinary service . |
| 19 | Often we are not even aware that fear is affecting our lives because we are so conditioned to living with it . |
| 20 | It 's surprising just how much that interest can be worth to you over the full period of your course . |
| 21 | The evidence that proves just how deadly that combination can be is on my side . |
| 22 | If anybody wishes to see just how pernicious that influence can be , they can look at the Likud government in Israel , which has had to impose repressive legislation at the behest of religious extremists who hold the balance of power . |
| 23 | What is apparent , even from this small slice , is just how diverse that sector is . |
| 24 | It is not therefore surprising that walking is very much taken for granted by transport decision-makers , a familiarity that has two consequences . |
| 25 | It is not therefore surprising that computing laboratories in universities put limits on the amount of output that users can expect in a given period of time . |
| 26 | And I find it somehow very encouraging that television can present us with real people instead of the usual cyphers and still strike such deep and resonant chords in so many . |
| 27 | I not too bothered that Scum Could get to the league cup final and FA cup final ( as long as they lose ) , I hope they do with several replays along the way . |
| 28 | It is not very surprising that government and state should often appear as synonymous for it is the government which speaks on the state 's behalf . |
| 29 | But it was still not certain that war would come and , moreover , the reality of Berlin was less appealing than the romantic challenge seen from a basement flat in Earl 's Court . |
| 30 | Although ‘ the growing relevance of social work research to daily practice ’ may be one of the ‘ most significant of the changes to face social workers and agencies in recent years ’ ( David Jones , General Secretary , British Association of Social Workers ) it is still regrettably true that knowledge and use of research findings in policy and practice are relatively uncommon , and rarely a regular part of routine thinking and planning . |