Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [subord] [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its basis is the naturally occurring substance uranium , an element which under certain circumstances can be made to become so unstable as to produce an explosive force . |
| 2 | These are two squares , of equivalent dimensions , so interlaced as to produce an eight-pointed star or an eight pointed rosette . |
| 3 | No one so much as raised an eyebrow in their direction . |
| 4 | This is the proudest moment of my career — they do n't come much bigger than reaching an FA Cup final . ’ |
| 5 | it will be henceforth assumed that the typical unit of lexicology is the word ( this statement is so obvious as to have an air of tautology ) . |
| 6 | But , as we have seen , there is no evidence that unfair credit refusal is so widespread as to justify an elaborate system for redress ( and statutory bodies already exist which have the duty to hunt down cases of real discrimination on grounds of sex or race ) . |
| 7 | In contrast , amounts of methylated oligonucleotide in lane 3 are so large as to cause an extended area of blurred , saturated blackening of the film . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , even allowing for these exceptions , the traditional division into figurative and non-figurative regions is largely valid , and you should be extremely suspicious if offered an Afghan or Bokhara rug that contains human or animal forms . |
| 9 | US linguists Sapir and Whorf who investigated the Hopi Indian language in the 1930s believed it to be so distinctive as to represent an entirely different thought process . |
| 10 | At times , these images may be so powerful as to demand an immediate response . |
| 11 | My conclusion of the strength of her faith is that her convictions are in fact not so deep-seated or so fundamental as to constitute an immutable decision by her as to her way of life — or her way of death . |
| 12 | It 's a feature that might come in handy when building an annual report : the user selects a field and chooses the added ‘ delegate ’ option from the menu , and can then send the spreadsheet to a colleague with the field highlighted and instructions to fill it in . |
| 13 | And yet in these , he made himself so ridiculous as to become an entertainment . |
| 14 | Perhaps the immediate and justified reaction was that the proposals in the Green Paper were so sketchy as to pose an unenviable choice between ‘ a crude centralist and an equally crude local authority solution ’ . |
| 15 | Where feasible , activity in one part of the system should be so organized as to have an effect in other parts ( for instance , the results of stock revision at one service point can be used in all others ) . |
| 16 | These are perhaps more appropriate when offering an American OTC stock . |
| 17 | This is usually more valuable than generating an allowable loss for capital gains tax purposes . |
| 18 | Frequently , the consequences are misdiagnosed and treated as causes but this is no more justified than asking an educational psychologist to treat the disturbed thought processes of someone in pain from acute gout . |
| 19 | What banana brain thinks that a curved edge to the lid is more important than removing an excess 200g ? |
| 20 | It 's always tempting when visiting an aquatic outlet to buy on impulse . |
| 21 | It is not as simple as saying an embryo has a value equal to one human life which it is entitled to cash in . |
| 22 | It is a burden that Russia could do without , but at least it is far cheaper than maintaining an army of occupation in what Richard III might have called the very long winter of discontent . |
| 23 | ‘ They can become a bit cartoony , and making people chuckle is just as important as raising an issue . |
| 24 | ‘ They can become a bit cartoony , and making people chuckle is just as important as raising an issue . |
| 25 | Often , the risk of sharing is far greater than keeping an idea to oneself . |
| 26 | Bereavement can have devastating effects on our defensive cells , but even something as minor as taking an exam can make us more vulnerable to infection . |
| 27 | A tall thin cylinder ( 300mm × 1600mm , for example ) is particularly useful when replacing an old galvanised hot water tank which has a cupboard built to fit it . |
| 28 | This would be very sensible if using an expensive substrate such as glass beads . |