Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The highest valleys and plateaux of this region disappear into a strange , glittering mist of raw magic so strong it becomes visible even to those without the wizard sight . |
| 2 | The grass is so dry it seems impossible that it can ever come to life again : yet the huge acacia trees along the riverbed are putting out blossom , delicate sprigs of green in anticipation of the rains to come . |
| 3 | Perhaps because it has been so popular it has many common names , such as hag taper , Aaron 's rod , Adam 's flannel and torches . |
| 4 | The boat was a modern German vessel with fittings so basic it looked unfinished . |
| 5 | Her scream rang back to her in a thundering descant whose bass-line was so deep it vibrated each organ of her body and she was sick . |
| 6 | The battle took place on a Saturday , 14 October : because the armies were so evenly matched and the ground so difficult it lasted eight hours , a great time in a world where a decision was usually reached in just over two hours . |
| 7 | The answer is Yes , but it would have taken much longer and with the Government 's 1994 Review so imminent it made good sense to push on with the change process . |
| 8 | ‘ You know , ’ said Simon , ‘ she 's so thick it takes all the fun out of it . |
| 9 | It had been so vivid it seemed real , yet had she really been idiot enough to set out on a rough sea in a mere dinghy ? |
| 10 | You 're so efficient it seems strange you have n't mastered the art of the dumpling . |
| 11 | The smell was so bad it made some of his children sick : |
| 12 | However , I 'm not sure it had much choice in the matter , given that it made great efforts in the 70s and 80s to change its image from an ineffective amateur body into a responsible and professional organisation . |
| 13 | When I think about it I 'm not sure it makes any important difference how you imagine he looks , I mean who am I to say whether this Boy you are seeing has blonde hair or dark ; but I am sure that it does matter what he means to you . |
| 14 | I 'm not sure it has enough erm logic behind it to lead him inevitably onward . |
| 15 | For a police force still largely unarmed it highlights fierce opposition to the Sheahy proposals on police reform now before the Home Secretary . |
| 16 | if , you know if you 're not satisfied it goes that 's |
| 17 | I 'll go up Tescos way sure it gets busy over here , dun n it though ? |
| 18 | In the decade after 1833 it became apparent that the district courts , which had original jurisdiction in all civil cases and most criminal ones , were unable to handle the litigation brought before them without long delays . |
| 19 | I 'm just , I 'm just hear to say this , our directions actually for this area , is now nice it to have this keeping separately , in and fully supporting that , you know , it , it , it does and I 'm very pleased with it , so |
| 20 | And that 's those dimples are the bottom are on the bottom bit of your spine so if the dimples are n't level it means that bit of your back is slightly |
| 21 | Right , you 've got a garden hose running off your mains as well using , say , twe I do n't know how much it uses twenty gallons a minute , something like that . |
| 22 | They 're quite good it looks better than them for office do n't it ? they 're dual power battery and solar |
| 23 | The old practical experience is still the best advice : leave a good clear inch ( 2.5cm ) or more between bud and soil when planting , and make quite sure it stays that way , especially when mulching later . |
| 24 | stuff , I said he swept the hall , I said look how nice it looks this morning , I said and he did all the toilets and everything else |
| 25 | Er I have n't unfortunately , no , but I 'm pretty sure it said two hundred pounds a week . |
| 26 | FACT ONE : It can get to you , however silly it seems 90 per cent of the time . |
| 27 | Me and an aunt , just outside Norwich we used to go up for Sunday dinner it was very nice along the river there , and a , I thought the very nice part of cathedral , there 's a cathedral lies very low it had some very nice erm , mm , what you call it , close , is it ? |
| 28 | Yeah but , I think if you straighten lines and mess around with them too much it leaves little bits in underneath the other one . |
| 29 | We have perhaps conceded too much to ‘ pension find socialism ’ : although workers ' savings are very important it remains true that income ( and hence saving ) is highly unequally distributed . |