Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] that every [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little earlier when they 'd listened to the Army vehicle 's wireless her hearing had been so acute that every syllable spoken sounded as if it were being shouted directly into her ear . |
| 2 | The ditch sides were so slippy that every time the frog jumped 2m up the side of the ditch , it slipped back down 1m . |
| 3 | ‘ Like everywhere else we have tightened our belt so much that every pound has to be accounted for , ’ he explained . |
| 4 | The species is presumed to be so homogeneous that every individual can be treated as the equivalent of every other . |
| 5 | It was almost two years since then , but the scents in her nostrils were so evocative that every detail of that occasion came sharply into her mind . |
| 6 | With a stifled sob Perdita stumbled upstairs , slamming the door so hard that every ornament in the house shook . |
| 7 | They 'd sack the drug-testers , saying : ‘ Steroids are now so widespread that every athlete should be allowed to take them wholesale ! ’ |
| 8 | How much longer could she go on saying no when her body was alive with a hunger for him so deep that every pulse of her blood screamed yes ? |
| 9 | ‘ Not even when we were lying so close that every inch of our skin touched from head to toe ? ’ he challenged her softly . |
| 10 | Folly tried to flinch away , but he was so close that every movement seemed to bring him closer . |
| 11 | Clearly , it is highly desirable that every pupil should become literate and numerate and be conversant with certain basic facts about his or her social and physical environment . |
| 12 | Is he not aware that every specialty at the Foresterhill site , with the exception of laboratory services , voted overwhelmingly to reject the trust ? |
| 13 | The grant payable depended upon the number of children who could read , write , and do arithmetic to the satisfaction of the individual inspector , and therefore it was not unnatural that every effort was made by the managers of the school , to see that the inspectors ’ tastes in such other matters as food and drink were duly considered when he visited them . |
| 14 | We do n't want to leap into this without being totally sure that every point is acceptable , ’ he said . |
| 15 | Until recently , it was regarded as vitally important that every worker should read the monthly updates and a spare copy was sent to each bureau . |
| 16 | ICC chairman Sir Colin Cowdrey ( left ) is clearly furious that every time he has been ready to make a statement about the Texaco Trophy events of August 23 , Pakistan 's lawyers have threatened writs . |
| 17 | It is thoroughly believable that every organ or apparatus that we actually see is the product of a smooth trajectory through animal space , a trajectory in which every intermediate stage assisted survival and reproduction . |
| 18 | ‘ It has become quite clear that every authority is pursuing a different model and taking a different approach . |
| 19 | er France has erm not a bad policy towards this , it 's er though half-heartedly , er nonetheless over a period of er perhaps since the war it 's had what I call a tick over policy of making quite sure that every year they do produce a bit , do produce a bit . |
| 20 | I believe very much that every artist must first learn the language of his art , the conventions , and only after he has mastered them , can he go on . |
| 21 | It is absolutely essential that every element within and without the trade cooperate in a campaign to resist this damaging prospect . ’ |