Example sentences of "[adv] that [prep] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He liked marriage so much that despite all the difficulties of his first attempt , when he met you he decided to try it again . |
| 2 | The wind came so swiftly that within half an hour we were reducing sail , taking water over the deck , and beginning to lumber into a building seaway . |
| 3 | While it is clear enough that by 1519 the Household system badly needed reform , it is less clear that the Edwardian system existed only on paper . |
| 4 | the wage system is fundamental to capitalist society , so that despite all the disadvantages of wage work , the way forward must be through furthering the process of proletarianisation of women and rescuing women from preproletarian dependence . |
| 5 | So under the surface of the thick glass lay a mass of long gold threads , filling in the whole cavity of the box with their turns and tumbles , so that at first the little tailor thought he had come upon a box full of spun gold , to make cloth of gold . |
| 6 | Stephen and Bloom are brought together in the final stages of Ulysses so that at last the space of desperation can be closed , the vertical pull of Stephen 's iron ambition , set against the downward sucking force of Blooms ordinariness . |
| 7 | Then , for the following one we bought the first meals on wheels van so that with all the money that we 've collected for Harlow day we bought something out of the money . |
| 8 | Like other benefits , it would be means tested so that for some the care would remain free . |
| 9 | Much worldwide research has been quite successful , so that amongst all the sources of alternative energy wind power is perhaps the nearest to being exploited commercially again . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , the gastronomic-minded citizens grumbled , but made shift with the aid of the black-market , so that throughout 1916 the food scarcity was still barely noticeable . |
| 11 | The Mapplewell and Staincross Hospital Committee was formed in 1887 and the colliery owners and public of this area played a prominent part in maintaining the hospital ; so much so that by 1935 the three bed hospital now had 153 beds and its income had increased from £300 to £18,000 . |
| 12 | As it was , the chantry duties of the guilds had been in steady decline since the early fifteenth century , so that by 1547 the majority had for many years been looked upon as burial societies . |
| 13 | More likely , they said , was that China would continue to modernise its economy , so that by 1997 the situation would be more one of China 's adjusting to Hong Kong , than of Hong Kong 's trimming itself to China . |
| 14 | The number of grants awarded increased rapidly so that by 1977 the number stood at 27,500 . |
| 15 | Substantial growth had already taken place during the course of the eighteenth century , but after 1801 the pace quickened so that by 1851 the population of England and Wales stood at 17·9 millions . |
| 16 | The rapid decline in noble land-holding continued , so that by 1914 the nobility owned less than a third of what they had owned in 1861 . |
| 17 | But the whole Turkish diplomatic and consular establishment , which was further swollen for political reasons by Sultan Abdul Hamid in the 1880s and 1890s , was considerably reduced by the revolution of 1908 – 09 which overthrew him , so that by 1914 the foreign ministry staff had fallen to probably no more than 150 . |
| 18 | Subscriptions increased rapidly throughout the inflation-sick 1970's , so much so that in 1970 the men 's subscription had been only £28 but by 1980 was £126.50 + V.A.T. ( In 1960 it was £14 and today ( 1986 ) is £165 + V.A.T. ) . |
| 19 | Warn them that you must be notified of any changes at all , so that in such an event a revised estate plan can be lodged at the Registry in substitution for the previous one . |
| 20 | In the 1830s and early 1840s Palmerston was able to handle both the Belgian question and the Near Eastern crises of 1832 – 33 and 1839 – 41 with little interference from parliament , so that in 1839 an acute observer of British politics could say with much justification that " foreign affairs are never discussed except at the House of Lords " . |
| 21 | Scolding wives seem to have predominated , so much so that in 1673 a jury demanded that the borough provide a cage and ducking-stool for the punishment of scolds and ‘ lewd ’ women . |
| 22 | He insisted that there be no increase for the rest of his reign , a wish which was adhered to , so that in 1870 the original sum had not been altered . |
| 23 | At the end of 1864 he went to Bombay to superintend a large land reclamation scheme adjacent to the harbour , which he did so successfully that in 1873 the government of India formed the Bombay Port Trust with Ormiston as chief engineer . |
| 24 | Crocker had damaged the Midland so badly that in 1986 the Bank of England sent in Sir Kit McMahon , its deputy governor , as chairman and chief executive to sort things out . |
| 25 | From about 1780 onwards , the population grew so steadily and so rapidly that by 1950 the number of inhabitants had again increased by seven times . |
| 26 | Notwithstanding this assault on our raison d'être , I do n't regret my involvement , and wish to point out that without both the enthusiasm generated by Johanna , and her experience of what was required from the group , my own involvement would have been non existent . |
| 27 | To put it into perspective , let me point out that since 1988 the German economy has grown by 10 per cent . |
| 28 | He also said the Government was spending more on law and order and pointed out that since 1984 the length of prison sentences had increased by 31pc for robbery and 73pc for rape . |
| 29 | Heather played the pacifist role , pointing out that despite all the litter and dead sheep it was quite a nice campsite . |
| 30 | Abel-Smith has pointed out that before 1911 the doctors were in conflict with the Friendly Societies about the conditions under which they were hired to care for members . |