Example sentences of "[adj] [that] it [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Now Botswana could not cut itself off from South Africa during the long years of apartheid but Botswana did make clear that it opposed apartheid and voiced this very strongly and much to the annoyance often of the South African government . |
2 | In another change of tack — there was a time when OS/2 was the whole future as far as the company was concerned , Microsoft Corp is switching its signals and is now making it clear that it expects MS-DOS users to prepare to switch to Windows NT . |
3 | Christians see the power of God 's love as so strong that it overcomes sin and death . |
4 | As he rushes hither and thither , his note-books become crammed with an amazing collection of miscellaneous information which is so diverse and uneven that it gives colour to and so in a way explains Robert Lowie 's famous definition of culture as a ‘ thing of shreds and patches ’ . |
5 | It 's still a hot air story , and we give most hot air stories — some dignitary with no power to do anything to change the situation has ‘ called for ’ , ‘ demanded ’ , ‘ warned ’ or whatever — but the issue is so serious that it deserves notice : we have frequently highlighted the manner in which US — and European — anti-dumping measures that supposedly benefit a tiny minority are to the detriment of the vast majority , and there is now a groundswell of opinion at the US Department of Commerce that the International Trade Commission 's brief in considering charges of dumping should extend to a review of the impact of duties on consumers ; the current issue is the anti-dumping duties likely to be made permanent today on memory chip imports from South Korea , which are sought by Micron Technology Inc but opposed by both all memory chip users and by the US chip capital equipment manufacturers that sell to the South Koreans . |
6 | Funnily enough , we had just as much peril when the thaw came , because it was so rapid that it caused flooding . |
7 | In the event , however , it was a glossy book from the Town Planning Ministry in 1986 that really took the message to the public — and that message was so remarkable that it deserves examination in some detail . |
8 | Research has shown that we are normally not conscious that it takes place , but that we are uncomfortable if it is missing when we would expect it or present on inappropriate occasions — for example in a greeting from a complete stranger . |
9 | Will my right hon. Friend be sure to ask for a branch of the kiosk in any new catering facility for visitors , and will he make sure that it has House of Commons fudge and humbugs on sale ? |
10 | The published statistics are therefore retained for this purpose , but , as one company commented , their use is , however , so infrequent that it has difficulty in locating the relevant data when they are needed ! |
11 | The eyes especially were beautiful ; very large , their ovals faintly twisted , a cool doe 's eyes , almond eyes , giving a natural mystery to a face otherwise so regular that it risked perfection . |
12 | Edward had conceived and arranged the exhibition himself and was aware that it lacked verve : he was not good at these things . |
13 | The noise was so constant and so intense that it fabricated silence . |