Example sentences of "[adj] [that] it [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These relations between finite coordinate distances are generally so inconvenient that it makes more sense to start calculations from the differentials which do transform linearly : . |
| 2 | It 's a par three and I 'm assured that it measures more than the hundred and forty yards required for us to be par three . |
| 3 | Devotees of this label can rest assured that it retains more than anyone 's fair share of glitzkrieg . |
| 4 | If you choose a backing in the middle of the tonal range , such as a bright turquoise green , its colour will be so strong that it overpowers those of the pressed materials . |
| 5 | Very soon , even before they went under dome , Arcady surrounded them from horizon to horizon , its size so prodigious that it banished all Ari 's ideas of what a city might be . |
| 6 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 7 | A police officer said his corpse was so charred and mutilated that it took more than an hour to identify it . |
| 8 | Out of the rock 's foot grew a shadow so dark that it contained all colours . |
| 9 | The children had heard this song many times but they were always sad that it sounded such a lonely song . |
| 10 | The snow is so white that it reflects any available light . |
| 11 | The voice was so absent and tired that it took some of the chill from the words . |
| 12 | I am confident that it contributed more than anything else to my recovery . |
| 13 | Like many distance runners in the eighties , Solly experimented with altitude training , and discovered too late that it takes more than thin air to do the trick . |
| 14 | The thought of it had been impossible for so long that it took some getting used to . |
| 15 | Frequently the results were so error-prone that it took more effort to correct the translation than it actually did to manually translate the text . |
| 16 | His death was , on the contrary , so unexpected that it found several of the key political figures away from court . |
| 17 | His death was , on the contrary , so unexpected that it found several of the key political figures away from court . |
| 18 | It was so successful that it replaced all other control methods and the insect ceased to be a major pest . |
| 19 | This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness . |
| 20 | Once , they exploded with a sound so terrifying that it brought all of us below instantly out on to the rain-drenched deck . |
| 21 | Pepe 's Bar was situated on the sand , with rough wooden flooring that Shelley used to think could n't take much more of the stamping that it got each Saturday during the flamenco dancing . |
| 22 | People need to see what they 're eating but the light must never be so bright that it kills any atmosphere you 're trying to achieve . |
| 23 | ‘ I do not like … ’ she whispered in a voice so quiet that it brought both of them lower in their cages to get nearer to her , the argument between them forgotten , ‘ … |
| 24 | The product itself , for example , though useful may be so commonplace or so inexpensive that it has little intrinsic interest outside its own application . |