Example sentences of "[adj] that it [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Johanna was so popular that it took police a day to talk to all her friends after she was reported missing . |
| 2 | I think has summed up quite well there I think , which , what everyone 's aims is , which is that we want an effective and efficient police force , which everyone has got confidence in to make sure that it protects citizens against crime in this country , and nothing could be , I do n't think anybody who is erm , civilised in this county or this country would want anything different . |
| 3 | The shock was so great that it brought tears to his eyes , and when he 'd turned off the tap and dried his hand , the tears did n't stop . |
| 4 | He says that the pain is so great that it brings tears to his eyes , makes him grumpy , and means he 's sometimes confined to his armchair for days on end . |
| 5 | Huy struck a flint and the lamp spread a tight circle of yellow light , so deep that it drew objects into it . |
| 6 | Regretfully she decided not to wash her hair ; it was so thick that it took ages to dry and she was sure his patience would n't last that long ; also she had to get to work . |
| 7 | The smoke this produced was so dense that it closed airports and smothered half the country . |
| 8 | His sons were there and so was a concourse of knights so huge that it reminded men of his Coronation . |
| 9 | Also , we were informed by a local that it had avgas . |