Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] that [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statements had been collected by the sergeant and handed out to his colleague on the reception desk , presumably so that the preliminary checking could begin . |
| 2 | Under cover of the conversation , Luke drew her attention , his hand brushing against her arm through the fine fabric of the lacy jacket , and she started nervously so that a few drops of wine spilled over the rim of her glass . |
| 3 | Miss Honey was walking slowly so that the small child could keep up with her without trotting too fast , and it was very peaceful out there on the narrow road now that the village was behind them . |
| 4 | They lay at angles to each other , drifting very slowly so that the gold-splintered pattern of the lake changed continuously . |
| 5 | Make the loop just a little bigger than the outline of the web , place it behind the web , and then bring it towards you slowly so that the main radial threads all touch the wire at the same time . |
| 6 | When a crack appears in a strained material it will open up a little so that the two faces of the crack are separated . |
| 7 | Two antimony pH probes ( Monocrystant Mod 0011 , Synectics Medical , Sweden ) were calibrated at Ph 1 and 7 at 35°C before the study and then passed transnasally so that the upper probe lay 5 cm proximal to the upper border of the manometrically determined lower oesophageal sphincter and the lower probe 10 cm distal to its lower border . |
| 8 | Most of science is built up on good solid craftsmanship and it is only rarely that the occasional blinding flash of world-shattering importance ever really occurs . |
| 9 | The equity partners should perhaps guard against any indemnity being drawn so widely that a salaried partner is relieved from the consequences of such " individualism " . |
| 10 | In the first kind ( which Friedmann found ) the universe is expanding sufficiently slowly that the gravitational attraction between the different galaxies causes the expansion to slow down and eventually to stop . |
| 11 | Warming occurs so slowly that the descending lithosphere retains its high density characteristics for a very long time . |
| 12 | It was different from Adrar only in that a main street , with post office and government buildings , replaced the square , but otherwise the sepia buildings were less than my expectations . |
| 13 | Indeed , they differ from substantive rules only in that the latter have no dictionary function . |
| 14 | Hot bands differ from fundamentals only in that the initial state of the transition is a vibrationally excited state , and not the vibrational ground state of the molecule . |
| 15 | The band platform was very small and cramped , so much so that an over enthusiastic violinist could place the others at some risk from a poke in the eye from his bow . |
| 16 | Suddenly there is a new generation of wrestlers eager to enter the world of grunt and groan — so much so that the New Year will see Dixon open a wrestling school in Birmingham . |
| 17 | Because of injuries and unavailability , Chelmsford were often stretched to field three teams this season so much so that the first team was left short of substitutes . |
| 18 | So much so that the crucial coming of the Holy Spirit on Cornelius is recorded three times in Acts , so that no one might miss the message . |
| 19 | Later , under Roman occupation , they maintained with unbreakable courage their strict monotheism ; so much so that the Roman governor did not even dare to bring his standards into Jerusalem lest the medallions on them depicting the emperor should be thought to infringe the Second Commandment . |
| 20 | Similar changes in attitude have been in evidence throughout the training of these recruits , so much so that the unenlightened diehard points indignantly to an apparent decline in discipline and general standard . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , the main emphasis of the book is upon the prejudices of racism , antisemitism and nationalism , so much so that the unqualified term is sufficient to evoke these exemplifications . |
| 22 | I , I completely disagree with your thoughts on the fact that there wo n't be a smell , so much so that the slightest smell if the , if the er proposal gets the go ahead and I shall be on to your office and asking to speak to you personally , to come and smell this erm |
| 23 | There were four Special Agents in the London office , and they had plenty to do , so much so that the fidgeting intruder could just about be ignored . |
| 24 | The truth is that there are disagreeable aspects to nearly all work ; that what is regarded as disagreeable in work will vary from person to person and , within one person , from mood to mood ; and that , in the end , the distinction to be made is simply but none the less crucially that the disagreeable features are more readily tolerated when the worker is working for himself than when he is working for someone else . |
| 25 | Beneath and down-wind of the ash cloud there is a steady rain of fine ash particles , sometimes falling so thickly that a dark curtain appears to be hanging beneath the cloud , while in and around it electrical storms rage , with lightning flickering frequently , so that the whole effect is much more dramatic than even the most ominous of thunderclouds . |
| 26 | The roof , which is stripped of tiles , provides the water-supply ; the chimney smokes so thickly that the opposite wall is barely visible ; the few remaining window-panes are stained and the majority are stuffed with rags and paper . |
| 27 | She could tell that Dr Neil was looking at her most sceptically , although he was touching her so gently that the black fear which she had felt before she had fainted did not return — and pooh to his suspicions ! |
| 28 | These rolls were a speciality of Baden , and the people of Zurich liked them so much that a special train used to leave Baden early every morning so that they were in Zurich fresh and in time for breakfast . |
| 29 | ( Who knows , they may even enjoy a book so much that the next time the author is published they may even buy it at full price ! ) |
| 30 | Deep carpet covered the floors and the stairs swept up to the showrooms and the warren of workrooms beyond , and though the window drapes and furnishings were ever-so-slightly faded , as if they had seen better days , they were of the finest silks and velvets and every corner was swept , polished and cleaned daily so that no single speck of dust , let alone a cobweb , dared show itself . |