Example sentences of "so [adj] that every [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A little earlier when they 'd listened to the Army vehicle 's wireless her hearing had been so acute that every syllable spoken sounded as if it were being shouted directly into her ear . |
2 | The ditch sides were so slippy that every time the frog jumped 2m up the side of the ditch , it slipped back down 1m . |
3 | ‘ Like everywhere else we have tightened our belt so much that every pound has to be accounted for , ’ he explained . |
4 | The species is presumed to be so homogeneous that every individual can be treated as the equivalent of every other . |
5 | It was almost two years since then , but the scents in her nostrils were so evocative that every detail of that occasion came sharply into her mind . |
6 | With a stifled sob Perdita stumbled upstairs , slamming the door so hard that every ornament in the house shook . |
7 | They 'd sack the drug-testers , saying : ‘ Steroids are now so widespread that every athlete should be allowed to take them wholesale ! ’ |
8 | How much longer could she go on saying no when her body was alive with a hunger for him so deep that every pulse of her blood screamed yes ? |
9 | ‘ Not even when we were lying so close that every inch of our skin touched from head to toe ? ’ he challenged her softly . |
10 | Folly tried to flinch away , but he was so close that every movement seemed to bring him closer . |