Example sentences of "[vb pp] to [be] so [adj] and " in BNC.

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1 How does theology stand vis-à-vis other disciplines , such as the natural sciences , which have come to be so important and successful with the passing centuries ?
2 Certainly it does nothing to enhance the reputation of democracy when its application is seen to be so restricted and its outcome so ineffectual .
3 I only hope that you will never have to read this letter — not because my life is worth anything to me but because it breaks my heart to think of you alone in a world which I have found to be so harsh and unforgiving .
4 Its underwater design is a refinement of the ‘ pure centerboard ’ concept that has proven to be so fast and seaworthy on the race course in Ted Hood 's series of Robins .
5 To have continued to be so dependable and at the same time so exciting a batsman for so long , shows him to have been one of the greats of the game .
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