Example sentences of "so [adj] it be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat and tried to stay calm turning the pages of a Country Life so old it was still selling off prefabs . |
| 2 | Mourners claim grass is so high it is now hiding relatives ' gravestones |
| 3 | In fact the success rate at Howard was so high it was once queried and re-checked . |
| 4 | It was unoccupied , but whether that was because it went unnoticed or because every family was so large it was never taken by anyone , I do n't know . |
| 5 | Chris 'd pointed out this addict that hung around the theatre café : he stank like mouldy meat and his skin was terrible , so spotty it was almost rotting away . |
| 6 | Ruth leaned forward and took another ensaimada ; she was still so hungry it was definitely affecting her brain . |
| 7 | The provision is so cumbersome it is rarely used ( see p73 ) , and in any event it can be availed of only where " all reasonable care " had been taken to avoid such misunderstandings . |
| 8 | He had thick brows and a nose which was so curved it was almost hooked , and she felt apprehension rise in her like sickness . |