Example sentences of "[pron] so [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telling the poorer workers that others were producing more , simply led to demoralisation ; they already knew that , and telling them so only made them feel worse . |
| 2 | Whether this was Winston 's idea , or His Majesty 's I do not know , but I so strongly suspect His Majesty who we knew to be one of the best Kings we have ever had . |
| 3 | Not listening was always one of my faults and one of the reasons I so frequently found myself isolated in misunderstanding : like a careless rider , cut off from the company , alone and benighted for failing to pay attention to the prevailing agreements as to intention and direction . |
| 4 | ‘ But when I see those stones here , and ponder — as I was doing when I so nearly precipitated myself upon you — ’ he laughed , gently , at his own folly and again rapiered a look to Miss D'Arcy who , in control now , returned to him the dreamy interest of the truly hooked — ‘ it was Egypt I thought on . |
| 5 | Of course , he could want the word ‘ abverb' ( as in ‘ pleasur ab ly' ) , but I so much doubt it that I 'd bet on it . ’ |
| 6 | I so much wanted her to ask that I would n't tell her . |
| 7 | It would have been a richer joy — but , indeed , as I so often tell you , I delight to picture you in a childlike serenity . |
| 8 | I so often hate him , I think I ought to for ever hate him . |
| 9 | It often works , though once in London when I so far forgot myself as to try this ploy , I was rewarded by a grimace of fascinating sarcasm ! |
| 10 | Regarded by everybody in that line as the world 's leading expert — he chaired , or was chairing until I so rudely interrupted him , an international conference in seismology in Rome . |
| 11 | I so dreadfully wanted her to know that , although I am sure it is not really important either way . |
| 12 | My very sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Art in Nature Competition — thank you for choosing me , and giving me the opportunity to spend a little time on this magic island , which so generously allowed me to paint , and to enjoy , its special beauty . |
| 13 | Bruce had in fact been contemplating a withdrawal to the hills rather than risk a head-on clash with forces which so visibly outnumbered his own . |
| 14 | The first is that the recession they have caused and which so nearly ditched them will not go away automatically . |
| 15 | She strangled the reply which so nearly escaped her lips . |
| 16 | It 's a measure of the esteem in which Altman is held that many of the close to 70 stars who appear were willing to commit themselves to a project which so ruthlessly satirizes their very existence . |
| 17 | In the twentieth century , regrettably , Canada abandoned its distinctive combination of French and Scottish elements which so perfectly reflected its cultural heritage . |
| 18 | Nothing had been done to prettify the site as at Sizewell , on the Suffolk coast , or to produce the pleasantly laid-out grounds of smooth lawn , flowering trees and shrubs which so agreeably impressed him on his periodic visits to Winfrith in Dorset . |
| 19 | The public has always wanted good British films , not the million-pound ‘ epics , which so often bore them , but the good , honest , unpretentious stories in which we have shown such promise — the records of everyday life . |
| 20 | I shall remember him for his magnificent work in the West Riding through many years , and for his naughty and teasing sense of humour which so often cheered us up in the dismal surroundings of the Hemsworth Division and places like that , and which one realised hid a most sensitive and affectionate personality . |
| 21 | The family recorded an anxious moment during the visit when the King lifted five-year-old Catherine Drummond in his arms and put her ‘ upon the Table which so much alarmed her that she burst out a crying . ’ |
| 22 | Marie Grubbe could not take offence at the insults and the brutality to which Søren , her third husband , subjected her when she so thoroughly understood herself and him . … |
| 23 | Wants me to — as she so delicately puts it — get off my behind and scare the loathsome Gittelspawn to death . |
| 24 | And in another matter he was right : she had possessed no knowledge of the rigours of the task when she so confidently proposed it . |
| 25 | For her sake , you will smile and pretend to be the sweet , charming young woman she so foolishly believes you to be . ’ |
| 26 | After years of listening to and reading Anglo-Saxon women letting it all hang out , it was refreshing to be among women who so rigorously kept it all in . |
| 27 | Without just , speedy and inexpensive discovery , the courthouse is effectively barred to those who so desperately need it — United States citizens injured by defective foreign products . |
| 28 | I have asked that the United Nations hold a conference this month to ensure that the UNHCR 's vital work continues not only in Iraq but in helping all the people who so desperately need our assistance . |
| 29 | ‘ It was hard in way handing over to the Prince of Wales Own Regiment — you wanted to carry helping to get aid through to people who so desperately needed it . |
| 30 | And I 'd like to hear your tribute , perhaps your memory of the great Danny Blanchflower , who so sadly left us yesterday . |