Example sentences of "[verb] [is] so [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say is so eloquent that even Cade feels remorse ( 104f. ) , but still has him killed . |
| 2 | Jonathan always thinks that what he says is so fantastic that he 's got to say it twice in case you missed it the first time round . |
| 3 | Here A's mistake is so extraordinary that we are justified in wondering whether he was not insane at the time of the deed , his insanity being an omitted fact . |
| 4 | If the type of gig you are offered is so unusual that it is not covered by any of the existing contracts , an MU official will devise one to suit your needs , or add necessary clauses to an existing contract ( for performing on the back of a moving open-back lorry , the contract might require clauses covering additional risks ! ) . |
| 5 | Delahoussaye continued : ‘ Racing is so competitive when you are out there on the track , but when something like this happens you know it could be you next time . |
| 6 | If , after cleaning , the level of micro-organisms remaining is so high that there is a potential danger of food contamination which may constitute a risk to health or cause accelerated spoilage , disinfection is needed . |
| 7 | I fully appreciate and feel the force of the narrowness of the distinctions which are taken between what is admissible and what is not admissible , but the exception presently proposed is so extensive that I do not feel able to support it in the present state of our knowledge of its practical results in this jurisdiction . |
| 8 | A hyaena 's nasal membranes have a surface area fifty times bigger and the richness of the information they can gather is so great and varied that it is difficult for us to appreciate it . |
| 9 | At the start of the contact the need to be stroked is so strong that it suppresses their fear . |
| 10 | But he said ’ The offence with which you are charged is so serious that despite your personal mitigating factors a non-custodial sentence can not be justified . ’ |
| 11 | The water in which river dolphins live is so muddy that they can not see anything . |
| 12 | What is more , Locke 's interpretation of what consent involves is so accommodating as to evacuate the notion of much substance . |
| 13 | I think that the sort of environmental problem to which the hon. Gentleman referred is so great that it is probably best dealt with by multilateral institutions . |
| 14 | Much of the factory food we eat is so tasteless that in desperation people reach for the brown sauce , tomato ketchup or pickles to perk it up . |
| 15 | They are all proud to be Horse Rangers and the demand to join is so high that there is a waiting list of four years for junior members ( known as Ponies ) aged seven to ten years , and two and a half years for seniors , aged ten and over . |
| 16 | Ear lobes , of course , on a whale would pose problems underwater where streamlining is so important and in any event , they would not perform as efficiently in water as they do in air . |
| 17 | If a first class student attempts them , he will usually find that the answer required is so long that it will throw his whole script out of balance . |
| 18 | Its use in the instance quoted is so straightforward that no special attention needed to be drawn to it . |
| 19 | For example ‘ Lord Of The Flies ’ on symbolism , no other book I have read is so well and so believably put together with everything fitting together perfectly . |