Example sentences of "[be] so [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was not sure how she could be so certain of this except , perhaps , that there had been a miasma of heaviness , a cold , black diseased feel to the air which was not there now . |
| 2 | Cos there 'll only be so many from each authority I suppose |
| 3 | You used to be so good at that . |
| 4 | But this too might fail to expose the error , for the stranger might simply guess the right answers , or his answers might be so close to those expected of him that even the most scrupulous interrogator would be deceived . |
| 5 | It is often more fun to taste a wine 's potential than wait years for it to reach a maturity that may not be so splendid after all . |
| 6 | I never expected it to be so hot at this time of the year and I did n't know there was a pool . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're so beautiful , how can you be so callous of another woman 's unhappiness when you look like an angel direct from heaven ? ’ |
| 8 | The right hon. Gentleman should not be so cheap over such a problem . |
| 9 | ‘ My lords , it will not be so easy as that , I swear . |
| 10 | I 'm recording this , well like I 'm only lying No , yeah , I know you must be so gutted after that you going oh I would n't dump him for anyone oh well , now you can go out Oh my god there 's Paul . |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't think why you appear to be so preoccupied with that girl . ’ |
| 12 | But would it be so absurd for those who sought refuge in tranquilisers or pep pills to try instead a course of Beethoven , Mozart or Chopin ? |
| 13 | Bearing in mind the notion of a portfolio spread of risk , directors do not have to be so risk-averse to all types of investment — especially where , with new technology , it may indicate the creation of an option to stay in business . |
| 14 | ‘ I would n't be so sure of that , ’ Ruth stated tartly , ‘ They were once lovers , do n't forget . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I would n't be so sure about that if I were you ! ’ |
| 16 | " Do n't be so sure about that . |
| 17 | They made a conscious decision not to deal with the new carpet superstores , largely because profit margins would be so low in that their bulk purchasing power made them able to demand low margins . |
| 18 | Perhaps my father would not be so proud after all , she reflected , and sat in silence until the wedding carriage went under the high stone archway and into the blue-tiled courtyard of the Quinta de Santo António . |
| 19 | ‘ Why should Sir Ralph be so terrified of this ? ’ |
| 20 | But , on the other hand , where Hansard does provide the answer , it should be so clear to both parties that they will avoid the cost of litigation . |
| 21 | Well , it might not be so difficult after all . |
| 22 | His own steps seemed enormous , he floated up the steps , swimming could n't be so difficult after all , particularly as he 'd become weightless . |
| 23 | It might not be so bad after all . |
| 24 | This is n't going to be so bad after all . |
| 25 | This might not be so bad after all . |
| 26 | But when I arrived at The St Chad 's Deanery Day for Stockport and discovered there was a group of 20 people aged from ten up to 19 , I thought that things could n't be so bad after all . |
| 27 | And if he was still alert enough to be insulting , his wound might not be so bad after all . |
| 28 | Perhaps things were n't going to be so bad after all . |
| 29 | ‘ But many old people are lonely and neglected at Christmas , so our cake decoration wo n't be so inappropriate after all . |
| 30 | ‘ And the traffic will be so congested at this time of afternoon , you 'll hardly get down the High at all , and it 's clouding over , and Felicity should acclimatize herself before she goes out , particularly since Magdalen is so cold at this time of — ’ |