Example sentences of "was so [adj] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was so proud and wanted everybody to share with him . |
| 2 | He said that he felt it was unfair that his wife should reprimand Jenny as she was so young and did not know how to share properly yet . |
| 3 | Thank you all so much for your prayers over that time — God was so good and taught me so much . |
| 4 | Because she was so tall and slim all the clothes looked marvellous on her and the other girls would groan their envy . |
| 5 | For seventeen , he was big and heavily built , but the man who carried him was so tall and held his weight so easily that there was no doubt who he was . |
| 6 | Epstein as he listened leant towards Brahe , and Brahe as he spoke leant towards Epstein , and they were so involved with each other , and in any case the engine noise was so continuous and enveloping , like the air , that no-one , behind them , could have heard anything ! |
| 7 | I was so elated and relieved I could have kissed them , but immediately felt ashamed that I 'd let them see my fear . |
| 8 | Despite the wind , the cross that followed was so accurate and inviting that Chris Malkin was able to rise to the ball and head it out of the reach of the sprawling Paul Heald to register his 10th goal of the season . |
| 9 | I remember that morning vividly as I was so nervous and had n't been able to sleep much the night before . |
| 10 | ‘ I was so nervous and fatigued that I could n't concentrate . |
| 11 | The fire was so small and mean that it gave no warmth at all . |
| 12 | I reckon it was cos he was so dirty and ate so slobbery . |
| 13 | Sam was so delighted and went round the room shaking hands , offering peace and cake . |
| 14 | They felt profoundly insecure in the face of something that was so personal and intimate . |
| 15 | This was more than two years after superior fighters had been added to the battle effort ; however , the P-40 was so strong and had the reputation of coming home even with severe damage . |
| 16 | It was a place he rarely went , and now he had been twice in twenty-four hours ; last night with Benny , and tonight because he was so late and fussed getting back from his useless journey to Dublin . |
| 17 | His face was so dark and wizened that he reminded Corbett of a monkey he had once seen in the royal menagerie in the Tower of London . |
| 18 | ‘ She was so disappointed and hung around the recording studios all the time . |
| 19 | No problem here — Labour was sure of the answer , and Front Bench spokesperson Dr John Cunningham was so pleased and relieved that this time Labour was going to get it right , that when he rose to speak on 8th December in Standing Committee A , he repeated Labour 's position several times . |
| 20 | Oddly enough , Bomber Command seemed to feel that if Bennett was so impressed and believed that the Pathfinders should have this latest version , then it was up to Bennett and the Pathfinders to fight and debate with Coastal Command . |
| 21 | I was so upset and shocked when I came to the hospital and you were gone I could of died . |
| 22 | He says did n't realise it was so serious and sent him back to class with an ice pack . |
| 23 | Monks hesitated and looked at the old man , but Mr Brownlow 's expression was so serious and determined that the younger man realized it was pointless to protest . |
| 24 | However , the atmosphere was so friendly and relaxed that it was n't long before we made lots of friends and , spurred on by the Animation Team , joined in the occasional game of volleyball or tennis — you can hire racquets and even have expert tuition if you want to improve on your technique . |
| 25 | He wore a topee , the original colour of which was uncertain , it was so battered and stained with sweat ; a bright red shirt ; and a pair of khaki shorts held up with an old red and orange tie . |
| 26 | But she did n't feel like giggling ; everywhere was so tidy and clean it made her despair . |
| 27 | I was so purified and uplifted that when I came out and discovered my car had been towed away and I 'd have to fork out 70 quid , I was completely unruffled . |
| 28 | He was so overwhelmed and flattered that he could not argue , but when he started working on the ballet he found that the music ( an orchestrated version of Schubert 's four-handed piano pieces ) ‘ said nothing to me ’ . |
| 29 | The birth was so difficult and took so long that she was starved of oxygen and had to be delivered by emergency caesarian . |
| 30 | There were few role models in the wider society which suggested that our creativity was so diverse and has such wonderful potential . |