Example sentences of "so [adv] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 31 | And it could so easily have been a suicidal career move . |
| 32 | The criticism in New Zealand of their own side after the 24–21 First Test win , that could so easily have been a defeat , was deafening . |
| 33 | A dumb Brummie , a tough-nut Geordie , a light-fingered Scouser , a cheeky Cockernee — it could so easily have been a clichéd mess . |
| 34 | But it might so easily have been ‘ killed ’ ! |
| 35 | Polston 's goal grabbed the headlines but it could so easily have been Villa 's Garry Parker who was the hero of the night . |
| 36 | It ended up a deserved win , thankfully , but it could so easily have been a draw . |
| 37 | Paige felt sorry for her ; they could so easily have been friends , but for Lori 's jealousy . |
| 38 | It could so easily have been him — or her ! |
| 39 | Oh oh and my project could so easily have been ruined . |
| 40 | A cake plate so temptingly situated is bound to be fought over . |
| 41 | So deeply ingrained is our instinct to search for a pattern that we refuse to accept any input as genuinely random . |
| 42 | Indeed , unlike those other forms of discrimination , ageism has yet to attract the attention of policy makers and the public , so deeply engrained is it in our thoughts and actions . |
| 43 | And they might n't have seen her yet if Ronni had n't spoken , so totally absorbed were they in one another . |
| 44 | They are determined to find an answer to what could so nearly have been a tragedy . |
| 45 | So thoroughly buried was Herculaneum that a new town , Resina , has been built right on top of the old . |
| 46 | The last time that I heard that argument so brazenly presented was by Mr. Neville Chamberlain 's spokesman before the war . |
| 47 | However , so also has been the impact of social revolution , though rather less effectively . |
| 48 | Gerry Grimstone , a director of Schroders , the Government 's merchant bank for the water flotations , claimed that the response so far had been extremely encouraging , with interest spread broadly across the country and ‘ no signs of an investor strike ’ in any of the regions . |
| 49 | The journey so far had been an eye-opener . |
| 50 | His life so far had been crowded with people , familiar but not friends , guardians like Fiery or the nurserymaids , boys at school or companions chosen for him . |
| 51 | Victory , perhaps to their own surprise , now seemed almost within the invaders ' grasp but at a Council of War , held at the prince 's headquarters in Exeter House , Derby , on the morning of Thursday 5 December , Lord George Murray , whose tactics so far had been masterly , astounded his fellow-commanders by remarking that ‘ the first thing to be spoken of was how far it was prudent to advance further ’ . |
| 52 | A burly constable was already standing by the public telephone , and no-one so far had been sufficiently intrepid as to approach him . |
| 53 | Her only brush with the topic so far had been a visit to Mortimer 's Hole at Nottingham Castle . |
| 54 | The treatment so far had been innocuous : quinine pills and injections of alum water . |
| 55 | Mr Bartell said privatisation of the service so far had been ‘ farcical ’ with escapes from the new Group 4 escort service and reports from the privately run Wolds Prison of drug and alcohol abuse . |
| 56 | This neutralised the efforts of the consortium since all funds committed so far had been for the purchase of the collection intact ; they could not be used for individual sale bids or any subsequent related negotiations . |
| 57 | Each stage of the selection process so far had been a complete surprise : the waiting tended to heighten the anticipation and sense of cowed nervousness we all felt . |
| 58 | Cotterell 's experience so far had been that RCO had virtually pre-written most of Carson 's material for him . |
| 59 | He returned to London from Lancaster in 1862 without job or income , sensing that his life so far had been a failure . |
| 60 | It would not be simple at all , because nothing she had told him so far had been trusted . |