Example sentences of "[conj] be so " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the Gospels themselves are concerned , Jesus may indeed have been King of the Jews — and/or been so regarded . |
| 2 | No Test side in recent memory has proved more successful with such little ball or been so dangerous after lengthy periods of awesome defence . |
| 3 | Maybe she had achieved her present position because she was a woman breaking into a man 's world , but she would n't have survived or been so successful if she had n't been good at her job . |
| 4 | Now when somebody else stood up here if somebody had totally dried up or been so nervous they could n't do it what would you have felt . |
| 5 | If he can show this , then the onus will be on the defendant to prove that the plaintiff 's claim will fail or be so reduced by contributory negligence that the damages he is likely to recover will not be substantial . |
| 6 | Despite all the sound and fury , the balls either fell short or were so feeble at long range as to strike only dust from the town walling . |
| 7 | Sellers , dressed in brilliant colours , outshone the purchasers , and , instead of welcoming them , either ignored them or were so rude that they could only have hoped to drive them away . |
| 8 | Of importance at this stage is whether the technique merits wider and detailed comparative trials or is to good that such trials are not justified on ethical considerations or is so good that patient pressure is such that carefully controlled trials can not be mounted ( phase III ) . |
| 9 | A market purchase is one made on a recognised investment exchange ( which includes the London Stock Exchange and the USM ) , whereas an off-market purchase is one which is not made on a recognised investment exchange ( ie by private contract ) or is so made but the shares are not subject to a marketing arrangement on that exchange . |
| 10 | He either did n't believe her , or was so unused to accepting answers unquestioningly that it was second nature for him to delve into the nitty-gritty . |
| 11 | The most healing tears are those which neither overwhelm us with pain , nor are so detached from our feelings that we do not really own them . |
| 12 | which display the solo dancing ability of each character and define social status and other traits that are so important to the unfolding of the story , e.g. the Six fairies bring their various gifts to the Christening and Aurora dances happily to acknowledge the compliments of the Princes and all who have come to her birthday ( The Sleeping Beauty . ) |
| 13 | Yet it is the head movements of the young girl as she dances to Pie Jesu that are so telling . |
| 14 | The thread is spooled on an enormous reeling-machine ( nituchha ) before being woven on a primitive loom into mens ' shirts and trousers , household linen and curtains ( pologa ) to protect the sleeper from the mosquitoes that are so prevalent in the marshes of the western plains . |
| 15 | The Fates that are so careful to shut the doors of each successive life behind us had , in this case , been neglectful , and Charlie was looking , though that he did not know , where never man had been permitted to look with full knowledge since Time began . |
| 16 | Never before have I seen puffins that are so red , so yellow , so black . |
| 17 | THERE are some disasters that are so ghastly that even the voyeur averts the eyes . |
| 18 | Strictly speaking , there can be no ‘ knowledge ’ of things that are so , but that could have been otherwise . |
| 19 | The exploration of dramatic configurations has revealed possibilities that are so many and varied that any list would be incomplete , if only for lack of tomorrow 's development . |
| 20 | He was on his way south from a place called Nunyerry when , he said , monsoon clouds forced him to fly lower and lower into the Turner Ranges , one of those areas of outback Australia that are so inhospitable that even the local animals hibernate below ground . |
| 21 | Of course , you may have one of the new stacking systems that are so confident vinyl will not figure in your life that they neglect to include a phono point to plug in a turntable . |
| 22 | The UK sales and distribution base aims to achieve the same high standard in sales delivery and technical service that are so well established by Fluka throughout Europe . |
| 23 | The church 's opposition to mechanical and chemical contraception and to abortion , greatly encourages the large families that are so characteristic of the region . |
| 24 | The drawings bore Latin inscriptions — ‘ Day of Resurrection ’ , ‘ Day of Wrath ’ — that are so unlike any of the rest of his works that they have been largely ignored , and sell for far less than any other of Modigliani 's works . |
| 25 | It is the loss of tangible , lively faith in the home that exaggerates the external , rationalistic and professionalized expressions of religion that are so deadening today . |
| 26 | Alternatively , the infection may be confined to the inside of the mouth , where it may not produce any symptoms , or may cause ulceration which is difficult to distinguish from ‘ aphthous ’ ulcers ( the small mouth ulcers that are so common and so difficult to treat ) . |
| 27 | Now there are two-carriage abominations called ‘ Sprinters ’ that are so basic and degrading a form of transport for a long journey that adequate toilet facilities are considered an unnecessary luxury . |
| 28 | The whole style of the Jersey is dainty , aristocratic and almost deerlike and very few of the world 's cattle have this quality or have calves that are so like fawns . |
| 29 | Amongst the vast range of savoury snacks there is just one entry for crisps , and I felt that the huge variety of chocolate biscuits or wavers , toffee , caramel , nuts and muesli etc that are so widely eaten as snacks are under-represented . |
| 30 | of all the girls that are so smart … , |