Example sentences of "[adv] so [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I 'm not mistaken , my friend , Mrs. Jewkes , has not altogether so many qualms . |
| 2 | Why should the Roman Church in Constantine 's time have adopted such a position , theologically so scandalous ? |
| 3 | Then he realised that they were presumably so poor that even a choice of cornflakes or lumpy porridge , along with underdone toast and margarine , had the overwhelming attraction of being free . |
| 4 | Act 1974 , I/we [ ] of [ ] having agreed to purchase [ ] ( " the Article " ) for use at work , hereby undertake in accordance with the above Section that I/we will implement the Specified Steps as set out below in order to ensure , so far as reasonably practicable , that the Article will be safe and without risks to health when properly so used . |
| 5 | The disorder interferes with normal secretions — the lungs clog up with sticky phlegm , digestive juices do n't run properly so certain nutrients are n't absorbed , the sinuses get blocked and other problems , including diabetes , can occur . |
| 6 | The Misses Wynne flew to the window and exclaimed in ecstasy over the view of roof-tops and more roof-tops , and then exclaimed again at their luck in finding somewhere so peaceful and perfect . |
| 7 | ‘ But real life is rarely so tidy . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , life is rarely so easy for the cocoa collector . |
| 9 | Real systems are rarely so simple ; their behaviour can normally be described only in terms of many variables . |
| 10 | Things are , however , rarely so simple . |
| 11 | I am rarely so drunk that I ca n't talk or walk straight . |
| 12 | In fact , decisions are rarely so rational or even conscious . |
| 13 | The persons surveyed were certainly eminent , but mostly people ( even politicians ! ) whose achievements were rarely so enduring as to place them in the class apart to which we would assign the truly original thinkers in history . |
| 14 | People are rarely so rude that you can say , ‘ Look , we 're not enjoying this , are we ? |
| 15 | In practice , these distinctions are rarely so clear , and many severely disabled people will have needs for multiple support which cross these agency boundaries . |
| 16 | Pittagora was rarely so communicative . |
| 17 | This Government is rarely so generous with the taxpayers ' money , espe cially to people who seek out an in vestment opportunity which does n't involve paying UK tax . |
| 18 | There were eventually so many people there that new arrivals simply gave Patrick a glance and a nod , assuming that he fitted somewhere into the team . |
| 19 | Doctor Novak believes that eventually so many of the so-called mutants are created , that the human body 's immune system can no longer fight against the disease . |
| 20 | It made the readers share in the horror it described and thereby so disgusted , shocked and outraged them that instead of tending to encourage anyone to homosexuality , drug-taking or brutal violence it would have precisely the reverse effect . |
| 21 | I think the end result was that erm I say this man was dead so Married man with four children just coming home from work , minding his own business . |
| 22 | ‘ It hot so much , ’ Hyacinth whispered . |
| 23 | But it was not the face , or the manner which struck Wilson most so much as the lithesome body . |
| 24 | Right so twelve three er just to report that Channel Four have actually er renewed their sponsorship for the film festival yet again . |
| 25 | Right so four twelfths and then you take away one twelfth . |
| 26 | See the dockers then all got together and they said right so many men for that job , so many for that job and that did n't matter who they were , they had to their job , all the way round the dock . |
| 27 | Right so first of all I work out what 's inside these brackets yeah ? |
| 28 | Right so first of all that 's Monday . |
| 29 | Right so first , you 'd sit her down , and you go through the job description perhaps , what about an on-going basis ? |
| 30 | Right so five times three would make fifteen and what have we got left over ? |