Example sentences of "[adv] so [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These relations between finite coordinate distances are generally so inconvenient that it makes more sense to start calculations from the differentials which do transform linearly : . |
| 2 | UNISYS IS JUST SO HAPPY THAT IT SETTLED FOR INTEL 's $5,000m CHIP RATHER THAN FOLLOWING THE HERD TO RISC … |
| 3 | if you remember the question that the founding fathers faced was how do you create a government which is strong enough to endure and to defend the nation and defend the country yet a government which is not so strong that it erodes the rights of individuals within it , this is the , the essence of the , the problem of government as , as the founding fathers saw it . |
| 4 | There is a pouched mouse in Australia , though in this case the resemblance is not so close and it does not make its living in quite the same way . |
| 5 | Yet not so rotten that it had obscured the carved initials at the base of the grip . |
| 6 | The pain was intense , gripping her with its cruel talons , biting deep , but not so deep that it wiped out the sudden rush of anger she felt at his blind stubbornness . |
| 7 | Apparently it is a big cut , but not so deep that it has done any irrevocable damage , at least that 's the impression I got . |
| 8 | But this is not so impressive as it appears . |
| 9 | This is not so hypocritical as it sounds for Godwin hated violence and war . |
| 10 | And that 's not so daft as it seems you know . |
| 11 | This large display ( right ) in a cool , fresh , green and white colour scheme , provides a central focal point for the table , but it is not so large that it obscures the guests ' view . |
| 12 | One of the main planks of the CCAUK 's argument is that the Annual Percentage rate is not so high as it looks , since though most transactions are contracted for ( say ) 26 weeks , in fact they end up being repaid — with no series problem — in about 30 or 33 weeks , with no penalty . |
| 13 | Secondly , the raising of the school leaving age in 1947 meant that the difference between types of secondary schooling was not so marked as it had been . |
| 14 | Then , he had been quite amused and content to joke about being nothing more than a flower bearer , but he was not so happy when it became a regular occurrence . |
| 15 | But knowledge develops unevenly ; Dewey 's luck was not so conspicuous when it came to , say , radio engineering , where relatively simple new subjects end up with a classification symbol of twelve digits or more . |
| 16 | Debussy 's answer to a journalist who asked if he was familiar with heaven — ‘ yes , but I do n't natter about it with strangers ’ - is not so silly as it sounds . |
| 17 | I 'm getting so expert with my chopsticks now that I can almost eat my soup with them — actually , that 's not so silly as it sounds , as the soup often contains large lumps of meat and veg . |
| 18 | A ring should feel comfortable , not so loose that it slips down your finger but not so tight that it is difficult to remove . |
| 19 | ‘ Tucker again ; Exeter , 4 January : Come if you can but it 's not so bad as it seemed . ’ |
| 20 | It 's not so bad if it 's got picture , you know what 's inside it then . |
| 21 | The speed of her car was still so great that it took Chesarynth a while to realize the signs were n't complete . |
| 22 | The human mind is usually so active that it sets off a number of ‘ what if ? ’ speculations and ‘ is that really so ? ’ evaluations under the stimulation of the text . |
| 23 | Ironically the price of sterling went up so high that it made it very difficult for us to sell our other manufactured goods and many people are now of the belief that because of the North Sea oil price rises , this had an adverse affect on our economy , making it more difficult for us to sell manufacturing goods because the pound was very strong against other currencies . |
| 24 | Was it really so important that it had to take priority over something as necessary as post , which often contains faxes and other mail urgently required . |
| 25 | He says drug corruption is now so prevalent that it has tainted the assembly , the courts , and press and television . |
| 26 | But she is n't so dependable when it comes to housework . |
| 27 | But it is n't so bad as it sounds , really it is n't . |
| 28 | As they parted , she pursed her lips and lifted her well-attended face , which did n't look quite so young as it had in the restaurant . |
| 29 | When the accompanying chords are detached , it is not necessary to make the melodic line quite so powerful as it has to be to come through a mass of sustained harmony . |
| 30 | Well , erm , I know the forecast is n't quite so brilliant as it has been , I think but |