Example sentences of "[vb past] so [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before it was halfway through its arc Hrun 's right hand moved so fast that it appeared to travel between two points in space without at any time occupying the intervening air . |
| 2 | A word or phrase used so often that it becomes a slogan . |
| 3 | It was very quiet in the kitchen except for the clock in the corner that ticked so loudly that it sounded as if it would burst out of its case . |
| 4 | Standing up to straighten his back , he would take as many as half a dozen buds , popping them all into his mouth , then down he 'd go , snick , snick , bud in , and on to the next — he went so fast that it took two assistants following behind and tying in to keep up with him ! |
| 5 | He hit a huge drive which rolled so far that it ended in deep rough . |
| 6 | Steve laughed so unnaturally that it caused Ruth to widen her eyes at him with surprise . |
| 7 | Women who entered voluntary work during the inter-war years did so largely because it provided them with a diversion from household routine . |
| 8 | It appeared so unexpectedly that it seemed to leap out of the ground . |
| 9 | He spoke so casually that it took Bernice five seconds to realize the implications of what he had said and another five to fear it . |
| 10 | It looked very attractive until it was washed , when it stretched so appallingly that it reached to her knees ! |
| 11 | I explained that the meeting could elect anything it wished so long as it understood that the ‘ original organisers , … would make up their own minds what status , if any , to accord those elected . |