Example sentences of "so [adj] that [pers pn] do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have become so normal that you do n't but I think |
| 2 | You 've always been so strong that you do n't know what it 's been like for me since mother died . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Katy and I were living in a small flat and we were so low that we did n't even bother with a Christmas tree . |
| 4 | However in this aircraft we have specified a very high degree of re reliability and if you look at the total number of occurrences for each piece of equipment that are going to require maintenance , it 's so low that it does n't justify the provision of maintenance facilities on every base . |
| 5 | Either he was so upset that he did n't look where he was going , or he really did jump on purpose . ’ |
| 6 | It 's so woolly that you do n't even really know what this problem is . |
| 7 | The French , on the other hand , are so clear that they do n't make sense either . |
| 8 | Being so disorganised that I do n't have time when friends need me . |
| 9 | If she is lucky she may find that at least a few children appreciate that ( 4 ) makes for a better drama game than ( 3 ) , and that ( 1 ) is so bland that it does n't feel like a game at all ! |
| 10 | John Barrett , who succeeded his lifelong friend as the BBC 's senior tennis commentator , said : ‘ It 's so sad that he did n't have time to enjoy his retirement . |
| 11 | Everything was so sudden that we did n't know what to do , whether to stay where we were or to run . |
| 12 | Well I do n't know it the way you two do the work it looks so fine that I did n't think I could see it properly . |
| 13 | The inexperienced pilots often try to soar in unusable lift , and they concentrate so hard that they do n't recognise that they are drifting away and are not going to get back to the field . |
| 14 | By now Nutmeg was so bewildered that he did n't know what to do . |
| 15 | It is so pretty that you do n't need a sauce , which would kill the taste of the herbs anyway . |
| 16 | She could n't bear him to think she was so selfish that she did n't care what harm she caused . |
| 17 | D H S S , because very often , they either ca n't get telephone boxes working , or they 're hanging on so long that they do n't have enough money |
| 18 | Of course pyons have been around now for so long that you do n't need high energy machines to produce pyons . |
| 19 | I 've been waiting for this for so long that I do n't think I can wait any longer — ’ |
| 20 | No wonder he claims his fans are all threatening to top themselves ; they 're so stupid that they do n't realise jumping off a five-foot-high stage wo n't kill them — IM |
| 21 | Does she think me so stupid that I do n't know they do that ? |
| 22 | ‘ I should have phoned but the last few days have been so hectic that I did n't have time , ’ Claudia said as she gave Myra a brief account of finding Dana . |
| 23 | No one seems to worry about earthquakes , however : there was a slight tremor at about 8.30 a.m. one day last week , but it was so slight that I did n't notice it , although did . |
| 24 | They were made bearable only because Rosie and Francisco were so happy that they did n't notice her moods . |
| 25 | I remember I was due at one in the afternoon , but he was so busy that he did n't manage to get me till nine in the evening , but which time all my nerves had thankfully evaporated , and I guess I sang pretty well as a result . |
| 26 | That 's the other problem , it 's getting so complicated that I do n't understand half of it myself . |
| 27 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 28 | ‘ Your trust appeared so implicit that you did n't even see the need to warn me it was your first time . |
| 29 | I was so shocked that I did n't think about whether I was hurt or not . ’ |
| 30 | Robyn noticed every detail in a fraction of a second , registered the thought that he looked so wonderful that it did n't bear thinking about , and then she asked , with deliberate bluntness , ‘ What do you want ? ’ |