Example sentences of "so [adv] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much for looking for excitement . |
| 2 | Nadirpur said : ‘ I thank you so much for saving Ahn 's life . |
| 3 | So much for writing reports . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank you so much for seeing that . |
| 5 | So much for clarifying the doctrine of neutrality . |
| 6 | And thank you so much for ringing . |
| 7 | So much for telling the truth . |
| 8 | So much for trying to make a science out of commonsense ! |
| 9 | So much for trying to get away . |
| 10 | ‘ Thank you so much for bringing us , ’ she said softly . |
| 11 | ‘ Thank you so much for getting those books for me . ’ |
| 12 | Actually granny 's got this thing about saving money in every possible way so you ring up and say hello and then she 'll sort of , right now tha lovely for calling , thank you so much for calling , now bye you know and you have n't even said anything , you feel really |
| 13 | So much for relaxing on the beach , she thought . |
| 14 | I said , ‘ Thank you so much for letting me win ’ . |
| 15 | Thank you so much for letting me in and everything . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Thank you so much for praying . ’ |
| 17 | So much for abandoning philoi . |
| 18 | ‘ Thank you so much for coming , Helen . |
| 19 | That 's wonderful and thank you so much for coming today . |
| 20 | So much for ensuring that the rights of the individual or of an organisation are not disregarded by an inspector 's investigation taking place in private . |
| 21 | So basically for drawing all designs that are to be in a single colour , relying on texture for their effect , I use the Fancy Patterns option . |
| 22 | David Papps walks his dog Champ around his home at Matson in Gloucester on a lead , after being ordered to pay what dog wardens believe is the stiffest fine so far for breaking new laws on dog control . |
| 23 | ‘ That 's the worst reason you 've given so far for marrying Mr Edgar , ’ I replied , shocked . |
| 24 | They precept on the constituent district councils and they receive direct grant from Government and the problems encountered in Derbyshire where the county council reduced the budget approved by the police authority have been quite eliminated and that My Lords is the only reasons that I have been able to trace so far for amending the law as this Bill proposes . |
| 25 | This stick had been used so often for beating me that it was now quite smooth . |
| 26 | We know , do n't we , that Lamb has n't been fined so heavily for breaching a harsh contract . |
| 27 | A master might also hit you with a pencil box on the buttocks , if you had n't learnt your " verbs " and I was once shaken so violently for crossing out a word in my exercise book when I had been told not to , that I nearly fell down with giddiness . |