Example sentences of "much so that [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The attitude of some bondholders previously willing to surrender their bonds modified on learning of this privilege which they were previously and largely unaware of in connection with redemption , so much so that of the 47 bonds bought out , 24 holders elected to enjoy perpetual membership .
2 So much so that on several occasions when obliged to contact him on police matters , Markby had found him positively obstructive .
3 The sense of disappointment was as sharp as a blow , painful out of all proportion , so much so that for a moment I was almost angry with him for not being there .
4 So much so that for weeks at a time I could live without eidetiking at all .
5 So much so that for months afterwards I kept asking myself whether I 'd been wrong .
6 So much so that for cricket internationals , they cancel the best show .
7 So much so that at one point she was actually investigated by the Inquisition — in its mildest form — who were however unable to discipline or control her life .
8 the sound of Gothic Voices is altogether more familiar than that of the Taverner Consort , so much so that at times the listener can forget that this extraordinary music originated in 14th-century France , worlds away from the Oxbridge tradition .
9 In such instances allowance has to be made for these features when planning the design , so much so that at Woodchester Orpheus may , for this reason , have been displaced from his usual , central position ( pI .
10 Then , C angustifolius opens , the petals sometimes jerking open like springs , and so much so that at least the outer set of three curl backwards like the petals of a martagon lily , leaving three widespread and brilliantly golden petals to bask in the light ( easy , then , to see why it is called the ‘ Cloth of Gold ’ crocus ) .
11 The fine tradition of fund raising set by the guild had been continued by the branch , so much so that since October no less than £8,533 has been raised .
12 Cricket lore was handed down from Yorkshire dad to lad , so much so that in the end the family history itself was the enemy .
13 In the 1970 's and early ‘ 80 's the Club saw more changes than in the whole of its earlier history , so much so that in 1976 former President Tom Luker said of the course shortly before his death ( 1977 ) , ‘ It has been modified so many times it has gone full circle ’ .
14 Subscriptions increased rapidly throughout the inflation-sick 1970's , so much so that in 1970 the men 's subscription had been only £28 but by 1980 was £126.50 + V.A.T. ( In 1960 it was £14 and today ( 1986 ) is £165 + V.A.T. ) .
15 Scolding wives seem to have predominated , so much so that in 1673 a jury demanded that the borough provide a cage and ducking-stool for the punishment of scolds and ‘ lewd ’ women .
16 So much so that in America the Black Panthers studied it for tips on guerrilla tactics !
17 The PLO rather than Jordan reaped the fruit , so much so that after the collapse of the Jordanian-PLO accord in 1986 many Village Leaguers were rehabilitated in Jordanian eyes .
18 So much so that after his arrival at Darlington Hall , even the brief exchanges necessary to communicate information relating to work took place in an atmosphere of mutual embarrassment .
19 To make matters even more wretched than they already were , Celia cried both day and night and because of Liza 's deepening depression Harriet found it was she who was forced to bear the brunt of this , so much so that after a while she simply swept up baby and cot and took them into her own bedroom .
20 The Mapplewell and Staincross Hospital Committee was formed in 1887 and the colliery owners and public of this area played a prominent part in maintaining the hospital ; so much so that by 1935 the three bed hospital now had 153 beds and its income had increased from £300 to £18,000 .
21 However , as knowledge becomes increasingly use-specific , its portability declines , perhaps so much so that by the time it is embodied in a specific new product it can only spill over to producers of very similar substitute products .
22 They attracted increased attention soon after the Roman conquest , so much so that by the end of the first century the great sanctuary and classical temple dedicated to Sulis Minerva , together with the bathing establishment , had been fully developed .
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