Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we are seeing is not some kooky ‘ Generation with no name ’ but a crisis , in , well ( sorry to sound so meaningful ) , Western philosophy . |
| 2 | The rioting ignited here in 1986 became so severe that on the second day President Kaunda imposed a curfew and closed all of Zambia 's borders . |
| 3 | With so many shades of grey to choose from , how can you be so sure that it 's right to see so much in your life in terms of black and white ? |
| 4 | I also have a ‘ 63 black Strat which I got recently and that plays so neat ! |
| 5 | The theme and each variation are extremely brief , only eleven bars , and each finishes so quickly and changes mood so rapidly that at a first hearing one can not possibly grasp the course of events . |
| 6 | I am sorry to observe so little Care taken of the Education of our Youth designed for the Sea , even such as have a Prospect of commanding Ships either in the Government or Merchant Service : The element in which they live renders them rough and boisterous which makes a little Education more necessary to give them an early Byass . |
| 7 | that stands so meekly by |
| 8 | The substance of all that has so far been written in this chapter illustrates how there can be established a firm belief that God and man have developed from a common origin , the origin itself being irrelevant . |
| 9 | All that has so far been written in this book , has been directed towards instilling in the reader a curiosity about the ideas behind the concept of ‘ The Created God ’ , and in offering justifications for , and explanations of , the various arguments and assumptions put forward , and virtually for justifying the writing of the book at all . |
| 10 | The quantum theory created then has proved adequate for all that has so far followed it . |
| 11 | But keep in mind the possibility that Candida is the culprit — some cases of candidiasis need far more stringent treatment than that described so far . |
| 12 | Though civilization crumbles , let those who are civilized remain so to the end ! |
| 13 | Many were also given lockable doors to preserve privacy , and curtains to prevent draughts ; indeed , some became so elaborate that during the 1630s the Bishop of Norwich , Richard Corbett , was led to remark wryly that they lacked ‘ nothing but beds to hear the word of God on ’ . |
| 14 | NOW that Lennox Lewis has earned a world-title shot it 's interesting to see so many people who previously dubbed him a Canadian imposter jumping on the Brit-for-Champ bandwagon . |
| 15 | Why should this make so great a difference ? |
| 16 | With its efficient sights , this became so popular that it soon almost ousted the longbow ; in fact this was the last meeting at which the silver arrow was won by an archer using a longbow . |
| 17 | Baling out over Malta had now become a somewhat risky business , as Doug Whitney recalls : ‘ They ( the Maltese ) were so bitter about the bombing that they inclined to treat anyone baling out as an enemy and this became so bad we all carried revolvers to protect ourselves until we could convince them otherwise . |
| 18 | Already I think I found it painful to see so much vacuity without leisure , indolence without refinement . |
| 19 | Just a few paragraphs in and we are plunged into the fog and grime of the capital : in 1817 the American Ambassador was enveloped in a midday fog in Bond Street so thick that he felt tempted to ask how the English became so great with so little daylight . |
| 20 | He was even prepared to go so far as to admit that monotony was the most comfortable way . |
| 21 | But though none might be prepared to go so far as that , all British parties would quickly realize that apparent discrimination against women in their lists would do them a lot of harm . |
| 22 | It is clear that one of the reasons why the companies were prepared to invest so much in the provision of housing for their workmen was because they could influence employees living in company houses at the pit gates far more effectively than those living in a more mixed community several miles from their place of work . |
| 23 | Not that their newly re-upholstered troubled-funk rhythms would n't make converts of you all on the spot , but it 's heartening to see so many so attached to , well , so little . |
| 24 | I think it 's really quite heartening to see so many aspects that the City Council are already taking notice of , and really are already putting it into their policies to view the environment as something precious , something we 've got to look after , but you 're warning us not to be too complacent are n't you ? |
| 25 | Every thirteen years the eye needs double the amount of light to see so good lighting is very important in making the most of sight . |
| 26 | And I remember an earlier epoch when the geologists were told by the physicists , including the great Lord Kelvin himself , that they were foolish to postulate so many millions of years for earth history , when it could easily be calculated from classic physics that this was quite impossible . |
| 27 | Study of this has so far been limited , but several aspects have emerged . |
| 28 | ‘ Against Turkey we saw a player of David Platt 's stature putting on a wonderful performance , where he was prepared to work so hard . |
| 29 | All too prone to neglect so that 's why we take good care of your teeth . |
| 30 | Chimney sweeps are few , and are not always willing to come so far out for a couple of chimneys . |