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 | 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 ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Though civilization crumbles , let those who are civilized remain so to the end ! |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Already I think I found it painful to see so much vacuity without leisure , indolence without refinement . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He was even prepared to go so far as to admit that monotony was the most comfortable way . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ Against Turkey we saw a player of David Platt 's stature putting on a wonderful performance , where he was prepared to work so hard . |
| 16 | All too prone to neglect so that 's why we take good care of your teeth . |
| 17 | Chimney sweeps are few , and are not always willing to come so far out for a couple of chimneys . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , the fact that Saatchi has been prepared to offend so many dealers and artists does seem to have seriously damaged his credibility in the art world . |
| 19 | Perhaps we were wrong to expect so much of them . |
| 20 | Perhaps we were wrong to expect so much of them . |
| 21 | ‘ I suggest you would be sensible to do so . |
| 22 | ( 12 ) Where the reasons stated in a notice under this rule relate specifically to matters which ( a ) refer to a person identified in the notice other than the member in question ; and ( b ) are in the opinion of the board prejudicial to that person in any office or employment , the board shall , unless they consider it impracticable to do so , serve a copy of the notice on that person . |
| 23 | ‘ Mr Haigh 's car was well alight when Mr Connor pulled him from it and he was very brave to do so . ’ |
| 24 | It has been said of him that he would rather live in his native country , and not be allowed to publish , than go elsewhere and be free to do so . |
| 25 | No doubt you will wish to say ‘ Goodbye ’ to all your many friends and colleagues in industry and Government , so please feel free to do so in whatever way you feel appropriate . ’ |
| 26 | If you should wish to look inside the packet , before sending it , feel free to do so . |
| 27 | To this end it can be quite a good idea to sit down and make a list of all the social activities you would like to enjoy if you were free to do so -such as visiting and entertaining friends , going to the theatre , cinema , concerts , evening classes , study groups , church activities and special interest clubs , as well as the occasional holiday . |
| 28 | Everyone on board who was free to do so had attended the funeral , Ruth standing with the Carsons on the upper deck . |
| 29 | In addition , companies would not be required to join trade associations but would be free to do so if they wished ; members would be bonded to the management of the fund for a prescribed percentage of turnover on non-ATOL packages ; and they would also be able to bond at lower levels than those bonded to other bodies . |
| 30 | If you wish to add ribbons , feel free to do so . |