Example sentences of "[adv] so [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why should the Roman Church in Constantine 's time have adopted such a position , theologically so scandalous ? |
| 2 | Then he realised that they were presumably so poor that even a choice of cornflakes or lumpy porridge , along with underdone toast and margarine , had the overwhelming attraction of being free . |
| 3 | Act 1974 , I/we [ ] of [ ] having agreed to purchase [ ] ( " the Article " ) for use at work , hereby undertake in accordance with the above Section that I/we will implement the Specified Steps as set out below in order to ensure , so far as reasonably practicable , that the Article will be safe and without risks to health when properly so used . |
| 4 | The disorder interferes with normal secretions — the lungs clog up with sticky phlegm , digestive juices do n't run properly so certain nutrients are n't absorbed , the sinuses get blocked and other problems , including diabetes , can occur . |
| 5 | The Misses Wynne flew to the window and exclaimed in ecstasy over the view of roof-tops and more roof-tops , and then exclaimed again at their luck in finding somewhere so peaceful and perfect . |
| 6 | ‘ But real life is rarely so tidy . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , life is rarely so easy for the cocoa collector . |
| 8 | Real systems are rarely so simple ; their behaviour can normally be described only in terms of many variables . |
| 9 | Things are , however , rarely so simple . |
| 10 | I am rarely so drunk that I ca n't talk or walk straight . |
| 11 | In fact , decisions are rarely so rational or even conscious . |
| 12 | The persons surveyed were certainly eminent , but mostly people ( even politicians ! ) whose achievements were rarely so enduring as to place them in the class apart to which we would assign the truly original thinkers in history . |
| 13 | People are rarely so rude that you can say , ‘ Look , we 're not enjoying this , are we ? |
| 14 | In practice , these distinctions are rarely so clear , and many severely disabled people will have needs for multiple support which cross these agency boundaries . |
| 15 | Pittagora was rarely so communicative . |
| 16 | This Government is rarely so generous with the taxpayers ' money , espe cially to people who seek out an in vestment opportunity which does n't involve paying UK tax . |
| 17 | It made the readers share in the horror it described and thereby so disgusted , shocked and outraged them that instead of tending to encourage anyone to homosexuality , drug-taking or brutal violence it would have precisely the reverse effect . |
| 18 | I think the end result was that erm I say this man was dead so Married man with four children just coming home from work , minding his own business . |
| 19 | I bang my head , I cut my scalp , yeah , everybody , I bang my head , I cut my scalp , not massive bleeding none of the bandages we 're doing this morning are to do with massive bleeding , they 're all to do with what we call minor wounds , right so small cut , but it needs attention , okay , so I cut my scalp |
| 20 | Right so capital Y for that . |
| 21 | Right so instantaneous . |
| 22 | Right so cross |
| 23 | What was perhaps so satisfying about the sermon was that it was able to turn an apparently negative quality into a positive asset . |
| 24 | A further characteristic which is perhaps so obvious that it is rarely remarked on , is that farming is a skilled occupation . |
| 25 | The major exception is the ubiquitous iron knife , perhaps so common and such a personal item that it was felt to be expendable . |
| 26 | It is still lived in by the direct descendant of Sir John Damer , who was perhaps so appalled by the building programme of his brother , Viscount Milton , first Earl of Dorchester , at Milton Abbas , that he vowed to build a small house for himself . |
| 27 | This occurs when a politician , perhaps so senior that he is notionally responsible for the agency itself , makes it known that he would be very pleased if some particularly sensitive and hazardous intelligence coup could be attained , usually in order to enhance domestic political popularity . |
| 28 | That the wall over this altar is no longer bare demonstrates the new , forward-looking nature of the hitherto so tragic , so complicated relations between the Germans and Czechs , and of their reciprocal readiness now to be reconciled ‘ . |
| 29 | Overall , the southern States are major beneficiaries of Federal spending , especially so relative to their contributions to the Federal exchequer , in considerable part because of the success of their Senators and Representatives in the pork barrel . |
| 30 | He broke off , and looked suddenly so exhausted and worn that Leith just did n't have the heart to tell him what an offensive brute his cousin had been . |