Example sentences of "so [pers pn] is [adj] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many church magazines attract a readership far wider than the congregation , so it is strategic that these be prepared as attractively as possible both in content and format to create a favourable response . |
| 2 | A. Discus would normally begin to display courtship at the age of nine months , so it is possible that all your Discus are of the same sex . |
| 3 | This underwater world has not yet been thoroughly explored , so it is possible that unknown monsters exist there . |
| 4 | The ultimate source is Sir John Hawkins , who remarks , in what appears to be a personal recollection , that Handel had ‘ a favourite Rucker harpsichord , the keys whereof , by incessant practise , were hollowed like the bowl of a spoon ’ In justice to Hawkins it must be stated that he does have a reputation for being , for his time , a careful scholar , so it is unfortunate that this brief , almost casual remark , should have been embellished with a little fanciful romancing that appears to be added only to enliven his text with some colourful anecdote . |
| 5 | When I reply to debates , it is my custom to have heard all the speeches that have been made , so it is unfortunate that pressing circumstances outside the House have led me this evening to commit the grave discourtesy of not being in my place to hear as many speeches as I should have liked . |
| 6 | Most of the people , just over two thirds , who spent all the last year of their life in a residential or nursing home were 85 or more , and it is this age group which is predicted to increase most rapidly in the next twenty years ( Central Statistical Office ( CSO ) , 1989 ) so it is likely that increasing numbers will spend the last year of their lives in such homes . |
| 7 | However , as the reality of the economic situation presses in on the government so it is inevitable that more sensible and pragmatic policies are adopted 2 or 3 years into office . |
| 8 | The initial design of the system assumed that levels of attainment were two years of learning apart , so it is unlikely that most statements of attainment will be usable by any teacher without more detailed teaching plans . |