Example sentences of "would so [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I did n't think for a minute that if we ever met again you would so bitterly slap it back in my face with no regard for my feelings . ’
2 As to the preparation of the material you would so well to consult your signwriter , usually they specify a well sealed surface as flat as possible , with protective coats of clear gloss applied after the lettering process .
3 Conversely , when that was just what she wanted , suddenly Leith felt alarm that her weekend with Naylor would so soon be over .
4 ‘ Anna , ’ said Mr Mulgrove with an effort ( he would so much have preferred to call her Mrs Bouverie ) , ‘ this is your supervisor . ’
5 I would so much like to be wise ,
6 It was odd , Hope thought , as he lay deeply sunk in the great feather mattress , how perfect and desirable such a dowry would so recently have been to John — for Mary was the only child and it was apparent that the landlord would give her everything .
7 In expressing that objection , other contemporaries were undoubtedly swayed by the realization that Lyell 's axiom would so greatly increase the age of the earth that it might threaten even a generous reading of Genesis .
8 One of the better songs , ‘ Sweet Sentiment 's Pet ’ , showed enormous flair for improvising irresistibly improbable rhymes : The final verse , a sort of policy recommendation , advocated the remedy that parliament would so readily agree to in the ensuing months ; one that was ‘ cheapest and quickest and best ’ :
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