Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] so [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should be your aim , to know your presentation so well that the mechanics of offering it are taken for granted . |
| 2 | Emily swallowed hard , how could she lower her pride so far as to approach the girl she had been so scornful of ? |
| 3 | Writing this down , I realize she is afraid , but this morning she shared her fear so publicly and laughed so heartily that this did n't strike me till now . |
| 4 | The shock of those soft words made her jump so badly that the room swayed , and with a gasp she felt the jade fly from her hand . |
| 5 | Roman 's cool , unexpected summons made her jump so violently that she spilled some champagne down the front of her dress . |
| 6 | She was hurt , more than she believed possible , to know that Roman regarded her work so lightly that he could throw an elephant-sized spanner in her path without even thinking . |
| 7 | Drawing a long breath , Sophie shook her head and hugged her godmother so lovingly that Helen 's eyes filled with tears . |
| 8 | They had clearly not done their homework so thoroughly as ATP before its coup d'etat over the Men 's Tennis Council in 1989 . |
| 9 | The world , apparently , did not feel its shame so strongly that it moved its hand to its wallet . |
| 10 | As a body , they have influenced government and secured their future so effectively that they and their agencies are written by name into the Statute Book . |
| 11 | It is astonishing that it should have preserved its character so well when it is close to Zurich . |
| 12 | She shook her head so violently that her hair flew . |
| 13 | She shook her head so violently that it hurt her neck . |
| 14 | Yes , well anybody can come in and trace their family so long as they know that they came from Sussex at some point and they 've got some , something to work on , they 've got some idea of which town or which village they came from . |
| 15 | Had he been so certain then he would n't still be guarding her name so zealously lest any whisper of their attachment got out and so caused Rosemary to decide never to see him again . |
| 16 | She defended her case so well that the prior gave judgement in her favour . |
| 17 | Yet she had timed her appearance so exactly that it seemed as if she had been forewarned of the train 's arrival . |
| 18 | If they are lost or stolen , you can recover their value so long as you have kept a note of their numbers separately . |
| 19 | Someone touched his elbow so timidly that he thought it had been accidental , until the gesture was repeated with more insistence . |
| 20 | It was not like Karr to use his privilege so crudely and for a moment he had been concerned by his friend 's behaviour . |
| 21 | ‘ Meaning , I can have my say so long as I do what you tell me ! ’ |
| 22 | Yet it is because they loved their partner so deeply that they are driven to seek ways of easing their pain and fear . |
| 23 | Yet ITV regards its competition so seriously that it refuses even to allow Sky the traditional news access to its exclusive sponsored events or permit the EBU to pass on its pictures from events such as athletics ' European Cup . |
| 24 | On the drive back to London , Quinn was silent as Sam told him the outcome of her trip to Washington and the decision of the White House to let him have his head so long as she went with him . |
| 25 | I think she undoubtedly added to the intrigue erm and difficulties of her court , erm one example , she was always getting people that she approved of , getting them plum jobs , and one example was one of the governors of Oxford , the most unpopular , one Sir Arthur Aston , who was so unpopular that he got attacked on the street , and then had to have a body guard paid for the city council , and then was curvetting on his horse in front of some ladies , and fell off and broke his leg so badly that he had to have it amputated , so from then on he had a wooden leg , erm that meant he had to stop being governor , and later on in the war , a countryman was coming into Oxford , and asked the sentinel ‘ who was governor still ’ , and by that time a friend of prince Rupert 's Sir William Leg was governor , and the answer was ‘ one Leg ’ , and the countryman 's reply was ‘ pox on him , is he governor still ? ’ . |
| 26 | But had I hurt your pride so badly that you 'd leave for England — when you had n't done your interview yet ! ’ |
| 27 | It 's because you loved your husband so much that you feel so much . |
| 28 | Damian 's deep voice drawled , and Rachel suddenly realised she was clutching her glass so tightly that the stem might have cracked . |
| 29 | The pup guzzles her milk so steadily and so hungrily that it swells almost visibly . |
| 30 | When she had to set a plate before him she could smell pomade on his hair , and her gaze was drawn to the long , clever hands which had once touched her body so intimately and unprofessionally . |