Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] have [vb pp] so [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Indeed , the business of turning some of the Act 's most central provisions into the regulations needed to implement them has proved so exceedingly complex that some crucial regulations , more than six years later , are still in draft . |
2 | ‘ I did n't know you 'd got so bleeding sensitive , ’ she said , pulling a filthy pair of leggings on over the nappy . |
3 | The young Southampton prospect did accumulate a 5–2 lead in the second set , but tentative returns enabled the 25 year old Swede to claim five consecutive games , robbing Wilkinson of the Masters singles title he had worked so diligently for . |
4 | It was as if , all of a sudden , all the hidden anxieties and fears she had hidden so expertly were now overwhelming her . |
5 | ‘ It should not be so difficult a decision for him in the best interests of an organisation in which he believes and for which I know he has worked so hard . ’ |
6 | ‘ It should not be so difficult a decision for him in the best interests of an organisation in which he believes and for which I know he has worked so hard . ’ |
7 | ‘ I am delighted and surprised it has happened so quickly , ’ Mr Janner said . |
8 | I regard it as a way of living for the future , but what I feel I have learned so far is just the tip of the iceberg . |
9 | Hearing the pet name he had used so seldom nearly caved her in completely , but she looked up at him with a bright smile . |
10 | He seemed tired and perplexed and , without invitation , began to summarise what had happened so far , ticking the points off on his fingers . |
11 | Do n't be impatient , assimilate the knowledge and learning you 've gained so far and then when the time is right you will coast forward even faster . |
12 | Richard and I thought you had settled so nicely ’ — as if I was some sort of jelly — and then , ‘ Well , if you really want to , I suppose it would be nice for you to earn a little pin money . ’ |
13 | He had enjoyed the performance but felt it had become so obviously a theatrical production that it was now a long way from what had taken place in the Middle Ages . |
14 | You 're always gon na have objections , I think you 've seen so far , throughout the whole sales process , some are more awkward than others but you got by them but the majority will come when you ask for the business , or go to ask for the business . |
15 | On the board this morning we 're going to have a bash at thinking about some targets , we 're going to have a bash think about , how you think you 've done so far ? |
16 | Now then , if the council could , could 've come to some agreement and put in there , it would of made it right for us , now , you see we 've done so before , this is what I do n't like about he , he applies for planning permission does er the notice was no bigger than six inches long and four |
17 | It was good to put a name — totally meaningless though it was — to two faces he had seen so briefly . |