Example sentences of "[verb] so [adv] [conj] [noun] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took the view , shared by counsel , that no similar privilege was justified so far as copyright was concerned . |
| 2 | Fortunately the coughing did n't really matter so far as Tinkerbell was concerned … the light is supposed to flash erratically … but the noise was rather off-putting . |
| 3 | His condition deteriorated so rapidly that Brian was unable to reach his father 's bedside in New York before he died . |
| 4 | It happened so fast that Mike was left with his arm still outstretched , towards the dinner-jacketed body of his brother . |
| 5 | In fact time went so quickly that Shelley was surprised when the crowded room fell silent , and the sound of the church clock in the square drifted through the little café . |
| 6 | LABOUR 'S health spokesman , Mr Robin Cook , claimed during health questions that eye tests were dropping so steeply since charges were imposed earlier this year that they were heading for a fall of three million , but health minister Mrs Virginia Bottomley said the Government had not yet reviewed the effect of charges . |
| 7 | ‘ I wonder , ’ said Ian and laughed so genuinely that Julia was reassured . |
| 8 | None was admitted so long as Coleman was alive . |
| 9 | Eventually they ran so far that mines were sited as much as 55m/60yds behind the first German line ; the longest , at Kruisstraat , ran for some 658m/720yds . |