Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [conj] [verb] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the improvements that have so far been effective — the so-called Green Revolution programmes — have been highly energy-intensive because of their dependence on irrigation , fertilisers and mechanisation . |
| 2 | They set about an extensive programme of repair and renovation of the complex and have so far successfully restored one of the Clutterbuck water wheels , as well as a Tangye Compound Steam Engine ( plus a portable boiler ) , that formerly powered stick making machinery . |
| 3 | With few exceptions ( see below ) , all the haematological and biochemical values were normal at the start of the study and remained so throughout . |
| 4 | She saw his mouth , the mouth that had so nearly covered hers , curve into a provocative smile . |
| 5 | Another thousand pounds , if it could be obtained , would perhaps be sufficient for the building of a small Laboratory , and for the cleaning and repairs so urgently required both in the Schoolrooms and in the School house . " |
| 6 | ‘ The National Front Disco ’ is such a self-evidently silly title and the sentiments and tone so obviously satirical that you 'd have to be pretty blinkered to be offended by it . |
| 7 | ‘ No chance , ’ she stated swiftly on a light laugh , and quickly dismissed the subject by turning to her host with a query about the wine that went so well with the meal . |
| 8 | The Picture that had so nearly secured its hold faded from the refracting blankness in the instant it took Harry to realize what it was that Kingdom wanted from him . |
| 9 | All this will be used as a basis for a critical scrutiny of the efforts that have so far been made to stimulate rural development , and the changing fortunes of the rural population in this part of Pakistan . |
| 10 | It is a considerable headache for Taylor , whose plan to retain the midfield that performed so effectively against Norway last month is in danger of being destroyed . |
| 11 | He felt she was about to laugh aloud and he wanted to join her , his every thought consumed with the miracle that had so suddenly happened to bring Ken back to them . |
| 12 | Folly stared unseeing at the crumpled sheets , as if the bed that had so recently harboured their ecstasy might now prove the anodyne to pain . |
| 13 | Is this what we have been waiting for all these years , the answer that has so far eluded us ? |
| 14 | Even in the Elizabethan and Stuart era rural communities in certain regions such as the West Riding of Yorkshire or the West Midlands had an industrial character that marked them off from the societies that have so far been described . |
| 15 | It was very quiet in the kitchen except for the clock in the corner that ticked so loudly that it sounded as if it would burst out of its case . |
| 16 | Among the publishers that have so far acted as hosts are OUP and Pinter Publishers . |
| 17 | Very often florists ' flowers are received in the form of bouquets or presentation arrangements , and one is always very reluctant to press immediately some of the flowers that have so kindly been sent . |
| 18 | The 1993 editions are therefore concentrating on different areas of the world and have so far covered the Middle East and the United States of America . |
| 19 | In their dancing Genet detects a display , almost a confession , of the femininity that contrasted so strongly with their masculinity , and an acceptance of , even a desire for , annihilation . |
| 20 | The trouble was that the land belonged to a family who lived in London and owned parcels of land all over the country and had so far resisted all attempts to relinquish this innocuous piece of British soil . |
| 21 | We know that both Charles and Diana are anxious to fulfil their duties to the Crown and do so conscientiously . |
| 22 | Dervaux conducts much of the set and does so well . |
| 23 | Not all of this man 's behaviour has yet been revealed , of course , but I can assure you that there is one incident to come which in itself justifies almost any degree of the pain that has so far been applied to his brain and his skin and his bones . |
| 24 | Shelley felt a tug at her heart at the sudden attraction of him , the perfect body and the face that looked so much more natural and attractive out here in the warm southern wind . |
| 25 | And try as she might she could not detach her eyes from the object on the table that had so totally winded her . |
| 26 | Preparing for bed in the new wing that was not now a new wing , after the fire that seemed so long ago , Groa heard the chorussing and the laughter , muffled through two walls , and smiled . |
| 27 | Her arms went round his shoulders , she buried her hot , wet face in his throat , kissing the pulse that beat so rapidly there , and she felt so moved , so deeply in love , that a hoarse sob escaped her lips and a second later she was dragging air into her lungs in a shaky breath filled with emotion . |
| 28 | Giving judgment in a case that has so far been heard in camera , Mr Justice Hoffmann ruled that Mr William Goodwin , a journalist working for The Engineer , must hand over his notes of a telephone conversation with his source . |
| 29 | Several boats had followed and were waiting to transport the tourists back to a civilisation that seemed so very far away from the respite of these fascinating caves . |
| 30 | He also sent us out to a dhow in the harbour to fish ; we had never before been on a vessel that rode so close to the water . |