Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] so [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Horrible that you should tempt me so heartlessly and — and pity me , ’ he spat at her .
2 It is true to this day in England that , if one has learning , one must wear it so lightly that it is unnoticeable .
3 They 'd get so much grain and they 'd eat it so quickly that it swelled out before they had time to digest it .
4 As she returned to her nest , looking around her , she could see it so clearly that it made her laugh .
5 But he said , thoughtfully , that he believed the Robemaker would weave anything so long as he was paid sufficiently highly .
6 He knew that the animal would either kill Sir Henry or would hurt him so badly that it would be easy to complete the murder . ’
7 At least , Peter had found them disastrous , and he would find them so again if Anna chose to try and charm Colonel Richardson out of his opinion of working clergy wives .
8 ‘ You realize , ’ he said as they ascended , ‘ that if you 're ever tempted to breathe a word of what you see here the Society will eradicate you so quickly and so thoroughly your mother wo n't even know you existed ? ’
9 When he turned to look at her , the firelight cast shadows across his body , so that she saw his arms not as arms , but as wings … and they will enfold me so strongly and so sweetly that I shall never want to be free …
10 I 've discovered that one can paint anything so long as it 's BIG !
11 Anyone can do it so long as they are not criminals or kids , and promise to play by the rules .
12 There can be few places where you can indulge yourself so cheaply as the chateaux of France 's Western Loire .
13 You can love them so much that you eat them all up , then there is no more affair .
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