Example sentences of "[vb infin] so [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the percentage of electrification in the Spanish system is much higher than in Britain and will remain so even after the completion of BR 's current major electrification project on the East Coast Main Line . |
| 2 | His shoes , his books , his leather trunks and saddlery would similarly be covered in green mould and would remain so now until the end of the rainy season . |
| 3 | ‘ Well dear , and what do you want so early in the morning ? ’ she asked , rubbing her hands together . |
| 4 | And how do they react to those activities which might not chime so sweetly in the ears of employers … to Rastafarianism , feminism , peace campaigning or the like ? |
| 5 | It seems only apposite that he should hover so often on the edge of the ‘ pathetic fallacy ’ , as for instance in the assault on Caradhras , where Aragorn and Boromir insist the wind has ‘ fell voices ’ and that stone-slips are aimed , or on the bridge at Khazad-dûm , where Gandalf is ‘ like a wizened tree ’ , but the Balrog a mixture of fire and shadow , a ‘ flame of Udûn ’ — checked only for a moment by Boromir 's horn . |
| 6 | But it will do so strictly within the framework of the democratic process by giving up any legal and political advantages , presenting its programme and defending it in discussions , [ and ] co-operating with other social and political forces … |
| 7 | We worried Sweden yesterday and we can do so again in the final . ’ |
| 8 | It certainly is a good story but it is hard to believe that a designer as experienced as Tupolev would casually use such information without first carefully checking it out , particularly if one considers the history of the Russian aircraft industry which over the years has sprung many surprises upon the West and will doubtless do so again in the future . |
| 9 | The prince said he would do so only at the head of an army of 60,000 men ; the parlement pronounced him a contumacious vassal , and sentenced him to loss of the duchy . |
| 10 | He said at a reception at the circuit that it was amazing that modern grand prix cars could lap so fast on the twisty and demanding Leicestershire circuit . |
| 11 | This explanation does not work so well for the majority of the texts of Scaevola , which are not excerpts from a dogmatic tract in which the jurist was discussing the disparate regimes of legacy and trust , but opinions given in practical cases . |
| 12 | They do n't hug so well without the belt ; bum 's a little saggy , to tell the truth , but fashion is n't my top priority these days . |
| 13 | For all the government 's anti-planning rhetoric , it is ironic that land use planning should re-emerge so strongly within the context of a privatised urban regeneration agenda . |
| 14 | Why did Angelica Kauffman return so often to the image of Penelope , wife of Ulysses mother of Telemachus , who was abandoned by her husband when he went off to fight the Trojan Wars , and had to fend off a pack of vulture-like suitors who wanted to take over Ulysses ' estate , wealth and derelict wife . |
| 15 | Seeing him return so early from the fields , his wife , who was an energetic , hard-working woman , called out : " What ! |
| 16 | ‘ Why did it take so long for the world to wake up to what was going on , ’ she asked repeatedly . |
| 17 | Well there 's the gate , he can only go so far with the gate anyway , so it wo n't really matter yeah yeah you ought to see all the pegs at the back of me fridge |
| 18 | And not many units will cope so well with the transition from studio friendliness to instant big-gig compatibility . |
| 19 | By contrast , the decision to impose conditions is taken by the policeman , and it may be that the courts will not defer so readily to the judgment of a single person as to what the scope of his powers actually is . |
| 20 | I can not agree with the view that consulting Hansard will add so greatly to the cost of litigation , that on this ground alone we should refuse to do so . |
| 21 | He did not doubt that she was a prisoner , for these were the Warden 's men who they had thought would not dare come so far into the forest . |
| 22 | It seems rather strange to me that something which is patently strategic should come so far down the list of factors even er below satisfactory access for example . |
| 23 | ‘ All in all , we now believe that the corner has indeed been turned , although it would be a brave man who would say so categorically with the UK economy still in such an uncertain state . ’ |
| 24 | If the parties to an agreement want to refer their disputes to an expert and to keep the dispute out of court , they must say so specifically in the agreement . |