Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] so [adj] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And before she could utter so much as a squeak he clapped his hand over her mouth , swung her into his arms , and they were out of the flat and into his car without so much as a curtain twitching . |
| 2 | He had learned to bear their ridicule without so much as a tear , but the names Sweetheart called him when she was really angry could make his body hurt like a bad pain on the inside . |
| 3 | The questions she had feared earlier seemed to be taking physical shape in the shadowy corners of the room , phantoms waiting to trap her if she dropped her guard for so much as a second . |
| 4 | With which she stalked past him and into the hall without so much as a backward glance at Theda , standing by the desk , a look of new hope in her eyes . |
| 5 | I make several trots down the run without so much as a tremble of the float . |
| 6 | There I was congratulating myself on surviving the winter without so much as a sniffle , when I was suddenly struck down without warning . |
| 7 | He 'd left her at the inn without so much as a word , and here he was , calmly indulging his hobby while she 'd had to trek after him . |
| 8 | Watching the girl slink from the room without so much as a goodnight , Alice took hold of her husband 's hand . |
| 9 | He stood up then and walked from the room without so much as a backward glance . |
| 10 | She stood up and walked from the room without so much as a backward glance , and Shae looked down at her hands , surprised to find they were trembling , though they 'd been rock steady just minutes before . |
| 11 | Not only did Shearer fail to score , but Monkou also refused him licence for so much as a solitary shot at goal . |
| 12 | Lisa had flung out through the door without so much as a glance at him , and on legs made of rubber had fled to the lift . |
| 13 | You see , ’ she went on earnestly , ‘ if you were to change the past by so much as a second , do just one minute thing differently , the results could be catastrophic . |
| 14 | If , as its Members will , it seeks to bring about such change , it must rely upon other agencies if it is to shift the location of so much as a single molecule . |
| 15 | Savouring the sweet taste of his victory , he did not even acknowledge the Controller 's presence by so much as a glance in his direction . |