Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [verb] so [adv] that " in BNC.

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1 However , he did n't have time now for self-reproach , nor to wonder why Isabel 's seeming betrayal had cut so deeply that he had instantly thought the worst of her , had immediately accepted Matilda 's word though he 'd known how vindictive and spiteful the woman could be .
2 Yet the boy had insinuated so knowingly that the Commander had begun to wonder if perhaps he suffered from lapses of memory .
3 Their last meeting had ended so unpleasantly that it was difficult to change course suddenly .
4 Ruth 's heart began to thump so loudly that she thought he must hear it .
5 But the pendulum had swung so far that some return to less than enthusiasm was inevitable .
6 His illness had advanced so rapidly that he was unable to move outside his Beith home to give evidence .
7 Then reality started to move so fast that by the time he caught up it was all over and they were parked on the hard shoulder .
8 The responsibility had lain so heavily that it took some time to readjust .
9 His backsliding into sloth had happened so slowly that he had n't been aware of it .
10 The converter had worked so effectively that he suffered only mild carbon monoxide poisoning .
11 By the end of the evening he described his voice as being in the most distressing condition , the problem had returned so acutely that he was hardly able to speak .
12 The time had passed so quickly that she had n't realised how late it was , or that the daylight had faded to dusk .
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