Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] so [adj] [that] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Much later it struck me as odd that I experienced no superstitious fear or repugnance in the presence of a dead body , although I am so squeamish that more than once I have had to ask a neighbour to deal with a dead rabbit that one of the cats had brought in during the night . |
2 | At other times they are so vague that almost anything can be interpreted as falling within the guidelines ( rather like the very broad articles of association of a company ) . |
3 | They were so accurate that frequently bees were ready and waiting when the experimenters arrived to refill the sugar solution . |
4 | In a simple sale of the whole of a seller 's property , the title to which is registered , the form of transfer of whole will apply ; it 's so simple that commonly one dictates it " off the cuff " , and the top copy is made on front of Form 19 or Form 19(JP) so that it can be used for that purpose . |
5 | The vegetation that has not yet been destroyed by the goats and donkeys seems a mass of sharp thorns , and in some places it is so thick that even the goats can get through only on their knees . |
6 | Only one explanation fitted all the facts , and it was so far-fetched that more than once she dismissed it . |
7 | It was so sudden that even her doctors were taken by surprise , and to her husband the news came as a profound shock . |