Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [vb pp] so [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had n't realized that I 'd followed so closely in his footsteps . |
| 2 | I 'd behaved so badly towards you right from the beginning that you were justified in calling me an ogre . |
| 3 | Leaning in , choked , I saw the banner above the pulpit in the chapel I had attended so regularly as a child . |
| 4 | But it was a shock to hear the exact tone of bitter resentment that I had heard so often in England and felt so often myself . |
| 5 | I guess I owe everything I 've achieved so far to him ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ One thing I 've not been happy with is that I 've played so well during the practices , and whenever I step onto the court for a match there 's a bit missing from what I can do . |
| 7 | I 've waited so long for this . ’ |
| 8 | Erm , I , I , I did n't say the question lightly it 's just that I think it needs watching , and I wondered how it was , because I 've heard so often in the past , that people have so many lines of enquiries , but the money goes , and you know , it 's all marvellous , and I 'm not suggesting |
| 9 | I 've dreamed so often of you , only to wake in the morning , abandoned , my life dark , my soul thirsty . ’ |
| 10 | Do n't run it back cos a I 've got so far on it . |
| 11 | Despite some simplification and the occasional caricature , I doubt there is much in what I have said so far with which to argue . |
| 12 | ‘ This is the best I have played so close to Wimbledon , ’ confirmed Edberg , and no one was disputing the fact . |
| 13 | ‘ I know who I was when I got up this morning , but I have changed so often since then . |
| 14 | From the knowledge I have acquired so far of Johnson , I can not imagine him forbearing to make comment , nor can I imagine Boswell not seeking advice and guidance . |
| 15 | I have spoken so far in an ordinary way of episodes of consciousness and of experiences , occasionally of modes and states of consciousness , and also of sensations , moods , perceptions , desires , thoughts , intending , deciding , and so on . |
| 16 | They will even try to understand the words I have spent so long in writing . |
| 17 | I have talked so far about teacher training and education without distinguishing between pre-service and in-service programmes . |
| 18 | And she has entrusted the musical Midases who have turned all she has touched so far to gold with the job of making her a new Garland . |
| 19 | You did n't disagree with Dad the other day , anyhow , when he remarked that since you 'd worked so hard for your qualifications it was a pity that there was n't a firm around here large enough for you to use them . |
| 20 | No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance . |
| 21 | However fraught the relationship with their mother , how could she have cared so little for the older woman as to send notice of her intentions through another teenager ? |
| 22 | ‘ How can she have deteriorated so seriously in such a short time , when she only came here for a check-up ? ’ |
| 23 | How could she have melted so completely under his kiss ? |
| 24 | You are given a much needed breathing space to sit back and assess what progress you 've made so far in life and where you 're likely to go from here . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's the worst reason you 've given so far for marrying Mr Edgar , ’ I replied , shocked . |
| 26 | ‘ We ca n't have you fading away to nothing , after you 've done so well for yourself these last few years . ’ |
| 27 | I think they found it surprising , after all the trouble we 've gone to promote this loving relationship , that you 've strayed so long from my side . ’ |
| 28 | He stopped and looked into her face with those dark penetrating eyes which she had noticed so vividly on the night of the fire . |
| 29 | Pricewell 's gave Anna that inch or two of dignity she had felt so sorely in need of and that she now felt she could never again surrender . |
| 30 | More than likely , Emily 's absence last night had been part of the reason that she had reacted so ridiculously to Alexander Vass . |