Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] so [adv] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 'd cared so much about concealing his past when he was alive , it seemed unfair to reveal it after he was dead , ’ Ashley said ruefully . |
| 2 | ‘ You seem very well-informed , ’ said Mrs. Fanshawe , pleased because she had succeeded so well in pulling herself together . |
| 3 | It seemed to him that he had come so far in discovering so much about his problem but was unable to bring about any substantial change . |
| 4 | Or simply because they had come so close to rescuing him ? |
| 5 | She had come so close to losing the man she loved . |
| 6 | Such a strange thought when a moment ago she had fantasised so cheerfully of touching him ! |
| 7 | As their only match preparation for the Test , it was patently inadequate but it did alert them to the vast difference between the cricketing conditions and environment in the Caribbean and those in Australia and New Zealand where they had performed so impressively in gaining the semi-finals of the World Cup . |
| 8 | This year , as well as his old regulars , the Hoflins , Busacher , and old Anton , the répétiteur from Vienna , he had invited his friends on the theatre committee who had assisted so nobly in quelling the Gesner revolt , and Luiza , Freddi and Alfred , who came nearly every year but not so often they took it for granted . |
| 9 | The Communists had gone so far towards accepting any ally that the Daily Worker expressed hopes that " this may prove to be a new , broad democratic movement , based primarily on the youth of the country " . |
| 10 | ‘ A senior police officer and a police surgeon , both very pleasant and helpful , admitted that in their courting days they had indeed persevered and had sexual intercourse despite protests from the women they were with ; an actor asked in fascination how it could possibly be called rape if a woman had gone so far before protesting ; a dentist [ stated ] ‘ I have had it with dozens of women against their will . |
| 11 | No doubt that was why Maman had insisted so rashly on seeing Anderson . |