Example sentences of "[vb past] so [adj] [conj] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When this process was repeated several times the particles of the starting material became so small that the total surface area available for reaction was very great . |
2 | But the winds became so fierce that the whole forest shook . |
3 | I never heard so much as a malicious word or imputation . |
4 | His leg swung so close that the smooth black cloth brushed against her breast , setting the nerve-endings tantalisingly on edge . |
5 | In 1798 , General Humbert of France came over and won a battle near there , but he took so long that the nearby towns had time to refortify . |
6 | Waterers Landscaping became involved in the project in September and proved so popular that the original £150,000 contract grew and grew . |
7 | The sand proved so soft that the overloaded lorries repeatedly bogged down . |