Example sentences of "[vb pp] so [adv] [conj] [pers pn] [is] " in BNC.

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1 That 's something which has developed so quickly that it 's almost ahead of us ( as it were ) in terms of planning .
2 I am delighted that they have done so well that it is now proposed , even in these difficult times , to increase their establishment .
3 ‘ Hullo ! ’ , and this may be said so softly that it is almost inaudible and we only see the nostrils tremble .
4 The terrified farmboy , Thomas , miserably seasick but comforted by being set to tend sheep , calves and poultry in the depths of the ship , is protected so far as it is possible by the sturdy Jesse , but both are subject to the appalling cruelty of the captain , Daniel Swift .
5 Without their dedicated service , the prison would not be run so well as it is .
6 Staffing standards therefore exceed the 4/73 baseline by a fifth and that should be welcomed so far as it is an attempt to provide favourably for a group in need .
7 The book is read so easily because it is almost devoid of mathematical formulae , normally the very foundation of engineering work .
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