Example sentences of "so [adv] be a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ryan 's final chapters show that progress in this field will not so much be a threat to novelists , as a potentially rewarding challenge for narratologists . |
| 2 | Then conscience would not so much be a faculty of intuiting truths as a God-given power within us which — if put in control — will steer us in a particular direction , when it comes to choosing between ourselves and others . |
| 3 | I shall draw a comparison with the Act that I mentioned earlier , whose survival for so long is a sign of its success — that establishing the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 4 | Are you saying that , in fact , not having had sex for so long is a problem for you ? ’ |
| 5 | How he had put up with my attitude for so long is a mystery to me . |
| 6 | One of our Committee members , the Rev. Ray Arnold , gave a short address and dedication , saying that enterprises like this one can so easily be a flash in the pan , but this one has surmounted its problems so far and achieved much . |
| 7 | Psychiatry can so easily be a technique of brainwashing , of inducing behaviour that is adjusted , by ( preferably ) non-injurious torture … . |
| 8 | Getting the newcomer to the Broken Drum so easily was a stroke of luck , no doubt of it , and Ymor would probably reward him . |
| 9 | The fact that the City was able to resume normal business so quickly is a tribute to the adequacy of the contingency planning . |
| 10 | Home and dry — that should be your aim for winter — so here 's a look at some damp-proofing products which can help |
| 11 | Beefeater menus change to match the season , so here 's a preview of some of the special dishes and wines we 'll be featuring from June 10th alongside traditional favourites . |
| 12 | That the programme has gone so well is a measure of the enormous effort put into it by a partnership of centres and SCOTVEC . |
| 13 | Prerecording was possible ; so too were a range of optical and mechanical visual effects denied to the makers of The Time Machine and The Quatermass Experiment . |
| 14 | Kuzmitch did mention that Blake had been unimpressed by the American and British intervention in South Korea but so too were a lot of other people . |