Example sentences of "so [adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For so long I 'd managed to hold off your curiosity but I was near to breaking-point . |
| 2 | He 'd had ideas about them buying somewhere of their own , but so far they 'd had to stay as ideas . |
| 3 | Her part of the bargain was to keep that body in good working order , not to abuse it or damage it , and so far she had managed to do that pretty well . |
| 4 | His wife , more canny than she seemed , had already witnessed huge losses over a scheme to promote detachable shirt cuffs , and so far she had managed to sit on the remaining money . |
| 5 | But so far she had refused to take any of them seriously — sensible Caroline . |
| 6 | So far I 'd managed to avoid giving him the exact address , but now he asked for it with a determined note in his voice — " Just in case I 'm down that way " and I was forced to invent one , praying that he 'd never check up on it . |
| 7 | So often he had struggled to stay on when others were trying to get him back . |