Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My reasons for so soon destroying my drawings were these ; though I dare say that they do n't appear so rational to any one but myself : I was obliged to limit the work — in order to get more subscribers — & to erase the drawings — because the expense is considerable for keeping them on , & I have pretty great difficulty in paying my monthly charges , — for to pay colourer & printer monthly I am obstinately pre-possessed — since I had rather be at the bottom of the River Thames — than be one week in debt — be it never so small . |
| 2 | For those who had criticized the flawed economics of the nuclear protagonists ' case for so long it was the beginning of their justification . |
| 3 | ‘ The reason people have been concerned about this case for so long is that it is about far bigger issues . |
| 4 | No one was ever left in Masailand for so long again . |
| 5 | The church , however , seems to be out of step for , having opposed change for so long by supporting the status quo , it is now demonstrating an element of true radicalism since a minority of its clergy wish to take change beyond capitalism towards socialism . |
| 6 | mum for so long it 's driving Dale round the bend ! |
| 7 | With that instinct for survival that had kept the Member for Arden in Parliament for so long , Grunte had sold him the car at a nil rate of interest . |
| 8 | Indeed , because I had been with giants for so long , I had forgotten that my countrymen were as small as me . |
| 9 | And erm that , we did n't go on trek for so very long |
| 10 | We may now hope that , with the rebirth of our own mythology from music , the abstractions and the shallow optimism that have degraded the German genius for so long will make way for a new strength and joyful seriousness . |
| 11 | Because they 've pissed around with the decision for so long . ’ |
| 12 | Only Carol Jones ' dogged loyalty had staved off creditors for so long . |
| 13 | As I pull up at the back of the hotel Mr Shah is waiting with a folder full ; his expression , although friendly , contains around his mouth a little reproach that I should have been away from the action for so long . |
| 14 | And really cheesed off about being left out of the action for so long . |
| 15 | She was moving round the room at great speed for so heavily built a woman . |
| 16 | The foregoing review has been necessary to demonstrate what now seems almost unbelievable ; that physical geography for so long contrived to ignore the significance of human activity and thence the potential which associated studies afford . |
| 17 | Taskopruzade includes in his account , however , between Molla Husrev 's appointments on the death of Hizir Bey and his departure for Bursa , a considerable amount of material more or less related to Molla Husrev 's activities in these capacities , enough to make it improbable in the extreme that he held the offices for so short a period . |
| 18 | One of the frustrations of being in opposition for so long to what is , in effect , a minority Government is having to watch this country go on for such a long time without any energy policy . |
| 19 | She carries in her wings great power and mystery even though she has been cast in these Cages for so long . |
| 20 | ‘ Secondly , I believe you will begin to see during the night the cracks opening at last in the moulds that have held British politics in sterile opposition between two major parties for so long . |
| 21 | Even if there was no risk whatsoever of your friend defaulting , most people would be totally unwilling to tie up their savings for so long . |
| 22 | AFTER SEVEN years of perfecting an original and incisive style of investigative journalism in the provinces , I relished the opportunity to move to the big city and expose the callous greed and avarice that had poisoned the cynical entertainment industry for so long . |
| 23 | Mrs Thatcher had been such a dominant political figure for so long , her approach to politics so radical , that all who served with her were stuck with a general defence of her record . |
| 24 | He would return to her , to beg her pardon for so basely misjudging her , and they would find again the former ease of friendship , the lack of which now gaped in her life like an open wound . |
| 25 | Apart from the Kenco Medium Roast Coffee which has proved such a favourite with so many coffee drinkers for so long ; you can now choose new Kenco Light which contains only half the caffeine but still has all the great Kenco taste ; or Kenco Espresso if you prefer a rich , dark-tasting coffee , typical of the Continental Espresso-style coffee . |
| 26 | It makes me feel a bit funny being in the dark for so long . |
| 27 | I had no idea he 'd been kept in the dark for so long . |
| 28 | Personally , I think it was a merciful release both for my aunt and for my Uncle Félix , seeing that she had been a helpless invalid for so long . |
| 29 | It was good to see South Africa back in the international fold after so long . |
| 30 | ‘ Jimmy McAlinden was a fine influence as well and we owe a big debt to Ronnie McFall who brought Pat along so carefully . |