Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's have a defence review so both the military and the industries are prepared for change when it comes . ’ |
| 2 | Since the rates of State benefits and income from various types of investments change so frequently , there is little point in quoting figures , but it will be important for you to know how to gather the up-to-date , accurate information . |
| 3 | If the institutions remain so determinedly uninvolved , those who seek radical solutions will have to look elsewhere , possibly to an independent regulator who would appoint auditors and fix their remuneration . |
| 4 | Funny how goalposts shift so fast . |
| 5 | Controlling activities arc so closely linked to Planning and Decision-making activities that it would be advisable to study the next two chapters in conjunction with Chapters 16 and 17 . |
| 6 | I had every hope that the industrial-strength whoosh of steam the manufacturers trumpet so loudly would present me with crease-free shirts and service my morning cappuccino . |
| 7 | Probably the most accessible and immediate Milltown Brothers single so far with clever use of the fashionable Hammond organ and subdued horn section . |
| 8 | Probably the most accessible and immediate Milltown Brothers single so far with clever use of the fashionable Hammond organ and subdued horn section . |
| 9 | The AIDS toll so far is more than 450 dead in America among 1300-plus cases with severe secondary diseases . |
| 10 | In some rocks their shells lie so thickly that they form solid bands . |
| 11 | Many of the animals swim so quickly that they do not stay in sight for long . |
| 12 | And no touch of tease or laughter in the long grey eyes , eyes set so far apart that they belonged more to the temples than to the full face . |
| 13 | What is it in sport that black kids find so compellingly attractive ? |
| 14 | These words recur so often in Wordsworth 's work that they seem to represent an unwavering core of faith . |
| 15 | It is dispersals of this People 's University of books bequeathed by the Victorians and their successors up to the postwar years that are the real reason for the library 's losing its soul , as Richard Hoggart so aptly put it . |
| 16 | The knees go so quickly . ’ |
| 17 | Computers think so fast ! |
| 18 | And from one-eighth of head teachers came frustrations with education authorities : ‘ The surprising thing is that many teachers and schools cope so well , ’ said one . |
| 19 | As the glass fills and demands increase so eventually demands will get very close to , and eventually outstretch our resources , producing stress and physical symptoms which occur to signal this fact . |
| 20 | At one time the thermal sources on which the fortunes of Cauterets rest so securely were also claimed , as were those of other spas , as being especially radioactive , but this is , understandably , not a claim you find in the contemporary brochures , even though the radioactivity is presumably still there . |
| 21 | Basil was the exact opposite of those to whom words come so easily that they do a minimum of preparation , and afterwards the listener has difficulty in remembering what has been said . |
| 22 | After ballots of parents , 215 schools have so far opted out : but another 2,000 are known to be keen to do so , given that grant-maintained status offers them money and freedom . |
| 23 | The simple fact is that we believe , as the Opposition have so far , that the best way to make movements along those lines is through international agreement and through the International Maritime Organisation . |
| 24 | Only the chemicals and pharmaceutical industry have so far shown any signs of responding to the competitive advantage created by the devaluation of sterling last September . |
| 25 | And pleas from his predecessor for 50 more officers to fight crime have so far gone unanswered by the Home Office . |
| 26 | Earlier on , in the playground , as Balbinder had gradually gained confidence and begun to explore and use things Mrs Singh had said , wistfully , ‘ I do hope Balbinder learn so quickly he will soon go back to his school . ’ |
| 27 | Yesterday the board announced that , after protests , there will be no rule change-because unofficial ties work so well without any change . |
| 28 | The threads of this chapter have so far been a little diffuse . |
| 29 | More than 450 eyes have so far been treated but the study is based on 79 patients with the longest experience of the treatment . |
| 30 | He prefers the charcoal drawing to the full garish canvas , and this is why , I think , the songs work so well , because , as we listen , individual responses suggest themselves to a line , or a turn of phrase , which by inference , creates a greater sense of empathy and involvement for the listener . |