Example sentences of "[verb] so [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The American Ornithologists ' Union became active in 1883 , generating so much information that the government established a Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammology in 1886 under C. Hart Merriam ( 1855–1942 ) . |
| 2 | He insists that they have to go so real equality can be achieved and the class structure ended . |
| 3 | I 've never heard so much talk about health as we do nowadays . |
| 4 | I 've never heard so much rubbish in my life and what I 'm gon na try and do is speak to the policy of Percent for Art . |
| 5 | But I do not think so this afternoon . |
| 6 | I do n't think so any rate , so you know bear in mind when you choose your prizes . |
| 7 | Did he think so last night ? |
| 8 | The motives for seeking office are partly that the life of a backbench MP soon becomes unsatisfactory and offers so little scope for achievement , for registering even the smallest impact on a restricted area of.public life , that the average MP looks with envy on any minister who has a positive job to perform , however limited the field . |
| 9 | This hardly tallies with the sentiments expressed in a letter in the possession of the College in which Coleman , writing on 24 February 1813 , gracefully declined an invitation to become President of the London Veterinary Society : ‘ Gentlemen , I received your letter , and it gives me great pleasure to see so much zeal for the improvement of the veterinary art in Gentlemen , whom any & every Teacher might well be proud to call his Pupils — I shall most willingly grant the use of the College Theatre for the examination and discussion of such points as may be considered by you most important for the advancement of the Veterinary Science … you rightly observe that a number of minds concentrated on one object can not fail to improve any art far beyond the reach of any individual and I have no doubt that the Public will ultimately derive great benefits from your united exertions . |
| 10 | Letterman implies that he had to divorce her for her own good ; he could not bear to see so much life force confined in marriage . |
| 11 | Already I think I found it painful to see so much vacuity without leisure , indolence without refinement . |
| 12 | It is encouraging to see so much attention paid to the development of youth cricket with articles on the Essex Colts , the Indoor School , Kwik Cricket and the Essex Schools Cricket Association , while at the other end of the scale , there is an insight into the Essex Over-50 XI . |
| 13 | There has been a lot lately in the Press and on TV about crime and violence and it is sad to see so much wrong being done by the very young of today . |
| 14 | Every thirteen years the eye needs double the amount of light to see so good lighting is very important in making the most of sight . |
| 15 | The trade in all his restaurants had been slack over the past couple of weeks , and he was glad to see so many lunchtime diners . |
| 16 | It is good to see so many cheese and Wensleydale lovers quick to defend the same . |
| 17 | So much to see so little time ! |
| 18 | Unfortunately over the years there was such a deficit for whatever reason lot 's of things were tried it was then decided that it was two options one was closing lose so much money or actually put it out to franchise fortunately enough that people were at all the money and we did n't get an income from it . |
| 19 | And why does any star which is radiating energy not lose so much mass ( thanks to E=MC 2 ) that gravity can no longer hold it together ? |
| 20 | It 's a bunch that rides steadily , guided by experienced domestiques who know how to keep going and not lose so much time that they will be eliminated from the Tour as a whole . |
| 21 | And they all eat so much food ! |
| 22 | Seeing so much technology in use , the car was ‘ looked over ’ to see if we had a radar detector — we did n't . |
| 23 | It was hard to believe that a monosyllable could convey so much terror . |
| 24 | Pete must have dropped onto his bed without undressing , he made so little sound . |
| 25 | ‘ I find it surprising , ’ says Bingham , ‘ that this meeting made so little impression on Barnes … |
| 26 | It had taken him only a few moments to discover , from his wife 's tirade , that Hank 's book was not quite so innocent as he had imagined ; however , any book that made so much money was a good book , in his opinion , and he had defended Hank hotly . |
| 27 | ‘ Would n't you like to know how Moll Sutton made so much money that she could get herself a shop ? ’ |
| 28 | I made so much money , he went home grumblin' about someone fiddlin' his profits . |
| 29 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that one of the most important subjects on which he obviously made so much progress with President Yeltsin was that of non-proliferation ? |
| 30 | It 's quite rare , which is why it made so much publicity . |