Example sentences of "[adv] so [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps that last phrase gives us a clue as to why fundamentalism holds on so tenaciously to life . |
| 2 | I wondered how you caught on so quickly to the trick of running water which will blot out all our conversation . |
| 3 | Is that why you 're holding on so tightly to the one you 've got ? |
| 4 | He sat down so close to her that every nerve in her body came to vibrant life . |
| 5 | I was feeling guilty at giving in so easily to Billingsley 's blackmail . |
| 6 | He wheeled the tank ever so slightly to one side . |
| 7 | The sunshaft on the wall was dimming and the sky thickening ever so slightly to an evident blue — ‘ how beautiful ’ . |
| 8 | It came again as James slipstreamed Jody at the chicane , ever so close to the edge of real peril , and pulled away from the start line . |
| 9 | The Randalstown club came ever so close to taking the title for the first time , and had they done so they arguably would have been the first second division club to win Ireland 's blue riband team championship . |
| 10 | But he could not recover from the wound inflicted by the man once so close to him . |
| 11 | But he could not recover from the wound inflicted by the man once so close to him . |
| 12 | Well that was kept by fella called and they could get the beer off-licence , although it was n't , it was n't so far to the Old Naked Inn and then there was a pub on the corner of , I ca n't remember the name of that because they 've opened it too young to remember pubs in them days but er , apart from the off-licence there was no actual public inn on Street , there was off-licence , as I say just a few yards down was the Old Naked Inn and there was a pub on the top of just on the side of . |
| 13 | In this 14 kilometre climb , we will witness wonderful feats of bravery — and many a rider abandoning in tears , simply unable to continue , even so close to the finishing line . |
| 14 | Even so close to shore , the sea is full of the souls of the drowned . |
| 15 | Realizing the extent of the betrayal , it was clear to both of them that they could not hang around so close to the target area hoping for survivors . |
| 16 | ‘ If I was he would be rather stupid to tuck me up here so close to him . ’ |
| 17 | The two-lane road was winding its way sometimes so close to the sparkling sea that Gina felt she could lean out of the window and dabble her hand in it . |
| 18 | If the nuclear forum wants to be as effective with the public as it is with press and politicians , it might be well advised to reflect whether it ought to hitch itself quite so fast to the PWR band-wagon . |
| 19 | I suppose it was a little thoughtless of me to allow my scalpel to flash and flicker quite so close to Rory O'Hagan 's fly buttons . |
| 20 | It 's real lovely to have Marie there so close to me with her brushing her fingers over my face . |
| 21 | Mention Chiswick House today and everyone will think of the neo-Palladian Villa set in wonderful parkland , now all controlled by English Heritage , and famous as one of the finest examples of its kind in Britain , yet so close to the centre of London and with other interesting places close by . |