Example sentences of "[be] so [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Sometimes I seem to be floating above it all , and sometimes I am so much inside I can smell the boy . ’ |
2 | ‘ I am so sorry not to have made an appointment . ’ |
3 | But I am so worried now that I really would say , okay I 'll discuss it with Zain but let's not wait until the committee meeting , next committee meeting , let's do it as soon as we can . |
4 | These eruptions give rise to rocks known as ignimbrites , and they are so powerful that tens of cubic kilometres of ignimbrite can be erupted in nuee ardente-like incandescent clouds in the space of a few hours or days . |
5 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
6 | In summary , these are : i ) low-income countries will not lose so much in the way of earnings if their population is damaged by pollution , since wages are so low anyway ; ii ) under-populated countries in regions such as Africa are effectively " under-polluted " compared to urbanized areas such as Los Angeles or Mexico City — ideally , there should be a " world-welfare-enhancing trade in air pollution and waste " ; and iii ) environmental concern , on health and aesthetic grounds , is much more acute in high-income countries than in the third world , where direct alleviation of poverty is seen as more pressing . |
7 | Stoppard 's stage directions are so explicit here that we do not have to watch the TV production in order to appreciate the impact of Anderson 's action . |
8 | They must drink because they are so dry yet cold water disagrees with their stomach so they only take it in sips . |
9 | ‘ Why not , if the two of you are so good together ? |
10 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
11 | Alcohol , on the other hand , is forbidden to Muslims , and islamic societies are often characterised by an absence of the alcoholic averages which are so familiar elsewhere . |
12 | Gas tanks are so expensive though for automatic guns . |
13 | When costs are so profitable why would they need full-time employees , they can just have us stood at the door any d any g at the gate any week they want , begging for a day 's work . |
14 | ‘ The audiences are so young now , ’ says Myra , ‘ lots of 16-year-olds . |
15 | The catalogues produced by manufacturers and distributors of water pumps are so complex now that they can become difficult territory for the uninitiated , so advice should be sought from all quarters . |
16 | It is astonishing , considering this turbulent history , that the remains of the palace are so extensive today . |
17 | We are so close so equal . |
18 | Also there are many binaries in which the components are so close together that no telescope will separate them , and they betray their true nature only by means of the spectroscope . |
19 | This is because the two components are so close together that they almost touch , and presumably gravitational strains mean that each is distorted into the shape of an egg . |
20 | It is yellowish , with a G-type spectrum , and is actually a close binary , though the components are so close together that no ordinary telescope will separate them . |
21 | It is actually a binary , but the two components are so close together that they can not be separated with ordinary telescopes . |
22 | There are some excellent villages , like Iholdy , where the church and the frontón are so close together they seem to be one building , and the church has an unusual , very charming wooden gallery attached to the side wall . |
23 | The Earth and the Moon are so close together that it has been estimated that the exposure of both planets to asteroids and comet debris has been much the same . |
24 | The lines are so close together that two of them can be seen crossing the planet Jupiter at any one time . |
25 | The cars are so close together in the street that it 's like a river . |
26 | Taking the last first , there are three villages which are so close together that with any allowance for coalescence , even the one kilometre which I believe was taken in the original look at this problem by the County Council , there would be no possibility of fitting in a settlement er of the size proposed . |
27 | This development here , as you approach from Farnsfield , if you look at the angle of the position on site , will be clearly visible and it will create the impression that it is it is one single house , because they are so close together they will stick out like a sore thumb . |
28 | Why use funds to develop a new product when there are so many already on the market ? |
29 | I hardly date write anything about the goats as there are so many strongly held views on management that each time I say I did something one way , lots of readers write and tell us how completely wrong that way is ! |
30 | Well the , the risk has changed for a start I mean with the chemicals there are so many now erm chemicals and so much of it being transported by road , the risk of that and the dangers of accidents must be increased , although legislation has brought in a number of improvements , so firemen have to be very much up to date with that . |