Example sentences of "[noun sg] so [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others , particularly those with longstanding and deep-seated chronic diseases , may be tried with various approaches before a satisfactory response can be obtained , and some unfortunate individuals do not seem to respond well to any technique so far known . |
| 2 | Gusher is proud to announce that they have retained the services of the famous novelist Barbara Heartland so closely chronicle the most searing love story since ‘ Welder on a hot tin roof ’ . |
| 3 | For example , the superfield of Applied Science should adequately represent all the subfields listed above , but within the text so far obtained this superfield contains 6 computing texts , 3 engineering texts , 1 energy text , 1 transport text , and none on technology or communications . |
| 4 | One of the major tenets of the mental models theory of text comprehension is that the model of the text so far provides ( part of ) the context for understanding the current sentence . |
| 5 | Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause . |
| 6 | In this paper we have outlined two lines of research that address the question of exactly how the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of ) the context for interpreting the current sentence . |
| 7 | It was two or three days earlier that I had made my appointment , and as luck so often has it , the due day arrived to what can only be described as ‘ one of those days ’ . |
| 8 | Our thanks to these , and to all the friends of THE FACE who have given their time and money so generously to help us through this difficult time . |
| 9 | Money so far raised is being used to increase the number of donors . |
| 10 | When the philosopher-agronomists advocated new crops and new methods they were met with the excuse so often given to Cavanilles on his tour of Aragon , ‘ We do as our fathers do . ’ |
| 11 | Long after his death The Pilgrim 's Progress so universally found its way into the childhood reading of all classes that it came to be regarded as part of the heritage of all Protestant Churches in the English-speaking world . |
| 12 | The automatic recognition of human speech is , however , an immensely difficult problem , and the actual progress so far achieved falls far short of original research expectations [ Wheddon , 1990 ] . |
| 13 | Despite a successful reduction of the budget deficit [ see p. 38020 for 1991 budget ] , the report cautioned that " much of the progress so far has resulted from buoyant economic activity rather than from structural reforms in the economy " and argued in favour of further deregulation of the economy . |
| 14 | Lebanon is to award an $80-million order for new telephone lines to three companies , the biggest contract so far to revive war-ravaged services , Reuter reports from Beirut : the orders for 1m digital lines in Beirut and the rest of the country will be shared by Alcatel NV , Siemens AG and L M Ericsson Telefon AB ; it is hoped the lines will be open within nine months . |
| 15 | Here the answer must be found through small-scale sustainable business initiatives — difficult to foster without the huge scale of corporate funding so often avalanched into the developing world , but modestly emerging never the less . |
| 16 | Criticism has come mainly from local authorities , which reckon that the funding so far promised falls far short of that required . |
| 17 | Much of the funding so far has come from the US , through the Environmental Protection Agency , the Agency for International Development , and the US World Wide Fund for Nature 's conservation fund . |
| 18 | I 'm not used to coming from this direction so just remind me where the turning is . |
| 19 | Granted that the whole of history may have a meaning , a purpose and a direction — and granted , too , the power and fruitfulness of many of Hegel 's ideas — are that purpose and direction so easily uncovered as he suggests ? |
| 20 | But this is a game of high stakes — the theme park so far has cost £250 million — and , judging by the roller-coaster performance of the share price on the Paris Bourse , Euro Disney is by no means certain it has put its money on a winner . |
| 21 | How was that mood of optimistic euphoria so rapidly smashed ? |
| 22 | The necessary contact could partly be maintained by means of meetings and round-table discussions of the kind so successfully organised at Uig for the Arkleton Trust , but it would be desirable to give it some more concrete , institutional form as well . |
| 23 | It would be like a strong wind tearing into the warmth , ripping the fabric of the old rugs , overturning the lamps , plucking loose all the hair so skilfully wound up into neat and careful buns , unravelling her mother 's dainty stitches , unravelling her mother . |
| 24 | His dark face was framed by raven-black hair so perfectly cut that it barely changed its set as he moved . |
| 25 | She half held it out to Ellie as fair play so obviously fought with desire — and Ellie took the decision out of her hands by shouting , ‘ She 's found one ! ’ |
| 26 | But the enthusiasm so often expressed in favour of change produced little movement within the industry . |
| 27 | Like the little half-eaten ostrich so expertly reconstructed by Gould back in England , much of what Darwin had seen on the voyage had to be reassessed and re-evaluated after the event . |
| 28 | In particular , it has a lower jaw so loosely connected with the upper that it can be pushed forward like a long narrow spoon . |
| 29 | The result is a very friendly room without the formality so often associated with many dining areas . |
| 30 | I say this because the Sloth so far has done nothing and it appears he does n't plan to do anything except now he is reading a James Michener book . |