Example sentences of "[det] [verb] so [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The theme and each variation are extremely brief , only eleven bars , and each finishes so quickly and changes mood so rapidly that at a first hearing one can not possibly grasp the course of events .
2 that stands so meekly by
3 The substance of all that has so far been written in this chapter illustrates how there can be established a firm belief that God and man have developed from a common origin , the origin itself being irrelevant .
4 All that has so far been written in this book , has been directed towards instilling in the reader a curiosity about the ideas behind the concept of ‘ The Created God ’ , and in offering justifications for , and explanations of , the various arguments and assumptions put forward , and virtually for justifying the writing of the book at all .
5 The quantum theory created then has proved adequate for all that has so far followed it .
6 But keep in mind the possibility that Candida is the culprit — some cases of candidiasis need far more stringent treatment than that described so far .
7 Study of this has so far been limited , but several aspects have emerged .
8 Judges are allowed to disqualify any competitor not considered to be ‘ walking ’ , but some walk so quickly that high-speed cameras are needed to make sure the walker is not in fact running .
9 The fact that this happens so widely and the fact that in relation to the volume and importance of the work they have to do , curriculum centres are still understaffed and under-funded indicates that there still exists a rather strange ordering of educational priorities .
10 There 's very little way , bearing in mind that an accident like this happens so very quickly and no doubt traffic was using all 3 carriageways on the northbound , that they could have avoided an impact .
11 ‘ I 've seen this done so often in the films but to be arrested myself …
12 This arrived so soon we could n't believe there had been time to make them and get to the Matterhorn !
13 Educated , urban Spaniards demanded institutional and constitutional reforms , some going so far as to favour the monarchy 's replacement by a republic ; in Catalonia and the Basque country , where distinctive languages and cultures existed , rising nationalist movements opposed the regime 's centralizing character ; in Morocco , Spain and her army became embroiled in what was to be her last colonial war ; and two mass forces of the left , socialism and anarchism , emerged to offer organized protest against the injustices of Spanish society .
14 SSL is claimed to be very difficult for ( hearing ) adults to learn ; some go so far as to say that it is impossible .
15 Many manufacturers wo n't allow you to remove the machine 's case without automatically voiding your warranty : some go so far as to put seals over the case so they can tell if you 've opened it .
16 Some go so far , though this is an excessive claim , as to argue that variable analysis is the embodiment of the scientific method , while more , if less fulsomely , do make strong claims for it as the epitome of objective , rigorous empirical social research against which all others are to be judged .
17 Indeed , some went so far as to ‘ play dumb ’ when they were with male students because they knew that the men did n't like clever women .
18 This falls so gently on dust-stiffened green
19 Though few proceed so far as Grant Gilmore in awarding a death certificate to the classical law of contract , as exceptions to the rules multiply , most writers at least acknowledge that novel principles destroy the crispness and generality of such doctrines as consideration and privity .
20 Table 22 of Appendix 1 shows that when people have recently bought a major item for cash rather than credit , half did so either because they never use credit or because they prefer not to if they can avoid it .
21 Patients with this disorder switch between mania and depression ; a few do so regularly .
22 Some do so secretively , creeping in quietly among the swarm of busy workers , quickly depositing an egg in a waxen cell alongside those belonging to the builders and slipping out again unremarked .
23 Of those who did marry , comparatively few did so as young as 20 .
24 This remains so even when , as usually happens , MAS provides substantial assistance in the preparation of the documents .
25 Criminal proceedings could be started in Libya , but this had so far proved impossible because neither the USA nor the UK authorities had responded to his requests to hand over copies of the evidence in their possession .
26 Given that framework , the glaring injustice to which the Whigs pointed was that the distribution of seats in Parliament should secure the ‘ representation of green mounds , of stone wall , even of a pig sty , while many of our most populous manufacturing towns remain unrepresented ’ ; that one propertied class should be overwhelmingly represented while another had so little say in Parliament .
27 If ever it were possible to agree upon a scheme of regional government , then there might be a basis for regional representation , but attempts at this have so far failed .
28 Some prefer dihydrocodeine , but this substitutes so poorly that large quantities may be needed , and it often leaves many prisoners suffering considerably .
29 Llewelyn caught her by the hand as she rose , with one of those warm , moving gestures of his that came so suddenly out of the very centre of his royalty , to join him by the heart with the simplest of those who moved about him .
30 That happens so often you know .
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