Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Wrenching her organs , distorting herself so utterly ? |
| 2 | What was absorbing him so deeply , I realize as I go by , was the sight of his own living-room , with the curtains innocently open , and his wife and Millie moving silently about the bright world inside . |
| 3 | And how come Neil Cochrane was amusing her so easily without even trying ? |
| 4 | It is gratifying to the region that tribute is paid to Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery : ‘ The output of the Sunderland potteries as a whole is without doubt the best documented — one must be grateful to the Sunderland Museum for the research done — and for summarising it so admirably in the publication Sunderland Pottery . |
| 5 | Everybody 's checking themselves so often that |
| 6 | Everybody 's checking themselves so often bit boring . |
| 7 | People are keep checking themselves so often . |
| 8 | Also , more is understood nowadays about the balance of life within a pool , so the much quoted passage of the father of English gardening , William Robinson , in his classic The English Flower Garden ( 1895 ) scarcely applies now : ‘ Unclean and ugly pools deface our gardens ; some have a mania for artificial water , the effect of water pleasing them so well that they bring it near their houses where they can not have its good effects . |
| 9 | Now , I 'm a pro footballer , I 'm grateful to him for pushing me so hard . ’ |
| 10 | If he keeps pushing himself so hard , that unacceptable facet of boxing might have to be faced sooner or later . |
| 11 | And you , ’ she added , greatly daring — but , since the Master was quizzing her so relentlessly , why should she not quiz the Master ? |
| 12 | The hot sting of tears pricked painfully at her eyes as the agony of hating him and yet wanting him so desperately all at the same time overwhelmed her . |
| 13 | When she enters her bedroom , Perk discovers she does not have lovely dark curly hair , but is bald with a few grey wisps and because this woman is so vain and ca n't bear her god child seeing her without her wig , she ends up pushing her so hard that Perk falls , hits her head and dies . |
| 14 | He said huskily , ‘ Let me , McAllister , ’ and began to unbutton her blouse , ‘ I want to stroke you , McAllister , and not your clothes , ’ and she made no effort to stop him , and when he bent his head to kiss the breasts he had fondled with his hands the cry which she gave was one of pleasure , not fear , for now it was Dr Neil loving her so carefully that the flood of pleasure was almost on her from that alone . |
| 15 | THERE is nothing more humiliating than loving him so much that you forgive the infidelities . |
| 16 | Maria paused , looking at him and loving him so much it hurt . |
| 17 | Nutritional experts have been criticized in the past for expressing themselves so strongly on this point , but they are unrepentant . |
| 18 | Soon afterwards in 1838 he was appointed engineer and manager on the construction of the Box tunnel on the Great Western Railway , acquitting himself so well that he attracted the favourable notice of Isambard K. Brunel [ q.v. ] , so that on the completion of the tunnel he joined the engineering staff of the GWR . |
| 19 | His gaze swept lazily over her , making her squirm , then with one swift movement he caught her by the wrist , pulling her so abruptly towards him that she stumbled , caught off balance . |
| 20 | ‘ You sly little trollop ! ’ he cried , grabbing her hair and pulling it so hard she nearly fell out of bed . |
| 21 | Spiderglass owned far , far more , but Jezrael could n't imagine them owning anything so incredibly beautiful . |
| 22 | They 're moving we so desperately need , I think we 've terminated and bought the lease er bought the remaining lease . |
| 23 | The powerful hand , holding her so carefully , had been shaking . |
| 24 | She could n't reply , he was holding her so tightly ; and , in any case , there was nothing she wanted to say . |
| 25 | He glanced round , then caught her arm and steered her unceremoniously across the street into a small park , holding her so tightly that she had no chance to break away . |
| 26 | He had gathered her closer in his arms , he was holding her so tightly that she could n't tell whose heartbeat it was she felt throbbing within her bones , his or hers . |
| 27 | Nicolo cried out her name , then gathered her close and kissed her , holding her so tightly that she felt the thundering beat of his heart . |
| 28 | Ma came and picked her up , holding her so tight she could hardly breathe . |
| 29 | She sat there , quivering as he took her in his arms , kissing her so sweetly that she thought the pain of love would tear open her heart . |
| 30 | summoning him so magically , gently |