Example sentences of "[v-ing] so [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The American Ornithologists ' Union became active in 1883 , generating so much information that the government established a Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammology in 1886 under C. Hart Merriam ( 1855–1942 ) . |
| 2 | Seeing so much technology in use , the car was ‘ looked over ’ to see if we had a radar detector — we did n't . |
| 3 | Jehan was used to the kind of council at which nearly everything was decided before the participants sat down to talk , and he wondered why Alexei was allowing so much disruption and argument . |
| 4 | The trouble is , we 're bringing so much stuff in it 's just the amount of space ! |
| 5 | Gold eagles were struck to save handling so many dollar pieces , and bronze was needed to provide small change . |
| 6 | I congratulate the hon. Member for Eccles ( Miss Lestor ) o securing this debate and on mobilising so much support from her side of the House . |
| 7 | My boyfriend commented that surely I could n't lose weight eating so much food ! |
| 8 | In a letter he attacked Mr Brown for ‘ wasting so much time and energy on an issue which is totally irrelevant to the concerns of the British people . ’ |
| 9 | Why is wasting so much time ? |
| 10 | ‘ But we were producing so much effluent it flooded and we had to rent a small piece of land specifically for effluent disposal , ’ explained Dai . |
| 11 | The human race is producing so much information — it is n't factual information , we 're not just looking at price movements of stocks and shares , but in the scientific community it 's very much to do with ideas and how that person can get across his ideas , his concepts to people to half a world away . |
| 12 | The human race is producing so much information . |
| 13 | How could he have completed so many plays , as well as formulating the beer which bears his name and opening so many tea rooms ? |
| 14 | He began his term in office much in the spirit he intends to go on when he blasted the banks and receivers for causing so much misery among the small business community . |
| 15 | There is probably no better example of an industry and a sector in which economic policies are causing so much damage . |
| 16 | The EDDR , which is causing so much concern among my constituents , is the last piece of the Leicester ring road . |
| 17 | This applies to all disputes , but it is the territorial disputes with religious backgrounds that are causing so much suffering , and which so badly need a completely new criterion against which they can be judged . |
| 18 | That is what is causing so much distress on both sides of the House . |
| 19 | Instead , having been assured that Rick no longer had any violent feelings towards her , she earnestly pleaded that she had long been awaiting an opportunity to return it in person and apologise for causing so much distress . |
| 20 | It gave her an incredibly guilty feeling , as if she was a nuisance and should be away from here and not causing so much trouble . |
| 21 | The non-turbo 87bhp model for those not wanting so much performance , is £9,999 . |
| 22 | So when we come up the lane it was on the top here and er Sally 's dad was with it and then er the engine was still going so this girl , well erm one of them wenches |
| 23 | In Sargent [ 1990 ] The Guardian , 3 July , Boreham J at Leeds Crown Court is reported as saying : " You were so negligent as to be reckless as to this woman 's welfare " , by pumping so much oxygen into her during an operation that she swelled up like a Michelin man . |
| 24 | ‘ They 're pumping so much rubbish into her ! |
| 25 | has been our sales ledger and wages clerk throughout her time with us and will be best remembered by the workforce for her help in answering their questions such as ‘ Why am I paying so much tax ? ’ and ‘ Has my code number come through yet ? ’ |
| 26 | The rival politicians know this , which is why they are paying so much attention to the news media . |
| 27 | And the Bank of England 's ease in selling so many gilt stocks early yesterday is a reminder of just how great the budget deficit remains and how much more public borrowing must follow — taking cash that might otherwise have bought shares . |
| 28 | He relaxed her and told her that he quite appreciated her anxiety and fear , and the fact that she was experiencing so much pain . |
| 29 | Of course they do n't know whether I 'm married or single , why I 'm buying so much food , or how much money I 've spent on food that week . |
| 30 | — Anyway , he 's not worth getting so worked-up over . |