Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] so [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he knew I did n't have to be home for the kids or whatever , he knew my circumstances so well and he knew th exactly how much he could use me you know . |
| 2 | It had been running through my thoughts so often that I knew it by heart , yet now I was suddenly afraid that I might do the wrong thing ! |
| 3 | British and Empire troops dug in and organized their defences so rapidly that all German counter-attacks the following day were thrown back and even more ground gained . |
| 4 | She had never met anyone who expressed her opinions so convincingly and who was so unfailingly wrong about everything as Evelyn . |
| 5 | In that year the Cohen Committee succinctly explained how this state of affairs had come about : ‘ [ t ] he illusory nature of the control theoretically exercised by the shareholders over directors has been accentuated by the dispersion of capital among an increasing number of small shareholders who pay little attention to their investments so long as satisfactory dividends are forthcoming , who lack sufficient time , money and experience to make full use of their rights as occasion arises and who are , in many cases , too numerous and too widely dispersed to be able to organise themselves ’ . |
| 6 | Some dealers find it hilarious when clients take their investments so seriously that they investigate the OTC companies personally . |
| 7 | All except Lord Diplock ( and in this he positively disagreed ) held that the GLC had to have regard , when making a grant , to the LTE 's obligation to run its operations so far as practicable , on a break-even basis ; so the GLC could make grants to the LTE only to make good unavoidable losses and not to further a particular social policy . |
| 8 | In a corner of the Salon Imperial of the Hotel Intercontinental , Paris , Harriet Varna braced her back against a statuesque pillar and looked steadily into the viewfinder of her camera , concentrating on her subjects so fiercely that she was almost oblivious to the electric atmosphere that surrounded her , bouncing off the Viennese décor and the sumptuous rococo ceiling along with the heat and the light as the models of the House of Saint Laurent moved gracefully along the hundred yards of catwalk to display the new season 's couture collection . |
| 9 | Invective flowed from the pens of all parties and violence from their partizans so long as the feud between the Sailors and Firemen and the Seafarers continued . |
| 10 | Brittle bones is a condition that affects all older people to some degree , but post-menopausal women in particular ; and it is the reason why they break their bones so easily if they fall . |
| 11 | Emily sighed heavily , no more would she sit beneath those trees reading or idling away her days so carelessly as she had done , was it only a few short weeks ago ? |
| 12 | The Labour Party , or its thinking wing , is polishing its credentials so remarkably that Mr Smith 's team will look quite different when they get to meet us all again in the polling booth . |
| 13 | When one lands on such a flower , it seizes the clumped anthers with its six legs and then vibrates its muscles so vigorously that its whole body shakes with a loud buzzing noise and pollen pours out of the anthers like salt from a vigorously-wielded salt cellar . |
| 14 | One of our Committee members , the Rev. Ray Arnold , gave a short address and dedication , saying that enterprises like this one can so easily be a flash in the pan , but this one has surmounted its problems so far and achieved much . |
| 15 | He had n't done a bad job of dictating her actions so far but that did n't mean it had to continue . |
| 16 | Some visually handicapped children will overcome their difficulties so well that they are indistinguishable from their fully sighted classmates , but the effort needed may have a cost for them that is not always appreciated . |
| 17 | Few other diffusionists have been prepared to test their theories so directly or adventurously . |
| 18 | She rushed at Fagin and would have hit him if Sikes had not held her arms so tightly that she could n't move . |
| 19 | The band 's debut release , the ‘ Stoned Woman ’ album , out this month , serves as a summary of their achievements so far and a blueprint for future possibilities — in much the same way the Brand New Heavies ' debut did a couple of years back . |
| 20 | Up to now , femininity has never been equated with financial self-sufficiency , but adult women will need to learn about the complicated world of personal finance and pension provision and exercise their choices so far as possible . |
| 21 | Political connections were often the principal criterion suggested to justify the promotion of an officer of excise , and some of them were quite ready to employ their own votes to advance their careers so long as this was permitted by Parliament . |
| 22 | Yet this appears of no practical importance here , for there is no reason to suppose that the applicant has the least objection to the Director asking him questions so long as ( in line with the cautions already administered ) he does not have to answer . |
| 23 | The statutory scheme for bankruptcy is to be found in the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency Rules 1986 and has the following main objectives : ( 1 ) to enable the bankrupt 's affairs and dealings to be investigated under the control of the court ; ( 2 ) to provide the statutory machinery for the collection and rateable distribution of the bankrupt 's available assets ( or those assets which ought to form part of his estate ) with a view to satisfying his debts so far as may be practicable ; ( 3 ) to rehabilitate the bankrupt through the process of discharge . |
| 24 | He saw Owen redden with pleasure , and laughed , flinging an arm about his shoulders so forgetfully that it was a worthy as well as a willing sacrifice Owen made for him , containing the pain of the embrace . |
| 25 | His wavy black hair curled behind his ears so thickly that she was reminded of an Ingres portrait of a nobleman she had seen in one of Miss Hatherby 's books . |
| 26 | He was on his feet so swiftly that she drew back automatically , worried about being here at night in her dressing-gown , and her action brought a black frown to his face . |
| 27 | ‘ How strange , ’ the majordomo was saying , ‘ another honourable Inquisitor presenting his credentials so soon after we have seen the last one off ! ’ |
| 28 | The youngsters were so delighted when the final whistle went that they all jumped on the luckless coach , bruising his ribs so badly that he was ruled out of the next weekend 's third team fixture . |
| 29 | Instead , this is the evidence that God 's forgiveness possesses our lives so powerfully that we are given the strength to forgive others in turn . |
| 30 | And do we take ourselves and our responsibilities so seriously that our worries are transmitted to our offspring ? |