Example sentences of "[adv] so [adv] [that] it " in BNC.
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1 | The prince was seated , not in his chair of state , but between two of his clerks at a trestle table , with a quantity of papers and parchments spread before them ; and his treasurer stood at his shoulder , ready to advise if requested , but looking on so impartially that it seemed to her he had already done his share . |
2 | However , if the rattle slips down so far that it is no longer visible , the infant will at once lose interest and behave as if the rattle had also slipped out of existence . |
3 | The move took place in early December and we settled in so quickly that it is difficult to believe we have been in our new offices for less than a year . |
4 | The trick is to push a dispute just far enough to make your opponent cave in for fear of a court action , but not so far that it goes to court . |
5 | Then it went straight up so fast that it was just a blur and jerked to a halt high over the crowd . |
6 | And summed up so well that it came to far more |
7 | And it had on painted hose of black and white , so cunningly painted that no man who saw them would have thought but that they were grieves and cuishes , unless he had laid his hand upon them ; and they put on it a surcoat of green sendal , having his arms blazoned thereon , and a helmet of parchment , which was cunningly painted that every one might have believed it to be iron ; and his shield was hung round his neck , and they placed the sword Tizona in his hand , and they raised his arm , and fastened it up so subtilly that it was a marvel to see how upright he held the sword . |
8 | When disturbed they roll up so tightly that it is virtually impossible to unroll them . |
9 | Isabel shoved her chair back so quickly that it almost toppled over . |
10 | The feeling sent the adrenalin rushing around so fast that it threatened to wear me out before I got to my destination . |
11 | If the telescope is mounted upon a spidery stand , it will quiver charmingly in the slightest breeze , and the image will dance about so violently that it will be useless . |