Example sentences of "[noun] [be] so [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
| 2 | The cars are so close together in the street that it 's like a river . |
| 3 | Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim so that he could not see ’ ( 27.1 ) . |
| 4 | The revenue is so desperate now because of this change in banks and building societies have left people not knowing what the situation is , and er there are millions , I 'm , I 'm not exaggerating there are twelve million , over two million pounds is being spent by the revenue on a new tax-back advert , sorry I did exaggerate , the idea is to remind about ten million people on all , on low income , that they could claim back tax which has been deducted from taxed savings . |
| 5 | Their protagonists argue that the law of murder is so important socially that derogation from the principle of maximum certainty should be allowed in favour of more accurate labelling by the courts ; opponents argue that the principle of maximum certainty is needed here specifically to reduce the risk of verdicts based on discriminatory or irrelevant factors , such as distaste for the defendant 's background , allegiance , or other activities . |
| 6 | Nicholas Winterton ( C Macclesfield ) asked : if the deal was so good why were there protests . |
| 7 | Within a minute of coming on , substitute Tony O'Donovan put Didcot right back in to the game and then Paul Spittle was so unlucky not to level the scores as his shot hit the post . |
| 8 | Piers was so crude afterwards . |
| 9 | Stoppard 's stage directions are so explicit here that we do not have to watch the TV production in order to appreciate the impact of Anderson 's action . |
| 10 | The lines are so close together that two of them can be seen crossing the planet Jupiter at any one time . |
| 11 | The Town Council were so stupid there , we they 're , the Magistrate threw it out , said , no , you ca n't have a licence , because it 'd be too big a public nuisance , they decided to appeal . |
| 12 | As Wimbledon again approaches , the arguments about why British tennis is so poor still rage on , and are getting even more heated . |
| 13 | No issue is so fundamental both to the searcher and to the believer as the question of truth . |
| 14 | The playing is so fine here that the notoriously ‘ unsatisfactory ’ ending makes complete sense . |
| 15 | Because the level of transactions was so high ahead of the slump in house prices , it is widely believed that there is a substantial number of homeowners waiting to sell when prices do start to recover . |
| 16 | So you 're working out what your fractions are so forty over a hundred is four times ten lots of four over ten lots of ten . |
| 17 | When costs are so profitable why would they need full-time employees , they can just have us stood at the door any d any g at the gate any week they want , begging for a day 's work . |
| 18 | It was amazing that him and Shutt were so sucessful together . |
| 19 | One senior officer said it would be extremely difficult to smuggle one in , security is so tight here on visits . |
| 20 | They are still the most glamorous club in Britain , but our confidence is so high now that we could take them apart . |
| 21 | However , the process is so favourable energetically , that sufficient deformation of the chain takes place to enable formation of all possible hydrogen bonds . |
| 22 | The place was so full once , alive with activity and children . |
| 23 | Breeze was so hot already that she could n't blush any more , but her eyes flashed as she faced the witch , and shook her head . |
| 24 | A majority of the United Kingdom workforce decided against strike action and the mood of the Glasgow workers was so clear yesterday that a vote did not have to be taken . |
| 25 | The rain was so heavy now that he was unable to see the expression on her face . |
| 26 | Her room was so grubby too , with nothing but a bed in it and that bidet and that bit of rag for a curtain over the small old propped-up suitcase and some clothes . |
| 27 | But the room was so small so no matter where you sat there you 'd be warm . |
| 28 | The Earth and the Moon are so close together that it has been estimated that the exposure of both planets to asteroids and comet debris has been much the same . |
| 29 | The Selby Canal was iced and the Winter Warmers match was switched to the River Aire swhere conditions were so bad only organiser Billy Harrison turned out ! |
| 30 | BONO 'S suit is so bright even his pet dog has to wear shades . |