Example sentences of "[verb] so [adv] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Themes in existence by 1950 were continued in subsequent decades but they have developed so extensively and changed so dramatically that their origins may now appear to be many years away . |
| 2 | It was definitely a case of two points lost , but I am more disappointed that we played so well and did not win . ’ |
| 3 | For some reason it was restful to watch him lay the crochet-bordered cloth cornerwise on the polished table just so ; arrange the tea-tray , and bring in delicate , perfectly symmetrical sandwiches , and the Victoria sponge which , under his wife 's direction , he had made so beautifully and had set upon a spotless lace doily precisely in the centre of the dish . |
| 4 | What would you do if some man out there in the anonymous darkness of the audience fell under the spell you create so skilfully and believed you were singing those sensuous songs just for him ? ’ |
| 5 | Courier had never beaten the German in five previous meetings , never looked like doing so yesterday and said : ‘ He just beats me every time we play . |
| 6 | It was the first time that the chubby presenter , the ravages of drink clear in the dark bags under his eyes , had ever gone so far and admitted in public his total dependence . |
| 7 | Never before had he gone so far and labelled himself an alcoholic . |
| 8 | When it appeared to be over — he 'd stopped breathing so heavily and lay with his eyes closed — she asked him who Stella Maris was . |
| 9 | Whoever used it did so rarely and left few traces . |
| 10 | The evening had started so well and ended so badly . |
| 11 | Four years before his death , Chief Joseph had expressed the lifelong wish for which he had fought so persistently and waited so patiently : |
| 12 | And who would be there for her at Casa Pinar where she had loved so desperately and lost so painfully ? |
| 13 | When she awoke she was surprised at herself for dreaming so foolishly and resolved to think less about the mysterious Mr Kettering in the future . |