Example sentences of "[verb] so [adv] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This lamb 's leg was tangled with twine and swollen so badly it had to be put down . |
| 2 | At one point the bag rose so high it seemed to disappear into the night . |
| 3 | He was in the Apostle Matthew , Chapter 10 , and the fervent finger , pressing so hard it dimpled the leaf , rested on Verse 21 . |
| 4 | There had always been a feeling of pre-destination with Richard and now that they had both suffered so much it seemed stronger than ever . |
| 5 | The chance came so unexpectedly it took her breath away . |
| 6 | My dog was run over by one of them ; the bus was going so fast it did n't even stop . |
| 7 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 8 | Tiller 's theatrical enterprises were expanding so fast it became inconvenient to use his warehouse during the evenings and at weekends , so he took over part of St James 's Hall in Oxford Street , Manchester , adjoining the St James 's Theatre . |
| 9 | You said , Masklin , that the plane went so fast it left its sound behind , and so high up there was blue all around it . |
| 10 | She put her arms out from her sides and back , arching her spine and pondering vaguely as she did so why it had been thought necessary or relevant to give them such old bodies , perhaps to keep the idea of the passing of time , simple mortality , to the forefront of their minds . |
| 11 | Emily hesitated then moved to the scrubbed table and sat down abruptly , her legs shaking so badly it seemed they would n't support her . |
| 12 | And yet a powerful fire must have started so quickly it gave poor Cosmas no time even to get out of bed . ’ |
| 13 | It gripped so tightly it hurt . |