Example sentences of "[verb] so [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ideas developed so far provide a very incomplete story when the flow is adjacent to a solid boundary . |
| 2 | It has so far reached a total of rather over half a million pounds . |
| 3 | From Bill Evans ' early days at the end of the first world war , across the years to Bill Evans junior of the 1990's , the family has so far recorded a combined total of 143 years ' service with Wedgwood . |
| 4 | It is a combination of depth of choice and Goram when all else fails which has so far made an ass of the law of averages . |
| 5 | Immigration has so far played a relatively minor part in the election campaign , and Mr Baker 's decision to raise it now will be seen as a further attempt by the Tories to prevent their support slipping , particularly among skilled workers and their families . |
| 6 | Brian Chadbourne , who was appointed in 1992 to refocus the division , has so far closed an underused bakery in California and bought Bake-Line , giving Keebler entry into the expanding own-label cookie market . |
| 7 | The scheme , launched by Michael Howard in May , has so far attracted a large number of national and other contractors , and has been given widespread support from both Government and consumer associations . |
| 8 | Alexander Proudfoot , chaired by Lord Stevens , however , has so far proved a glowing exception to that rule . |
| 9 | With the honourable exception of this last case , the homogeneously broadened laser has so far proved a fertile field for instability and chaos only for the theorist . |
| 10 | It is interesting to see how a law has so rapidly effected a dramatic and important change in people 's behaviour concerning safety while travelling where even aggressive publicity campaigns apparently failed to make the necessary impact . |
| 11 | She says everyone 's done so well to raise a quarter of a million pounds — we 're just wondering what we 're going to do next ! |
| 12 | Contributions which he and his workmates have made so far exceed a splendid £1,576 . |
| 13 | It is in our interests as designers in this field to ensure that the ‘ pub tradition ’ that we all hold so dear remains a living tradition . |
| 14 | Common factors uncovered so far include a history of carrying cargoes of coal and iron , and damage to the side of the ships ' holds . |
| 15 | To do so effectively requires a commitment from the teaching force — from headteacher to probationer . |
| 16 | Doing so presumably gives a director complete control over the performances , but surely at the expense of the final result . |
| 17 | Note : Bed linen is not provided so please bring a sleeping bag and towels with you . |
| 18 | They had spent so long reaching a place of safety , and were now so near . |
| 19 | Greed , frustration , and envy so easily replace a loving relationship . |
| 20 | Official results are not expected until Wednesday but Serb radio said ballots counted so far showed a massive turnout and a ‘ no ’ vote of between 95 per cent and 99pc . |
| 21 | Bob Greener died in February 1970 and the club he loved and had served so well printed a moving obituary in the Programme for 21 February 1970 . |
| 22 | While with Hofmann he had so successfully completed an investigation for Allsopps & Sons of Burton-on-Trent that they offered him an appointment as chemist at the brewery . |
| 23 | The film was immensely popular and had so clearly struck a chord that Hammer carried out a rethink of its production policy . |
| 24 | But they have signally failed so far to build an intellectual constituency in wider circles of the kind that gave Thatcherism — which had little intellectual depth of its own — the basis on which to construct a new kind of politics . |
| 25 | Observations from Earth-based telescopes have so far revealed a wealth of spectral lines , from over 50 varieties of molecules in space , some of which are operating as natural masers . |
| 26 | The Police have so far adopted a watching waiting game … vastly outnumbered … they hoped they would gradually leave of their own accord … earlier this month … |
| 27 | Foreign investment banks have so far made a big chunk of their profits from earning high interest on the 10 billion won ( $12.6m ) they must deposit to do business . |
| 28 | My heart pounds , and my throat closes up with fear when this happens , but they have so far beaten a hasty retreat after a selection of Anna 's words , not to be found in any A-level vocabulary book that I 've ever seen . |
| 29 | The children sit for normal exams at the local school and have so far maintained a necessary standard . |
| 30 | ‘ But , sadly , those in Mid Wales have so far proved a ‘ soft touch ’ for hard-nosed developers . ’ |