Example sentences of "[adj] be [vb pp] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this is said so nonchalantly , with so much gazing across the water and into the cloudy sky , that a spectator might be convinced we really did bump into each other in our lunch break . |
| 2 | Deer can be hunted , for example , whatever the reason , and nothing wrong is done so long as they are not overhunted . |
| 3 | This was written so quickly that several errors occurred , one being the omission of the name of the person who had done much of the work since September : Marvin Hawkins , the graduate student . |
| 4 | This was strapped so tightly around my ankles I think it stopped the circulation in my feet . |
| 5 | This was shouted so loudly that passers-by reacted and Bernie put his hand out to her . |
| 6 | Certainly his skill as an administrator was a vital factor in ensuring that so much was built so quickly and magnificently . |
| 7 | Some marginal plants have hollow stems and if these are cut so severely that water can enter , they rot away . |
| 8 | Mandatory penalties are very much the exception , and although there are statutory maximum penalties for particular offences , most of these were devised so long ago , and in such different circumstances , as to render them largely irrelevant for the control of judicial sentencing today . |
| 9 | One result of this attitude was that the strain placed by warfare on the economies of most European States was less than the mere number of men engaged in fighting might seem to indicate , since these were drawn so largely from the least productive elements of society . |
| 10 | ‘ Alas that the good are called so soon ! ’ sighed the lady Alianor . |
| 11 | Of course , almost always the two immediately annihilate each other , so the event might never have happened , but it is possible that on occasion , for one reason or another , the two are separated so swiftly that annihilation does not occur . |
| 12 | This last was uttered so sharply that the dog at once lay down , uttering a whimper as he rested his head on his paws , dark eyes longingly fixed on the newcomer . |