Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb infin] so [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | But you must not regret so bitterly ! |
2 | In a dramatic personal speech , Mr Lamont disclosed that on Black Wednesday the Prime Minister wrote to him saying he was not resigning ‘ and I should not do so either ’ . |
3 | It was even acceptable to chant or recite a verse or two in public if the young mirza had ‘ beauty and a good voice ’ ; but he should not do so too often or at length for fear — heaven forbid — that he be mistaken for a professional poet or singer . |
4 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
5 | We should not go so far as to hold a referendum , but the people must have the final say . |
6 | The current round of talks on the general agreement on tariffs and trade should not emphasise so much the free market in food , which will be very much to the detriment of the economies and the environments of third world countries . |
7 | I have no doubt myself that in the expansion of land to the west , er D thirty nine , and possibly D forty would , and I think that his comment that development should not extend so far north is relevant . |
8 | A punch should not extend so far as to throw the puncher off balance , nor should a block be carried more than six inches above the head . |
9 | We should allow them to get on with their business and we should not interfere so regularly in what they do . |
10 | An example of this has already appeared in Holland , where the Minister of Justice refused to approve policy allowing lesbians and gays to adopt children , arguing that Holland should not deviate so far from general European policy . |
11 | It is hardly surprising , in such a climate , that Israeli ‘ moderates ’ , like their Palestinian counterparts , should now look so earnestly to the third party , the US , as the only possible way of saving Israel from itself . |
12 | But then I do n't do too badly , and people must n't worry so much about me . |
13 | ‘ Comedians should n't feel so bloody important , should n't think they can get away with just standing there . |
14 | They should n't drive so fast because their car is n't worth as much as a child 's life . |
15 | Between waking and full consciousness I see clearly that I should never have so casually left the inn once I had got there , taking it for granted I could get back quite simply . |
16 | I should bloody hope so too ! |
17 | You must never diet so quickly that you lose the muscle tissue that gives your body its shape , firmness , and definition . |
18 | You may not think so now , little one , but you were safer as my wife . ’ |
19 | The secondary forest is much less diverse , trees may not last so long , more sunshine reaches the ground and different plants grow . |
20 | How it differs from Liphook , however , is that the head teacher is wise enough to understand that all children are individuals and what works for one may not work so well for another . |
21 | ‘ It may not seem so now , but I promise you a miscarriage is one of nature 's mercies . ’ |
22 | An l.e.d. requires 2V approximately between its ends to make it work and the output from the stereo would hardly achieve this or might only do so intermittently with loud sounds . |
23 | And how do they react to those activities which might not chime so sweetly in the ears of employers … to Rastafarianism , feminism , peace campaigning or the like ? |
24 | Matey might not work so hard as McAllister did , or perform such menial tasks , like scrubbing the kitchen floor and whitening the front doorstep — which was next on McAllister 's list of duties — but she did her share and was never idle , even in her spare time — hence her membership of the ladies ' sewing circle and her encouragement of her housemaid , McAllister , to accompany her to it . |
25 | We might even go so far as to say that amplification of deviance among one group rather than among another could simply be due to chance . |
26 | Indeed , one might even go so far as to say that , were it not for the ‘ discovery ’ of Siberia 's seemingly inexhaustible resources of ‘ soft gold ’ , that is , an abundance of fur-bearing mammals — in particular the highly-prized sable — the Muscovite government would have been without the economic foundation for the growth of its political power . |
27 | We might almost go so far as to say that Lyly has embroidered an elaborate garment round the simple idea " Euphues was a young coxcomb " . |
28 | Sanitary legislation could only go so far in monitoring personal health ; what was vital was a popular campaign stressing the individual 's own responsibility to observe the rules of health . |
29 | Because of his Cartesianism , Malebranche could not go so far as to say that material objects were not really extended or in motion , but Pierre Bayle had argued that such restraint was unjustifiable . |
30 | Even Amabel could not go so far as to trouble Gemma . |