Example sentences of "[noun pl] so [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gamma ray satellites so far have shown the distribution of interstellar gas ( where it is struck by cosmic rays ) , pulsars , and two dozen powerful but as-yet-unidentified sources . |
| 2 | The cases so far decided do not exhaust the possible factual permutations which give the courts such difficulty in distinguishing between leases and licences . |
| 3 | ‘ The investigations so far have shown no evidence of such an elaborate organization , ’ Kopyion seemed to answer before he 'd finished . |
| 4 | There is still some way to go before we have an agreement on economic and monetary union , but the discussions so far have shown that it is possible to thrash out a sensible position in negotiations . |
| 5 | Genetic studies have established that the mutations so far characterized belong to probably four different complementation groups and that some of them are recessive ( 8–15 ) . |
| 6 | Most Ophiacanthids so far examined possess a comma shaped surface except for Ophiomyces , the possession of similar articulation surfaces in Ophiohelus , Ophiothauma and Ophiotholia is inferred pending future study , so an absence of this form of socket would support Verrill 's proposal . |
| 7 | The file organisation methods so far discussed do not respond to all the desired features of database systems . |
| 8 | Gould 's experiences so far had encouraged him to expect similar rewards from the next leg of the expedition , and he left Van Diemen 's Land in a spirit of optimism and with a light heart . |
| 9 | He adds that only two computer companies so far have sent manufacturing groups out to see what Crec is doing — IBM Corp , and ICL Plc , which has really turned on to ergonomics and the environment since it bought Nokia Data AB . |
| 10 | Since school texts so frequently seem to depend upon the received knowledge of at least one intellectual generation before them , children will be condemned for some time to reading about the exploits of men . |
| 11 | It was a splendid opportunity for Douglas Hurd to recall those long-lost Victorian values which the Thatcherite brand of Conservatives so ardently wished to revive . |
| 12 | Since the new forms of treatment set up have not reduced the demand for state hospital admissions and the alternatives so far devised have not guaranteed more cost-effective services , the move into the community can be seen to be reaching a critical stage of development . |
| 13 | The foregoing reminds the reader of the salient ideas so far written to introduce the idea of the Created God . |
| 14 | Certainly the weaknesses so far identified do not indicate any general shortfalls in the quality of audit work , the review says , but until the JMU has carried out more inspections and increased its database of information , it is too early to be more definitive . |
| 15 | All the questions so far have related to hypnotherapy in general — whether or not regression forms part of that treatment . |
| 16 | Does the Turkish occupation , or anything that has happened since , explain why Greeks so much prefer to earn their living in the little , man-to-man operations of the service sector ? |
| 17 | Transport , energy provision , religion , law and order , race relations , entertainment , continuity and change — the 75 pamphlets so far published offer fascinating perspectives on the evolution of the city . |
| 18 | Donna Haber , of the white-collar union ASTMS , says that most of the studies so far have involved feeding genetically engineered E. coli to test subjects . |
| 19 | All referendums so far have failed to reach the required majority , although more than half the electorate voted in favour . |
| 20 | It may be considered that the theories so far discussed have failed to recognize the intensity and the intimacy felt when the right young reader and the right book come together . |
| 21 | From the standpoint of constructivism , the reason why associationist-representational theories so spectacularly fail to capture the essence of thought is that they ignore the fact that every thought , like every action , has , at some level , a purpose . |
| 22 | Items so far recovered include prehistoric flint instruments , medieval pottery , a seventeenth-century water wheel , eighteenth-century clay ovens for scalding Devonshire cream , and nineteenth-century cider presses and apple crushers . |
| 23 | Considerable speculation exists as to the possible location of a new permanent site for the Modern Collection and suggestions so far have included the former Battersea and Bankside power stations on the south bank of the Thames and Canary Wharf in Docklands . |
| 24 | Decisions so far have steered a judicious and generally respected path between the opposite sides — in one case , BOC wanted a £35 million limit to possible damage to its equipment by Yorkshire Electricity . |
| 25 | Assume both firms are just breaking even at prevailing prices so neither wishes to leave . |
| 26 | Well , we have our own gifts , but the presentation of food is not one of them , and since French cooks and food purveyors so often appear to lose the lightness of their touch in this respect when they leave their native land and settle abroad , one can only conclude that the special stimulant which brings these gifts into flower is in the air of France itself . |
| 27 | Of the reasons why females so often fail to make it to the very top , two are basic : some of the best women managers do not achieve their full potential in business because they do not know how exceptional they are , and others fail to get a boardroom seat because they lack the confidence . |
| 28 | For example , $M= " abcdef " would load the ASCII characters A to F into addresses M to M+5 and & od into address M+6 , and PRINT $M would print ABCDEF All the examples so far have used only one operand with the byte and word indirection operators . |
| 29 | Whereas the other tests so far reviewed have been concerned with specific aspects of linguistic ability , the RDLS is much more concerned with the way in which the child 's increasing mastery of language is associated with conceptual development and more sophisticated problem-solving skills . |
| 30 | None of the paths so far described involves a discontinuity . |