Example sentences of "[noun sg] so [adv] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the bidding so far it seems that East is sitting over North with a strong and long diamond holding . |
| 2 | We can read into Las Meninas such a view of the Habsburgs ( Fig. 8 ) : Philip IV and Mariana are merely reflections , living in a world of grotesquerie and make-believe ; a tiny princess dressed as an adult with a skirt so stiff it makes her look as if she is on wheels , surrounded by curtseying maids , a dwarf , a midget , a huge dog with the ability to sleep through anything , and a great artist , aloof and all-powerful . |
| 3 | Er we 're limited with people and while Brian was in the verge of moving it which the electrics all had to be took out and rerun , he got called away , down to the pre-packs to a breakdown so obviously it did n't get done , the job stopped cos there 's nobody else . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't think so , ’ she said , but she expressed the truth so artfully it sounded almost as if there was a possibility . |
| 5 | Although something valuable undoubtedly disappeared when tight-knit inner city communities were dispersed to bleak estates and high rise flats , you only have to look her shot of a dank backyard with wall so high it blocks out sunlight , to recognise that life there was not halcyon either . |
| 6 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly screamed , his yell so loud it seemed his lungs would burst . |
| 7 | This means that in the presentation so far it has been implied that the placing of stress is independent of and prior to the choice of intonation . |
| 8 | She pulled the white cord so tight it cut red weals into the white flesh . |
| 9 | To understand the rage you had to see the age , when art curses and kicks society so much it changes it , you have to realise they arrived in a perfect time-spot . |
| 10 | Ruth wrenched her eyes open , starting to her feet , gripping the metal cup so hard it hurt . |
| 11 | ‘ To lutin ’ means to tie hair in ELF-locks ; sometimes he would tangle a horse 's mane so badly it had to be cut . |
| 12 | Well then if you 're just paying that money into a building society and you 're paying , obviously you ca n't write out as many cheques as what you would normally d do in a bank and have a standing order so therefore it 's got ta be paid by cash . |
| 13 | His hand lashed out to grip her arm so tightly it hurt , as he meant it to . |