Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adj] and so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its presence in everyday life became so large and so intense , and in such a short space of time — say 20 years from the Coronation in 1953 , acknowledged as the ‘ take-off date — that its influence is strictly incalculable , over other media and over most facets of life . |
| 2 | Third , the plight of the business may be so grave , and the selection of the individuals concerned so inevitable and so urgently required , that consultation would make absolutely no difference to the outcome . |
| 3 | Each time I saw you coming dancing towards me along a sunny street , moving lightly on your toes like a boxer , with your slightly duck-toed run that I , a turned-out-toes walker , found so male and so sexy , my heart jumped in my throat and I wanted to run towards you and throw myself into your arms . |
| 4 | It happened so fast and so drastically that I nearly slid after him , managing only instinctively to pivot on one foot and throw myself headlong back onto the boards still remaining solid behind the hole . |
| 5 | It was actually against Brighton ( 10–1 ) , here at Selhurst Park on 3 January 1942 in a wartime London League match , but even so , there can be few , if any , other players whose careers began so early and so explosively . |
| 6 | In fact she talked so much and so often about it that I feel I have been there myself . ’ |
| 7 | Many thanks to those who worked so hard and so well to prepare the children . |
| 8 | It felt so safe and so right , and at the same time so electric , stirring her in ways that were becoming increasingly familiar , and increasingly delightful . |
| 9 | Lo and behold , when I got to court , this old lady was there and I felt so ashamed and so sorry for her . |
| 10 | He saw so much and so keenly , his vision enhanced by his occulobe . |
| 11 | Jim thought this was priceless and laughed so loud and so long that he brought the Duty Officer down from Flying Control to find out what he 'd missed . |
| 12 | In fact , he laughed so loud and so often that One Over The Eight practically came to a halt . |
| 13 | He was so young some nights , I mean he looked so young and so quiet , and I was scared for him you see , so scared that he 'd get it wrong , that he 'd waste himself . |
| 14 | I saw a group last year that had a re-release go top ten ; they appeared on Top Of The Pops and they looked so old and so wrong . |
| 15 | Cos it sounded so stiff and so er |