Example sentences of "[vb past] so [adv] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shilton rightly won the PFA 's player award , while Burns re-formed so impressively that we writers voted him Footballer of the Year . |
| 2 | Black and white cows grazed so picturesquely that one expected at any moment an eighteenth-century milkmaid to come prancing out from behind a white-blossomed bush with her three-legged wooden milking stool . |
| 3 | It was a cool challenge , drawled so quietly that she almost missed it . |
| 4 | Granpa clapped so loud as I returned to my place that some of the mums looked round and smiled , which made the old fellow even more determined to see that I stayed on at school until I was fourteen . |
| 5 | The Collector 's hands trembled so badly that he had to rest the telescope on the shattered window sill . |
| 6 | His hands trembled so violently that he was unable to bring it to his lips . |
| 7 | Before it was halfway through its arc Hrun 's right hand moved so fast that it appeared to travel between two points in space without at any time occupying the intervening air . |
| 8 | Luke moved so fast that she had no time to back away as he turned her into his arms and held her to him , so close that she could feel the hard outline of his thighs through the damp towel , the heavy steady beat of his heart against her breast . |
| 9 | Yet , when the oriental came at him , the man moved so swiftly that he was once again almost taken by surprise . |
| 10 | Five short days ; it was n't long in which to have your life turned upside-down , changed so drastically that it would never be the same again , was it ? |
| 11 | Themes in existence by 1950 were continued in subsequent decades but they have developed so extensively and changed so dramatically that their origins may now appear to be many years away . |
| 12 | Indeed , the situation changed so swiftly that there is almost no resemblance between the political maps of Spain for 1000 and 1050 , or again between those covering the times of the birth and death of El Cid . |
| 13 | A word or phrase used so often that it becomes a slogan . |
| 14 | When he picked me up and put my head in his mouth , I shouted so loudly that he dropped me . |
| 15 | Sir Henry Bessemer suffered so badly that he designed an anti-seasick steamer whose saloon was supposed to stay on an even keel even if the ship rolled . |
| 16 | From cunningly concealed speakers piped music wafted , but music played so softly that it was almost inaudible to the human ear , a faint teasing melody that soothed the soul and created a restful atmosphere almost without one being aware of it . |
| 17 | The last words came so vehemently that she almost choked on them . |
| 18 | It came so fast that she hardly knew what had happened . |
| 19 | There was no brand name on the yarn and the work twisted so badly that she could not wear it . |
| 20 | A woman laughed , a carefree tinkling laugh and Emily paused in wonder , it seemed so long since she had felt like laughing . |
| 21 | In spite of herself she stirred so sharply that he felt her astonishment recoil upon his own flesh and set him trembling . |
| 22 | In fact Needham hall where we were housed , deteriorated so rapidly that it was almost necessary to bring in the riot squad . |
| 23 | It was only when Gould declared on 28 February 1837 , that Darwin 's island specimens of the Galapagos mocking bird differed so profoundly that they had to be categorised as three completely distinct species , that the alarm bells began to ring . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , it all happened so fast that they cancelled the sold-out dates because they simply could n't get their work permits in time . |
| 25 | It happened so fast that her mind went into a spin , and she reeled dizzily , her gaze unfocused . |
| 26 | ‘ The abuse happened so often that I thought it was normal . |
| 27 | ‘ Everything happened so rapidly that it afterwards seemed part of an evil dream , ’ Edward said slowly . |
| 28 | The next few gybes were the first I had ever done with speed all the way through the turn , in fact , it happened so quickly that I could n't change the rig fast enough — so then I had to work on the rig change . |
| 29 | Everything happened so quickly that I have no very clear recollection of what actually took place . |
| 30 | For a moment his attractiveness shone so powerfully that it almost sabotaged the warning bells sounding strident alarm inside Charity 's head . |