Example sentences of "[vb past] so [adv] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dougal was relieved that Miss Devenish agreed so readily to see him . |
| 2 | We were not gracious yesterday — especially as this child came so far to find us . |
| 3 | Her hand went so quickly to cover her profile and her mouth became so taut , he thought she was going to weep with the same energy . |
| 4 | She caught sight of it and put up her other hand , and with a finger stroked his bottom lip until he flinched and turned his head away , parting his lips as he did so however to bite her finger slightly , and close on it . |
| 5 | Inside , you can see the actual spot on which Huss stood so bravely to hear his sentence . |
| 6 | Although this fate , however tragic , would certainly be preferable to possible torture and execution , I know that Leslie himself , who volunteered so often to do something ‘ useful ’ , would have preferred to be killed actually fighting , like Bradford and Fenwick . |