Example sentences of "[vb pp] so [adv] that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's something which has developed so quickly that it 's almost ahead of us ( as it were ) in terms of planning . |
| 2 | In recent years , it has been argued that the position and powers of the Prime Minister have altered so considerably that it makes sense to talk about the rise of prime ministerial government and the transformation of the Cabinet into yet another " dignified " part of the constitution . |
| 3 | The blue component of incoming solar radiation is scattered so severely that it appears to our eyes to be coming from the entire sky . |
| 4 | I am delighted that they have done so well that it is now proposed , even in these difficult times , to increase their establishment . |
| 5 | It was all done so genteelly that it set McAllister 's teeth on edge . |
| 6 | The children were wedged so tightly that it was difficult to move . |
| 7 | ‘ Hullo ! ’ , and this may be said so softly that it is almost inaudible and we only see the nostrils tremble . |
| 8 | It is , of course , impossible to foresee the future , but the effective demise of the Catholic Church has been prophesied so often that it seems wiser to conclude that the vast movement of transformation begun by Vatican II will not be easily ended either internally or externally . |
| 9 | Albert had spoken so calmly that it made her calm too . |
| 10 | How the Mini Master will be regarded by Britain 's Civil Aviation Authority remains to be seen , but the CAA has indicated so far that it will expect pilots flying the aircraft to be holders of a multi engine rating , which currently costs around £1,200 to obtain on a conventional twin aircraft . |
| 11 | Suddenly she wanted him gone so urgently that it was all she could do not to order him to get out . |
| 12 | That afternoon he saw the King , who tried to dissuade him , but , as lying George V recorded it : ‘ He assured me that it was absolutely necessary for him to appeal to the Country as he had gone so far that it was not possible for him to change his mind . ’ ’ |
| 13 | The compression of the state pension down to income support levels has gone so far that it has superseded the income support level , so that every pensioner , as of right , should be on income support . |
| 14 | In January 1949 the British cabinet ruled that co-operation with Europe should not be taken so far that it compromised Britain 's ability to survive as an independent state . |
| 15 | Had it been deliberate Edouard hesitated , unsure ; it had happened so quickly that it was difficult to know . |
| 16 | Their last meeting had ended so unpleasantly that it was difficult to change course suddenly . |
| 17 | In captivity , a good memory and fear will destroy the horse if it is handled so badly that it becomes permanently anxious . |
| 18 | The responsibility had lain so heavily that it took some time to readjust . |
| 19 | The right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) and his team are always ingenious in defending whatever the policy of the moment is ; it is just that that policy is changed so often that it leaves a little bit of a question mark over whether they have any plan or direction at all . |