Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [verb] so [adv] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 But it is possible to draw so tight a circle around an enlightened few that the picture becomes distorted in the opposite direction .
2 Or if it is impossible to do so then we will have to have a look .
3 Retail demand is quite heavy and is likely to remain so even after the novelty value of the new car has worn off .
4 It 's all going so smoothly this morning is n't it ?
5 It will be able to negotiate directly with the Council on proposed amendments rather than going through the Commission and , in the last resort , it will be able to reject the agreed position of the Council on legislation , although it is unlikely to do so often .
6 Whatever the government , the NHS has always been seen as underfunded and that is unlikely to change so long as children and old people wait months for operations .
7 ‘ Theoretically , yes , but that 's unlikely to happen so long as the company is successful and the shareholders approve of the way it 's run . ’
8 And it is n't enough for us to identify with our self , it is necessary to do so passionately , to the point of life and death .
9 And if it is advantageous to do so now , is there a point in the future when it may not be .
10 I think it 's it 's this this idea , that it 's alright to go so far , it 's when you go over the top .
  Next page