Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [pron] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was true ; it was only a sign of their stupidity or their fear ? — that they were taking him so seriously . |
| 2 | She paused , feeling a shiver work its way down her spine as she met the black eyes that were regarding her so closely now . |
| 3 | She could tell that Dr Neil was looking at her most sceptically , although he was touching her so gently that the black fear which she had felt before she had fainted did not return — and pooh to his suspicions ! |
| 4 | And how come Neil Cochrane was amusing her so easily without even trying ? |
| 5 | What was absorbing him so deeply , I realize as I go by , was the sight of his own living-room , with the curtains innocently open , and his wife and Millie moving silently about the bright world inside . |
| 6 | And you , ’ she added , greatly daring — but , since the Master was quizzing her so relentlessly , why should she not quiz the Master ? |
| 7 | She could n't reply , he was holding her so tightly ; and , in any case , there was nothing she wanted to say . |
| 8 | He had gathered her closer in his arms , he was holding her so tightly that she could n't tell whose heartbeat it was she felt throbbing within her bones , his or hers . |
| 9 | She was holding it so tight the hook was embedded in her flesh . |
| 10 | She was almost angry that he was taking it so calmly . |
| 11 | She was fighting him so hard , resisting him with everything she had . |
| 12 | Oh , all this was making it so much harder to refuse . |
| 13 | She was watching him so intently as he bit into it that he began to wonder if Smallfry was right to fear she would poison him at the slightest opportunity . |