Example sentences of "[to-vb] his [noun] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His painting gives us much pleasure — he did splendidly to find his way so well with his painting — and I am sure that he must have responded to being appreciated for his work as well as for his teaching . |
| 2 | She shivered , remembering how waking to find his face so close to hers had made her insides quake . |
| 3 | It was not like Karr to use his privilege so crudely and for a moment he had been concerned by his friend 's behaviour . |
| 4 | It was difficult to x-ray his leg so far up , and as it was a small machine and needed a relatively long exposure it was hard to get a clear picture with him shaking as the poor boy was doing by this time . |
| 5 | They asked if he was cheating and decided that if he was able to do his work so well , there was no harm in giving him some more . |
| 6 | One of the reasons he was able to run his brothel so successfully was because he was homosexual , and therefore had no interest in the stock . |
| 7 | It was he who pronounced in open court that a husband was entitled to beat his wife so long as the rod he used was no thicker than his thumb . |
| 8 | The Rangers striker Ally McCoist scored twice to take his total so far this season to 43 . |
| 9 | George Graham on the other hand , having lost players from all areas of his team to their countries , was not able to prepare his team so efficiently . |
| 10 | " From this resolution of the Presbytery Mr Pearson asked to leave the chair , which was granted , to enter his dissent so far as regards Mr Charles McNeill . " |
| 11 | The year before , Ruari had built himself a wee turf hut among the skeps on the moor to keep an eye on them , but Mairi complained about having to bring his food so far , and he 'd given up using it . |