Example sentences of "['s] [noun] so [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could she spend Roman 's money so lavishly when she had just parted from her lover ? |
| 2 | Having an excellent harbour , Vancouver was a sportsman 's paradise so far as swimming , fishing , and boating were concerned , and while I have never claimed prowess in the water or in angling I have found pleasure on a boat , provided that boat was big enough — big enough that is , for me to sit comfortably on deck , preferably with a drink in hand , and watch the world go by . |
| 3 | ‘ In coming to his friend 's assistance so soon after he himself had suffered a serious heart attack he put his health at risk . ’ |
| 4 | The tenant may exercise his right to remove tenant 's fixtures so long as he is in possession as a tenant , whether under the original contract of tenancy or a new tenancy or by holding over ( New Zealand Government Property Corp v H M & S Ltd ) . |
| 5 | A very young man has shot himself and ‘ we ’ ride off in an inquisitive Gadarene ‘ cavalcade ’ ( ‘ our ladies had never seen a suicide ’ ) to view the corpse ; ‘ everything 's so boring ’ — recall Marya Lebyadkin 's words — ‘ one ca n't afford to be squeamish about one 's amusements so long as they are fun ’ ; and Lyamshin , the man who gets himself asked to parties to mimic women in labour , new-born babies , and peasants in the confessional , steals a bunch of grapes from the room of death . |
| 6 | The Secretary of State 's duty so far as the Lord Chief Justice and the trial judge are concerned , is only to ‘ consult . ’ |
| 7 | The court 's judgment so far as relevant on this question was , at pp. 5583–5584 : |
| 8 | The time may have come to urge a historic settlement , whereby people in Essex can hang each other to their hearts ' content so long as they do not interfere with traditional sporting practices in the rest of the country . |