Example sentences of "have [verb] soft " in BNC.

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1 In a major new initiative , Stoddard Templeton has added soft furnishing fabric to its portfolio of carpet ranges .
2 Today , by contrast , when the penal code has grown soft , cricket 's regulations relating to conduct — which has also deteriorated — are tougher . )
3 What is clear is that a significant cultural artifact has become soft and ephemeral .
4 There is no point in pretending that Brenton has gone soft .
5 Fearing that the commission has gone soft , some of Microsoft 's competitors are threatening the firm with legal action .
6 They need to see a tough manager — someone like you , hey ? — so they never think that the organisation has gone soft .
7 He added : ‘ Society has gone soft and does n't seem to know how to deal with hardened criminals .
8 Since Mandy had died , he 'd gone soft , he admitted that .
9 Tod says Sam should not have gone soft on a blab who squealed .
10 Whereas it once had a reputation as being one of the toughest and most feared women 's prisons in Britain , it is now regarded as having gone soft by some of the prison officers .
11 To avoid having to place soft material under the feet of a loft ladder every time it 's used , stick a small piece of foam rubber or carpet underlay to each foot of the ladder .
12 The pressure of administration had stopped my training before I had left England and my feet had grown soft .
13 Almost a third admitted doing no work in an average day and more than half said they had used soft drugs .
14 And Alan Millet had spoken soft words …
15 Graham has already criticised the players ' poor start , suggesting they 've gone soft by failing to come to terms with the physical aspect of their opening two games .
16 I would n't want readers to think I 've gone soft on freedom to roam following a comment I made in July 's Scottish News .
17 Pakistan claim the ball was changed under Law 5 simply because it had gone soft — but that would not have needed the intervention of the match referee .
18 The principal 's own inquiries revealed that seven boys had taken soft drugs from the pupil .
19 Parker and Braden have developed soft acrylic materials where the plasticiser does not leach out , but these have other problems .
20 For those who have used soft chalk pastels and know their way around the tints I would advise loose pastels .
21 Cold Blow Lane no longer chills the blood for all the wrong reasons , but that is not to say the Lions have gone soft .
22 Store both in a coo but frost-free place until the spring , but remember to periodically remove any that have gone soft or rotten .
23 Is it not unfortunate that , since that time , some members of the Labour party have gone soft on terrorism ?
24 It 's becoming increasingly clear that Class War 's gone soft , what with the film and the book .
25 They say he 's gone soft , sold out .
26 And Min 's erection 's gone soft , too . ’
27 I might eat the bugger now , look at that , I bet it 's gone soft .
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