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 . |