Example sentences of "and [verb] so [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret Thatcher , for example , would remember her lessons in the grocery shop at her father 's knee and conclude that developing countries were foolish and irresponsible to live beyond their means and borrow so much money . |
| 2 | The motives for seeking office are partly that the life of a backbench MP soon becomes unsatisfactory and offers so little scope for achievement , for registering even the smallest impact on a restricted area of.public life , that the average MP looks with envy on any minister who has a positive job to perform , however limited the field . |
| 3 | She 's such a sweet little girl and has so much energy . |
| 4 | The modern movement for the legislative recognition of ‘ human rights ’ is in fact a movement for the increased control of legislatures by the judiciary , because the human rights that are claimed are couched in such broad terms , and involve so much balancing of one consideration with another , that they inevitably call for much judicial ‘ interpretation . ’ |
| 5 | How could he have completed so many plays , as well as formulating the beer which bears his name and opening so many tea rooms ? |
| 6 | Since he started them and put so much effort and endless work in to running them , these events have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , planning permission has been sought and obtained so that work can go ahead as soon as funds permit . |
| 8 | ‘ Indeed , ’ my father said , and shovelled so much food into his mouth he would n't be able to speak for another minute or so . |
| 9 | I most heartily wish it may be in my power to serve and save so much innocence , beauty and merit . |
| 10 | ‘ They look good and take so little making-up time [ which ] therefore gives us a price advantage on the market . ’ |
| 11 | You just weigh up and take so much information in through your eyes do n't you , perhaps this person 's in a panic or they look angry , yeah , this sort of stuff , do it very , very naturally . |
| 12 | Back to our cell , which , after a word with Mr V. , is like a sauna and remains so all night despite open windows . |
| 13 | Out services can be improved and extended so that care at home becomes a real option for more people . |
| 14 | Although it was quite expensive ( it cost £36 ) , it 's so easy to use and saves so much time . |
| 15 | And when you think he is in his seventies and working so hard night after night , you have to admire him . |
| 16 | Why cause ourselves so much anxiety , and spend so much time , money and energy on failed diet/exercise routines when the answer to all our problems is staring us right in the face . |
| 17 | However , the problems were so huge and required so much finance that other resources were required and the European Community has now taken a leading role . |