Example sentences of "be [indef pn] so [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are none so blind as those who will not see ! ’ |
| 2 | Del Boy 's words of wisdom went through my mind ‘ There are none so blind as those who wo n't listen ’ . |
| 3 | Or is it that there are none so blind as those who will not see ? |
| 4 | ‘ When we arrived here , ’ said Fenella , and spared a thought for the absurdity of these words , because the manner of their arriving had been something so remarkable as to defy explanation or description . |
| 5 | There 's nothing so lonely as unemployment , even if you 're on a queue with a thousand others . |
| 6 | There is nothing so soul-destroying as living from day to day with no purpose . |
| 7 | ‘ There is nothing so fascinating as other people 's disputes . ’ |
| 8 | — Of all the creatures in the ocean , there 's none so terrible as … — ; |
| 9 | Nick , Salli and Steve : there 's none so queer as Suffolk … |
| 10 | There 's none so queer as Suffolk , as follicle-flowing grind merchants and Bury boys JACOB 'S MOUSE have discovered in their illustrious nine-year history since meeting at a swimming gala , aged 11 . |
| 11 | ‘ Be none so big as looks . |
| 12 | THERE 's nowt so queer as folk . |