Example sentences of "only [vb infin] so [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can only experience so much fame , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Only a certain amount of this can be directed through the handlebars because the front end will only take so much input before the bars turn towards full lock , and the rider crashes . |
| 3 | Because he only had to be in the same room for her nervous system to run haywire , and she could only take so much punishment . |
| 4 | Christian 's a fine man , but I can only take so much religion in a week . |
| 5 | Then the leading comrade makes a long speech ( with pauses for interpretation ) full of statistics about how before liberation the commune used to only produce so many jin per mu ( jin being a measure of weight/capacity , and mu being a measure of land ) and how the commune now produces about 15 times that amount . |
| 6 | But this is to assume that humans have a natural capacity to recognise and reflect on their interests , and that they will only stand so much injustice . |
| 7 | A country can only stand so much excitement . |
| 8 | ‘ Britain can only support so much research , ’ he says . |