Example sentences of "it [be] so [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rarely has it been so clear that freedom is indivisible , and that attacks on one set of civil liberties are likely to be a part of a projected destruction of all such freedoms . |
| 2 | In the middle there is a little pond with a fountain , and the golden carp that swim in it are so tame that they come at the sound of Dennis 's voice . |
| 3 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 4 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 5 | ‘ Would it be so terrible if they knew ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Would it be so bad if you were ? ’ |
| 7 | However , the tilting process and inundation that accompanied it were so gradual that most existing forms of wildlife had ample time to escape from or adapt to the changes . |
| 8 | ‘ I was just getting her ready for bed , it being so late and all , ’ he said without turning a hair . |
| 9 | The upsurge in public concern over environmental quality issues during the latter half of 1969 led to the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act , which was passed with limited debate or opposition despite it being so fundamental and innovative a measure . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , there 's no point in it being so beautiful if you ca n't ever go out in it because it 's raining , ’ said Betty , revealing a childish streak in her character which Lydia found rather less appealing than her habitual bossiness . |
| 11 | ‘ Which is why it 's so super that he agreed to this interview , ’ she quickly covered her slip . |
| 12 | ‘ On the contrary , I think it 's so great that it should be put to better use . |
| 13 | No it it 's not it 's so small so you wo n't leave that leave that white . |
| 14 | In the South of Ireland , people go to sleep if it 's so much as mentioned , and in Belfast even the playwrights are growing out of it . |
| 15 | It 's so tiring and hard on the nerves . |
| 16 | It 's so useful and we 've seen it and enjoy it . |
| 17 | It 's so straight and so sharp that it works perfectly as a blade , but when you 've finished you can just grind it up into the ground . ’ |
| 18 | It 's so b-bad that — it 's very bad , " he concluded miserably . |
| 19 | It 's so time-consuming that most professional carvers avoid it like the plague . ’ |
| 20 | Brosnan , on the other hand , loves Greek , Roman and ancient Irish mythology , and likes to work with sheet lead , ’ because It 's so live and sensual . |
| 21 | As it is , it 's going to take quite a while — it 's so long and thick … and still beautiful , ’ he said huskily , ‘ even when it 's wet . ’ |
| 22 | It 's so successful that many people seem to miss the point . |
| 23 | Perhaps if it 's so successful if it can successfully this evening perhaps we will do it more often . |
| 24 | You see if you are very angry about something , about a situation you know that when you 're in that anger it 's so strong that you would n't notice if something happened right under your nose because your anger is u occupying your , your brain and your senses . |
| 25 | It 's so woolly that you do n't even really know what this problem is . |
| 26 | John Barrett , who succeeded his lifelong friend as the BBC 's senior tennis commentator , said : ‘ It 's so sad that he did n't have time to enjoy his retirement . |
| 27 | They glorify it : it 's so sad that it 's beautiful . |
| 28 | It 's so sad because she used to be such a lively and outgoing person . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's so sad because he 's so quick , so experienced and he is the guy who made me raise my own game to come out of the blocks ahead of him . ’ |
| 30 | I hate , it 's so irritating because when I go to , to bed , I 'm never tired . |