Example sentences of "are [adv] so [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watching on TV and taking part are not so much mutually exclusive as part of a balanced human cycle of passive and active involvement . |
| 2 | In contrast , the proposals for indicative drug budgets are not so much wrongly conceived as incomplete . |
| 3 | ‘ We believed the rumour on Tuesday that British Aerospace was building up a big shareholding but we are not so sure now , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 4 | The flowers are not so profuse then , and the leaves tend to cover them , but it 's still an extra treat . ’ |
| 5 | It is probably a fact that few people have ever thought about , but a fact nonetheless , that nights are not so dark now as they used to be . |
| 6 | Ant species that are not so aggressive avidly remove insect eggs from foliage and generally ‘ spring-clean ’ the host . |
| 7 | We are both so happy here . |
| 8 | If if they 're doing the business on they could be pulling off , that 's what I do n't like cos the airport 's are too so close together , like it 's too you know too er Right , shall we revert , I think more sensible to talk about this in the beginning of February yeah ? |