Example sentences of "are [vb pp] so [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Not only do the results have no bearing on rankings — and therefore do not matter — but they are forgotten so far as historical records are concerned almost before the players have walked off the court .
2 They are expected so far as practicable to make decisions on benefit entitlement within 14 days , but this time limit is frequently exceeded .
3 Divided plants will take hold of the soil and grow new roots more quickly if they are replanted so quickly that the plant hardly knows it has been out of the ground .
4 Meanwhile , the relatively few persons for whom special knowledge and training are reserved are freed so far as possible from the obligations of simple labour ’ ( Braverman , 1974 , pp. 82–3 ) .
5 Very common words , and particularly the short common words , are recognised so readily that we do not always look at them when reading text .
6 This suggests that the feeling of difficulty may be strongest with people whose incomes are stretched so tightly that they have to use credit for some needed purchases which they could not afford otherwise .
7 Blake and King begin to complain to each other that they are now wasting their time , since matters are settled so far as they are concerned .
8 ‘ The club scene in the North is n't too healthy because the players are spread so thinly but there are still plenty of good ones about , ’ he said .
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