Example sentences of "be so [adj] [that] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , most of us seem to be so certain that a first edition is really a first edition . |
| 2 | The manner in which death came to men , including those innocent of any offence , could be so appalling that the final stroke could only be regarded as a merciful relief . |
| 3 | Even on a fine day , the corridor could be so dark that the effect was like walking through a tunnel . |
| 4 | This indicates that if the court 's desire is to protect the public from persons who take vehicles without the owner 's consent , that is by a sense of general deterrence , then this particular criterion of the Criminal Justice Act will not be applicable The question posed for the courts must be whether taking a vehicle without consent can ever , as an individual offence , be so serious that a non-custodial sentence can not be considered . |
| 5 | That claim could be so serious that the seller would far prefer that the transaction did not proceed . |
| 6 | Your water will then be so pure that the natural salts and chelates necessary for life will be removed and will need to be replaced by mixing with carbon filtered tap water . |
| 7 | Believe it or not , I use a fairly hot iron over the neck area to be cut out — the iron must not be so hot that the fabric melts , but just hot enough to flatten it . |
| 8 | Old galvanised iron rising main and cold feed pipes can usually be removed with Stillsons ; a metal overflow pipe may be so rusted that the only answer is to cut it off . |
| 9 | I have declined to act as external examiner to candidates whose subject or thesis title seemed to be so dubious that a successful treatment of it could only be done by a candidate of exceptional brilliance ; in such cases it is likely that the candidate has had inadequate or misguided supervision . |
| 10 | Thus Stonehenge was presumed to postdate the tholoi of Mycenae , and the time taken for agriculture to spread to Britain was thought to be so great that the inception of the Neolithic was placed at about 2500 BC . |
| 11 | Indeed , the carbon-based molecules of which living things are constructed , and which they employ for life 's purposes , are so various and can be so complex that the study of biochemistry might at first sight seem quite impossible . |
| 12 | As the mind progressively clears in early recovery , the sense of guilt and remorse can be so powerful that the sufferer returns to the substance or process of addiction as the only known and practised method of suppressing unpleasant feelings . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's how we can be so sure that no slip-ups occur . |
| 14 | The danger is , of course , that the price may be so low that the business fails to generate sufficient revenue to cover its operating and/or capital costs . |
| 15 | One day the pit will be so deep that no one and nothing , not even God ‘ will be able to scoop me out of it . |
| 16 | The June exhibition may be so successful that the Hermitage would consider showing some of its own trophy collection alongside the one from Bremen . |
| 17 | The Secretary of State seems to think that we should be so grateful that the Government have promised that the poll tax will go that we should not look too closely at what will replace it . |
| 18 | She did n't much rate her chances of getting hold of the key to Charlie 's desk , but the desk itself was so old and the drawer appeared to be so ill-fitting that a touch of leverage might just spring it open . |
| 19 | The management became worried that if the calls for encores were to continue the opera , with its three ballets , lasting six hours , would be so long that the nobility would not be home in time for supper . |
| 20 | The species is presumed to be so homogeneous that every individual can be treated as the equivalent of every other . |
| 21 | Some of these symptoms may be so extreme that the psychotic quality of the condition is clearly evident . |
| 22 | Often these problems are merely irritating , but for some women the problem can be so severe that the way they live their life can be affected . |
| 23 | In some cases , the handicap may be so severe that the fullest possible efforts may not be taken to prolong the life of the afflicted child , and this has given rise to much public concern about medical ethics . |
| 24 | In some cases the effects of the blockage can be so severe that the heart stops beating altogether and this is called a cardiac arrest . |
| 25 | And this can cause side effects which can be so severe that the drugs must be used very sparingly . |
| 26 | For twelve months , I 've been trying to er , when I realised that that was put on my cleaning bill , it seemed to be so unfair that the little ol and the lady who , up till now has has cleaned for me , because the home help service , no longer just does cleaning . |
| 27 | It noted the possibility that in theory the interests of the partners might be so separated that a blanket restriction on competition would be unreasonable but rejected the contention that the mere fact of administrative departmentalisation could lead to that result . |
| 28 | For a start the enemy might refuse the bait ; conceivably their generals might be so inept that the idea of outflanking would not occur to them . |
| 29 | Severe pain , muscle seizure and heart failure may end in rapid death ; or the pain may be so intense that the victim is unable to swim and drowns . |
| 30 | The demands of children can be so insistent that a mother never uses the odd quiet moment to sit down with them and enjoy their company ; the temptation is always to seek out the next task . |