Example sentences of "had be so [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been so certain then that ‘ love ’ would mean ‘ forever ’ . |
| 2 | Katherine liked to believe that she was n't vindictive , but she did have certain rules , certain standards , both for her house and her business , and one of the reasons she had been so successful both in Dublin and now in London , was because she applied those rules rigorously . |
| 3 | There had been so much else to do : such as leaving a brief note for Julie , and also contacting her office to explain the problem and that she 'd be in touch with them as soon as possible . |
| 4 | He was sure that was why his love life had been so unsatisfactory ever since . |
| 5 | He had been so sure before — and anything would be better than a decision that he might later come to regret . |
| 6 | Ellen had been so sympathetic earlier , had believed at once in her innocence when Isabel had told her what had happened . |
| 7 | What had been so popular only three years ago was now conspicuous by its absence . |
| 8 | David Giles gained a deserved reputation among Palace fans after playing three superb games for Swansea City against us in the FA Cup 3rd round in January 1980 but , having joined us eighteen months later , he lacked the sparkle that had been so evident then . |
| 9 | She had been so thrilled too at the discovery that her home for the next six months was to be such an unconventional one . |
| 10 | She had never even asked if there was a photograph of her father , and she supposed they had been so careful not to upset her that they had never offered one . |
| 11 | And I began to be conscious of my unnatural state , and cry in the night sometimes for no real reason except that I wanted a man beside me — any man at all , I sometimes thought , and the little voice which had been so snooty before , now held its peace on the subject . |