Example sentences of "so [adj] [adv] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
| 2 | This feeling was so strong there that he almost expected to see Linkworth standing there , watching him . |
| 3 | when the music gets so loud here that you ca n't stand |
| 4 | Auntie Ethel 's old school friend , Elaine , not so popular now that she was Rich and Successful . |
| 5 | They are still the most glamorous club in Britain , but our confidence is so high now that we could take them apart . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's a great shame , because unemployment is so universal nowadays that I would have hoped the stigma would disappear . ’ |
| 7 | Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim so that he could not see ’ ( 27.1 ) . |
| 8 | An ’ I 'm aware of them so much now that I 'd do anyfink in my power to do somefink to them to get self-satisfaction . |
| 9 | Perhaps it is because the fishermen have been demonstrating so much recently that they have not been catching so much fish . ’ |
| 10 | It numbed the mind of one woman so much recently that she left her baby to suffocate inside her car while hoping to hit the jackpot , a bucketful of balls , which can be exchanged for jars of coffee or pairs of tights . |
| 11 | So violent sometimes that they can not stand up but lie perfectly exhausted . |
| 12 | How can you now suddenly decide that this is the truth when you were so convinced before that I was guilty of every form of unscrupulous dealing possible ? ’ |
| 13 | Stoppard 's stage directions are so explicit here that we do not have to watch the TV production in order to appreciate the impact of Anderson 's action . |
| 14 | One librarian felt so hard up that she had begun looking for bargains at car boot sales — ‘ Adrian Mole in mint condition for 20p ’ — a practice which raises many questions about funding our schools . |
| 15 | ‘ No , ’ she answered quietly , and felt so guilt-ridden then that she could n't look at him , but turned her head and stared out of the side-window . |
| 16 | Everyone was so tired out that we were all falling asleep on the way home . |
| 17 | The catalogues produced by manufacturers and distributors of water pumps are so complex now that they can become difficult territory for the uninitiated , so advice should be sought from all quarters . |
| 18 | It seems that they make so many now that they do n't have the same |
| 19 | It 's been so long now that I see the title as my right . ’ |
| 20 | The rain was so heavy now that he was unable to see the expression on her face . |
| 21 | Breeze was so hot already that she could n't blush any more , but her eyes flashed as she faced the witch , and shook her head . |
| 22 | He seemed familiar , so familiar indeed that it took time to sink in . |
| 23 | The fears that had driven him to race frantically out to the Lock seemed so ridiculous now that he could not help making a joke out of them , and himself . |
| 24 | But there were also some very happy and amusing times , and I 'm so thankful now that we had the experience . ’ |
| 25 | On some days the smoke is so thick here that it obscures the sun . |
| 26 | But I am so worried now that I really would say , okay I 'll discuss it with Zain but let's not wait until the committee meeting , next committee meeting , let's do it as soon as we can . |
| 27 | The number of cases is not recorded ; the number of deaths is officially put at 855 , and may have been much higher , since diarrhoea is so common there that it often goes unreported . |
| 28 | This is because the two components are so close together that they almost touch , and presumably gravitational strains mean that each is distorted into the shape of an egg . |
| 29 | It is actually a binary , but the two components are so close together that they can not be separated with ordinary telescopes . |
| 30 | The huge drops were so close together that they reflected the light , and the rain billowed and rippled like a silver-white curtain . |