Example sentences of "so [adj] [conj] [noun prp] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His passion was so strong that Constance was overwhelmed . |
| 2 | Despite frequent pauses to listen for the doleful cries of lost sheep , the roaring wind was so loud that George was deafened to any other sounds . |
| 3 | Her vision of a happy life in Santa Barbara would n't be quite so blissful if Miguel were not resident in Casa Madrid . |
| 4 | He waited for Siban to find a way to phrase the request which was so obviously his intent , but instead Siban rose to his feet and stalked away towards the door , his departure so abrupt that Alexei was taken by surprise . |
| 5 | In a number of other areas , and particularly , for example , in the provision of investment advice about packaged products , this is not so clear and SIB is not yet convinced that chartered accountants have obtained and retained the requisite level of knowledge — the discussions on this continue . |
| 6 | Being screened in Barcelona five days a week — in Catalan — the old Street shows are proving so popular that Granada are now hoping to sell further programmes to the rest of Spain . |
| 7 | In fact , massage with aromatic oils was deemed so efficacious that Plato is said to have reproached Herodicus ( one of the teachers of Hippocrates ) for protracting the miserable existence of the aged ! |
| 8 | His coverall was already dry , and the sun was so warm that Rostov was glad of the minimal shade provided by the trees . |
| 9 | The effect Jennifer had on him was so obvious that Ann was amazed he made no attempt to disguise it . |
| 10 | She was so glad that Len was back by her side , and yet she dared not tell him why , because he would only be angry and perhaps start a fight and worry afterwards anyway . |
| 11 | Modern communications make the diffusion of ideas in a largely literate population so rapid that Freud was undoubtedly a name more widely known in his own lifetime than was Newton 's a hundred years after his death . |
| 12 | Which you would have done in the first place , Lowell thought , if you had n't been so sure that Rose was here . |
| 13 | No wonder Folly had been so sure that Tony was the one … |
| 14 | But she was not so sure that Rab was right . |
| 15 | He was so sure that Barney was his man , even though the evidence against him was n't strong enough to arrest him , that he 'd had the cheek to warn him off . |
| 16 | And when he felt he could n't walk another step , or wanted to question the wisdom of setting off down an unlit passage , he could always say Elaine 's so tired or Elaine 's a bit nervous . |
| 17 | The shock was so great that Luce was past telling him anything . |
| 18 | The idea was to start a volunteer counselling service for adult victims of incest and abuse , but the response to Christine 's appeal was so great that ICAIRR is now struggling to cope with the demands on its services . |
| 19 | The emotional fervour in support of Saddam Hussein amongst Palestinians living in the occupied territories was so great that Arafat was largely compelled to reject the pro-Western line . |
| 20 | It was so effective that Suki was ranked fourth in the world back in the early 80s . |
| 21 | Next morning the ward was so hectic that Juliet was glad she had a half-day , and relieved that she could go to Nigel 's party without having to persuade someone to change shifts with her . |
| 22 | He was so happy that Carrie was afraid Auntie Lou might be hurt but she did n't appear to be . |
| 23 | The Three Valleys are bound to be in there too , with Charlotte 's vote probably going to Meribel because it 's in the central valley of the three and not what is invariably described as a concrete jungle ; Val d'Isere because the skiing is just so brill and Tignes is , well , a concrete jungle really . |
| 24 | Against the left-hand wall stood an old-fashioned gas stove so heavy that Meg was unable to move it to clean behind it and preferred not to think of the accumulated grease of decades gumming it to the wall . |
| 25 | Just why she found it so disturbing that Luke was planning to fly her she was n't quite sure . |
| 26 | He was so successful that Walter was able to read , and write , and he did read many books . |
| 27 | She looked so pale that Wycliffe was afraid she might faint . |
| 28 | The analysis of Burun 's character was so shrewd that Alexei was startled . |
| 29 | He had decided to investigate for himself the question of his mother 's land investments in Texas , the holdings her Wall Street advisers seemed so anxious she should sell — so anxious that Edouard was a little suspicious . |
| 30 | Then : ‘ Do n't think I 'm prying , but why are you so certain that Coleby 's prepared to raise his offer ? ’ |