Example sentences of "so [adv] do he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet so well did my father hide his feelings , so professionally did he carry out his duties , that on his departure the General had actually complimented Mr John Silvers on the excellence of his butler and had left an unusually large tip in appreciation — which my father without hesitation asked his employer to donate to a charity . |
| 2 | So compulsively did he watch me empty my glass that he drained his own in compulsive sympathy . |
| 3 | The temptation to evade the truth was suddenly almost more than Harry could bear , so achingly did he want to go home . |
| 4 | Henry was an exacting master , possessed of so much energy that it was popularly rumoured that he could fly , so swiftly did he travel from place to place . |
| 5 | After a time I found myself frequently addressing him as ‘ Father ’ , so naturally did he touch the gentle docile side of me . |
| 6 | She was a confident , outgoing girl who usually interacted quite happily with people of either sex and any age , but she was reduced to silence in Luke Scott 's presence , so deeply did he disturb her . |
| 7 | From the back of the hummock a figure appeared and began moving unhurriedly up the hill on an irregular route , at times coming obliquely towards the Friar , and then abruptly changing direction and seeming to go away from him : thus tacking and weaving the man was as inconspicuous as a partridge on ploughland , so that if the Friar turned his eyes from him for a moment he was difficult to rediscover , so perfectly did he merge with the duns , browns , russets , and half-greens of the wood . |
| 8 | Merckx was known as ‘ the cannibal ’ , so often did he scoop up the prizes , even in minor events when he might have been expected to allow minor or local riders to have their day . |
| 9 | So well did he play that Palace signed him from Leicester as soon as the opportunity arose . |
| 10 | So well did he play that he was named man of the match . |
| 11 | He was not sparing with himself , and yet the tale ran more readily than he had supposed possible , so completely did he trust the listener . |