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Example sentences of "so [adj] now [conj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He is not so light-hearted now as he used to be — too much responsibility .
2	At the start of chapter 16 we are reminded of it again , and things seem so hopeless now that Sarah urges Abraham to have a child by her Egyptian maid , Hagar .
3	Her voice was so dry now that sometimes Kit fancied he heard her when he could not , in the scraping of the boughs of trees , the footfalls in the dusty earth .
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	It was irrational to be so resentful now when it was so nearly over anyway , but she was too infuriated by his failure to love her to be thinking clearly .
7	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 .
8	Shutting his eyes , he stopped and was there the one he always remembered from his childhood polish , dust , though not so much now as the smell of books .
9	Not so much now because of ill health but she used to .
10	Not so much now because it 's mainly the youngsters that go there .
11	Erm the only problem is well , even s even , not so much now because because the er a bit better .
12	It is probably a fact that few people have ever thought about , but a fact nonetheless , that nights are not so dark now as they used to be .
13	All the trees , so large now as to enclose this garden , excluding the sight of other houses , so that but for the complex of railway lines it might have been in the country , were in late summer leaf .
14	She was so tense now that her muscles were beginning to quiver .
15	Be so good now as to march these miscreants to Mutton House .
16	I mean they work out so regular now that er
17	But I 'm not so sure now if it 's possible . ’
18	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 .
19	It seems that they make so many now that they do n't have the same
20	Not er not so many now but it 's er we 've still got members but I mean we well we 're you know all about that you 're the front
21	The breakfast dishes were n't even washed , though I have n't so many now as two daughters are away .
22	It 's been so long now that I see the title as my right . ’
23	I gagged and glanced at the two bald-pated twins : they did n't seem so terrible now but rather pathetic .
24	Nights when ops were on were not so hectic now that the boys did not have the long runs to Berlin and Nuremburg , just specific targets in France and western Germany .
25	I 'm so ashamed now but I joined in , screaming and ranting , making things a thousand times worse .
26	The rain was so heavy now that he was unable to see the expression on her face .
27	The revenue is so desperate now because of this change in banks and building societies have left people not knowing what the situation is , and er there are millions , I 'm , I 'm not exaggerating there are twelve million , over two million pounds is being spent by the revenue on a new tax-back advert , sorry I did exaggerate , the idea is to remind about ten million people on all , on low income , that they could claim back tax which has been deducted from taxed savings .
28	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 .
29	But there were also some very happy and amusing times , and I 'm so thankful now that we had the experience . ’
30	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 .