Example sentences of "so [adj] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was ever so sorry not to see you but he wished you a merry Christmas . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am so sorry not to have made an appointment . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Habibi 's confidence was restored , yet never was a horse so careful not to bite the hand that fed it ! |
| 5 | You have to pay so much anyway to have it changed . |
| 6 | She and Brian had been meaning to explore the area at weekends , but there had always seemed so much else to do . |
| 7 | Yeah well why that happened , Oh I think it was just pressure of work you know , she had so much else to do . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But there was so much else to see that , as time flew by , it was no surprise to her that , having been thoroughly absorbed , she had forgotten entirely such necessities as eating , until Ven good-humouredly mentioned , ‘ Since I did n't wish to intrude on your pleasure to suggest a coffee-break , will you permit me , at ten past one , to suggest we have a break for lunch ? ’ |
| 10 | With so much else to concern them , and with such a big lead over Aberdeen , this is one game where Rangers may be satisfied with a point . |
| 11 | All the same , the gap year is a crazy British system , which sets you free to travel when you have so much else to learn , and then leaves you pinned to your desk for ever after . |
| 12 | Fabia drove down to Dover unhappily , not liking herself very much that , instead of being co-operative when Cara had so much else to worry her , she had been a shade obstructive . |
| 13 | Why in 1944 , when there was so much else to think about and to do , did those three key documents appear ? |
| 14 | Tonight , alone and quiet after the eventful day , the shadows seemed to hold ghosts of the past , and there was so much here to remind her that this had once been Elise 's home . |
| 15 | It seems an appropriate enough reaction on watching someone struggle so much just to line up a ball . |
| 16 | ‘ It will mean so much just to play again . |
| 17 | I could hardly believe that this was to be the end of the public life of a man so comparatively young , and with so much still to give … |
| 18 | Berate the Lord for giving her so much only to frustrate any future hopes ? |
| 19 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose it seems like that , but it would have been silly to say no when he was prepared to come , after I 'd been so sad not to see him . |
| 21 | I mean that 's so stupid not to send it back . |
| 22 | Within a minute of coming on , substitute Tony O'Donovan put Didcot right back in to the game and then Paul Spittle was so unlucky not to level the scores as his shot hit the post . |
| 23 | Well he 's so busy about to do it and getting himself ready to do it , that he is gon na do it though |
| 24 | Why was it so difficult not to smile back ? |
| 25 | It is so difficult not to make it sound so appallingly emotional . |
| 26 | Even in medical school it had inhibited her to the point where she had even had serious doubts about whether she would be able to continue her studies , simply because , unlike many of her senior colleagues , she had never quite managed to acquire the kind of detachment that was so necessary sometimes to become a doctor . |
| 27 | But it 's so lovely just to have . |