Example sentences of "so [adj] [adv] that " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | when the music gets so loud here that you ca n't stand |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This is so respectable today that Christians of all denominations have embraced it . |
| 7 | A majority of the United Kingdom workforce decided against strike action and the mood of the Glasgow workers was so clear yesterday that a vote did not have to be taken . |
| 8 | Auntie Ethel 's old school friend , Elaine , not so popular now that she was Rich and Successful . |
| 9 | They are still the most glamorous club in Britain , but our confidence is so high now that we could take them apart . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's a great shame , because unemployment is so universal nowadays that I would have hoped the stigma would disappear . ’ |
| 11 | Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim so that he could not see ’ ( 27.1 ) . |
| 12 | But a certain failure , distressing to themselves , to be like other people , caused them to sink back , with so much else that drifted or was washed up , into the mud moorings of the great tide-way . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Perhaps it is because the fishermen have been demonstrating so much recently that they have not been catching so much fish . ’ |
| 16 | So violent sometimes that they can not stand up but lie perfectly exhausted . |
| 17 | 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 ? ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The playing is so fine here that the notoriously ‘ unsatisfactory ’ ending makes complete sense . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | She was so tense now that her muscles were beginning to quiver . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | I mean they work out so regular now that er |
| 24 | Why should Willi always make himself look so ludicrous so that people laughed at him ? |
| 25 | Everyone was so tired out that we were all falling asleep on the way home . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It seems that they make so many now that they do n't have the same |
| 28 | Many were seeking to get out while they could , so many indeed that Ramsay feared that they must be seen by the blockading English ships lying off , for the July night was less dark than he could have wished . |
| 29 | It 's been so long now that I see the title as my right . ’ |
| 30 | It is not so curious then that blacks have manifested a predilection for sport and have achieved high orders of success in their chosen disciplines . |