Example sentences of "so [adj] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He returned home only for a week or so each month and spent most of his time in his bathroom , which contained a colour television , telephones and a fully stocked cocktail bar . |
| 2 | How can I ever become a good painter when I know so little geometry and mathematics ? |
| 3 | Why for that matter , was there so little press and public interest in the project generally , either in its coming or its going ? |
| 4 | Her the narrow lanes are most pleasant for cycling , horseriding or even driving out in a pony trap for there is so little traffic and so much nature to be observed . |
| 5 | They criticized a social order based on private property and commerce , where those who could afford to buy showed so little taste and discrimination . |
| 6 | It 's not the right song for the show , but we had so little time and a decision had to be made . |
| 7 | She feels angry that the public were given so little information and were exposed to such large amounts of radiation , unable to take any precautions to protect themselves . |
| 8 | Sometimes the candidates have so little imagination and so little understanding of the work of the examiner that a new question is started at the bottom of the page . |
| 9 | That it will reach 130mph was no surprise but to do so with so little fuss and noise was impressive . |
| 10 | The additional organisational problem is to have the video equipment you need set up so that recording and playback sessions do n't disrupt the working of the other groups . |
| 11 | The depth of field at low power ( × 1.5 to × 20 magnification ) allows study of three-dimensional grain relationships so that packing and pore networks can be visualized , although fracture surfaces need to be examined for comparison . |
| 12 | This then becomes a problem for management : how to ensure that such needs are satisfied so that output and productivity are not adversely affected . |
| 13 | It was usually something quite silly and trivial , like leaving the taps running in the bath huts or over-stuffing the dustbins so that mess and litter was spread all over the ground , but sometimes someone 's carelessness resulted in the whole inadequate drainage system being completely overloaded and clogged up . |
| 14 | As the day progresses there is an hourly reappraisal of the quantity of gas needed so that input and use of stored gas can be adjusted . |
| 15 | It was a big drawcard for almost everyone at the show , and none more so that Reitzle and his boss , von Kuenheim . |
| 16 | This is associated at the macro level with an overall income level and , given a zero tax rate ( in our example , for simplicity , the tax rate is a proportional one so that average and marginal tax rates coincide ) , the level of recorded income will be close to if not identical with it at . |
| 17 | Uncontrollable items , such as inflation , are best treated separately from controllable costs so that cause and effect can be related more readily and to avoid unnecessary worrying about items over which the budget-holder has no influence . |
| 18 | That 's the one for me because it 's so raunchy sounding and it 's got a real grit to it that I think is just fantastic . |
| 19 | I 'm on my own anyway , so Introductory Gully and South Stream are taken as warm ups for the more serious fare to the right . |
| 20 | If the investor is a purchaser , the risk to capital is therefore limited and known ( the case of the writers of options is not so clear cut and will be examined later ) . |
| 21 | Things are n't so clear cut and straightforward as you think Wednesday and that message is best illustrated by looking at your financial affairs . |
| 22 | Things are n't so clear cut and straightforward as you think Wednesday and that message is best illustrated by looking at your financial affairs . |
| 23 | The cure lies in identifying the disturbed relationship , making such reparation as seems appropriate , and so restoring peace and tranquillity . |
| 24 | And Abingdon street fair is on , so High Street and Ock Street are closed , and there 'll be local diversions today and tomorrow . |
| 25 | ( The acidifying effects of nitrogen and sulphur are additive , so high nitrogen and sulphur deposition should really be considered together . ) |
| 26 | FIG. 1 Modelled percentage changes in the O 3 concentration as a function of latitude and altitude in July ( a ) and September ( b ) ; comparison is between the simulation including SO 2 injection and a control run with no SO 2 injection . |
| 27 | FIG. 3 Modelled percentage changes in the O 2 photolysis as a function of latitude and altitude in July ( a ) and September ( b ) ; comparison is between the simulation including SO 2 injection and a control run with no SO 2 injection . |
| 28 | Such families have been well placed to secure the best contacts and the best education , and rising young stars have often married into them , so social prestige and heredity have continued to count for a considerable amount . |
| 29 | The strict code of conduct does much to cultivate the discipline that is so much part and parcel of karate-do ( ‘ way of karate ’ ) . |
| 30 | We should also have to do without Rome , la Grece et les monarchies hellenistiques by Maurice Holleaux ( Paris , 1921 ) , who spent so much intelligence and acumen in trying to make sense of Polybius through the hypothesis that Rome blundered into empire by overrating the aggressive intentions of the Hellenistic states . |