Example sentences of "for so [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For so long the London folk had been patient and kindly helping one another , and always so cheerful . |
| 2 | Yorkshire , for so long the ugly sister ( fancy clinging to the extraordinary notion that you wanted Yorkshiremen to play for Yorkshire ) had overnight turned into Cinderella , with Tendulkar cast in the role of the Prince who found the shoe fitted perfectly . |
| 3 | PENARTH , for so long the chopping blocks of senior Welsh club rugby , gained their first-ever Heineken League win by beating Ebbw Vale 13–12 . |
| 4 | The Bank of England , for so long the City 's unofficial leader , is also discredited . |
| 5 | Her sister Sarah , for so long the Spencer girl in the spotlight , now had to make way for Diana . |
| 6 | A final essential advantage for the party manifested itself in the general election campaign , when Attlee , for so long the ‘ unknown Opposition Leader ’ , came to notice as a sober and responsible figure apparently capable of assuming the reins of government . |
| 7 | It is rare for a house of this size and date to remain thatched , for so often the roof pitch would be changed to accommodate the more convenient slates or tiles . |