Example sentences of "so [adj] [vb base] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 However , the political problems of abolishing it outright would be huge and so some have advocated phasing it out over a period of time .
2 With Britain 's long history of civic integration of all but the most marginal social classes ( or at least their male members ) , there was — so some have claimed — less of the cultural marginality affecting significant social groups from which fascism could draw strength ; by extension , there was supposedly more of a commitment to the rules of the ‘ democratic game ’ .
3 and these are n't so expensive , but I mean these we know are fifteen so these have got ta be twenty five , twenty six quid
4 It 's the first time so many have gathered for such a prolonged period .
5 Members of the Savernake Fly Fishers club say the River Kennet in Wiltshire is teeming with trout because so many have escaped from a nearby fish farm .
6 I think we 'll have two , since so many have turned up .
7 ‘ There — ’ Hope pointed towards Crosthwaite Church modestly huddled below ‘ — where saints have visited and so many have worshipped quietly for over a thousand years . ’
8 For decades people have opposed the use of this trap on grounds of its cruelty , and among those who have done so many have called for the development and utilisation of what are called ‘ more humane methods ’ of trapping .
9 Out he went , head shaking briefly , slowly and sadly , England 92 for 5 , and the young Middlesex batsman wondering if , contrary to what so many have believed , he was born to be a Test cricketer .
10 In the club atmosphere of La Cigale , the spark was always there , the reason why so many have gone out on a limb to should their name from the rooftops , but the Mondays are in danger of slipping into routine .
11 ‘ The young , so many have gone .
12 There , are there , is this a a rural area on the whole or that so many have closed , chapels ?
13 All this may seem like a put-off — but so many have died through lack of thought , facilities and impatience I can not give you the impression that they are going to be cheap and easy , quite the reverse !
14 They suggest that one of the principle problems confronting refugees is the feeling of guilt at having left relatives in danger or for being alive when so many have died .
15 There is , therefore , no reason why taxation always encourages people to work less hard rather than harder , as so many have claimed .
16 And Froyle , Kingsley and Selborne wards ‘ where so many have spent their latter years in comfort with the warmth and care of the family of the hospital surrounding them . ’
17 SO MANY have praised Graeme Hick that there must be more to him than has been revealed .
18 The hon. Member for Edinburgh , Central and a number of other hon. Members asked me why so many have had exceptional leave to remain , as only 24 per cent .
19 Council officers have a different explanation : it has only one-third its usual tally of accountants because so many have taken voluntary redundancy .
20 Seldom can so many so young have enjoyed the benefit of complimentary seating .
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