Example sentences of "so [adv] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Jekub 's ; at least , it was in a big yellow box bolted to part of Jekub , so presumably it had belonged to Jekub . |
| 2 | So eventually it stepped in and moved to buy Unix System Laboratories Inc . |
| 3 | So eventually it stepped in and bought Unix System Labs . |
| 4 | See , it , it brings , takes us near to God , so eventually it helps us to er unite with him . |
| 5 | ‘ To lutin ’ means to tie hair in ELF-locks ; sometimes he would tangle a horse 's mane so badly it had to be cut . |
| 6 | This lamb 's leg was tangled with twine and swollen so badly it had to be put down . |
| 7 | Emily hesitated then moved to the scrubbed table and sat down abruptly , her legs shaking so badly it seemed they would n't support her . |
| 8 | I found one and now I want one so badly it aches . |
| 9 | I give the children fluoride drops , so perhaps it does n't matter how much sugar they eat . ’ |
| 10 | But this pub is full of Australians , so perhaps it does n't matter . |
| 11 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly screamed , his yell so loud it seemed his lungs would burst . |
| 12 | To understand the rage you had to see the age , when art curses and kicks society so much it changes it , you have to realise they arrived in a perfect time-spot . |
| 13 | Maria paused , looking at him and loving him so much it hurt . |
| 14 | There had always been a feeling of pre-destination with Richard and now that they had both suffered so much it seemed stronger than ever . |
| 15 | We can read into Las Meninas such a view of the Habsburgs ( Fig. 8 ) : Philip IV and Mariana are merely reflections , living in a world of grotesquerie and make-believe ; a tiny princess dressed as an adult with a skirt so stiff it makes her look as if she is on wheels , surrounded by curtseying maids , a dwarf , a midget , a huge dog with the ability to sleep through anything , and a great artist , aloof and all-powerful . |
| 16 | I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight . |
| 17 | Er we 're limited with people and while Brian was in the verge of moving it which the electrics all had to be took out and rerun , he got called away , down to the pre-packs to a breakdown so obviously it did n't get done , the job stopped cos there 's nobody else . |
| 18 | A bird kept in captivity is fed all year round , so obviously it has an easier time than one in the wild which has to feed itself whatever the season , but it still has the hunting instinct . |
| 19 | So suddenly it had come , all they were working for . |
| 20 | It 's just that he 's been used to having his own way for so long it does n't occur to him there are perspectives alternative to his own . ’ |
| 21 | This is a slightly complicated theory , so naturally it has not become as well-known as ‘ schema and correction ’ … |
| 22 | She had gathered her robes around her , sunk to the ground and then had lifted her hand to her face ( so painfully it looked as though her wrist was broken ) with exactly the same gesture with which this man now covered his eyes . |
| 23 | And yet a powerful fire must have started so quickly it gave poor Cosmas no time even to get out of bed . ’ |
| 24 | It has never been water-tight so whenever it rains , water seeps out along the concrete panels , or drips into the middle of somebody 's living room . |
| 25 | The hermit crab partly avoids this complicated and hazardous process by having a shell-less hinder part and protecting it with a discarded mollusc shell , switching into a new one in a minute or so whenever it has the need . |
| 26 | A year or so later it bought Ventura Software Inc , developer of the program , and later changed the name of the subsidiary to that of the acquisition . |
| 27 | On the uppermost landing , flanked by warders , stood a tall , powerfully-built figure in a dark blue suit , his greying hair slicked back so severely it appeared that he was bald . |
| 28 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 29 | I 've told them everything I could think of that might help , but so far it does n't seem to have been of any use . ’ |
| 30 | I also crapped on about coming from Oxford and smiled winningly at the girl behind the gril in an effort to win her over and get our fax snuck to the top of the pile , but so far it does n't seem to have helped , ca n't think why &- } |