Example sentences of "so [adv] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , when I was downstairs cooking or reading , I imagined I heard a piano playing , so keenly did I feel Montaine 's presence . |
| 2 | I doubt if I shall meet anyone else in 1982 who will so powerfully impress me as she did . " |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , it 's got nothing to do with business , ’ Alison replied with a laugh that ever so gently reprimanded me for my mercantile preoccupations . |
| 4 | In 1537 Ralph Sadler complained to Cromwell about the probable consequences of an enforced withdrawal : ‘ My absence from the court will so much hinder me that I shall never be able to recover . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Bosnia did n't so much change me , more my priorities . |
| 6 | And it was it was so nicely written I I saw it the other day it was no difference . |
| 7 | She was a startling sight in that setting , for she was immaculately dressed in riding clothes , her breeches almost white , boots black and so highly polished I could see the flood waters reflected in them . |
| 8 | But he is also an American and before he guns you down in cold blood , in the manner you so justly deserve I might add , I 'm sure he will see his way clear to giving you a dying request . ’ |
| 9 | What made you so suddenly doubt me ? ’ |
| 10 | So long did I have to wait , however , for that second chub , I decide to dispense with floating crust and have a shot at legered crust again . |
| 11 | ‘ As you have so rightly reminded me , ’ he went on , ‘ I am on holiday ; so for that matter are you . ’ |
| 12 | I did n't ask Francis , so just let me tell you erm they were when I went , it 's A , B , D , E , and it 's got all the letters next to them . |
| 13 | By the wonderful smell I assume dinner is already under way , so just tell me what else you intend us to eat and I 'll see to it . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm not used to coming from this direction so just remind me where the turning is . |
| 15 | The best thing to get richer is like , going round car boot sales , like my mum , she 's so funny , dad said she 's a different woman , she 's just like , cos when Phil and I erm , were engaged , we were trying to save up money , so we , oh and like we 'd sell off all our old stuff , so just give me of money , and then , we got these and my mum was pricing everything up , and she 's going , if someone asks for a discount , do n't , just do n't give it to them , she said , everyone 's going round pricing everything up and erm , when they come to you , they just , they just want things for nothing . |
| 16 | Vincent Skinner , the Writer of the Tallies , complained that ‘ the distraction I have had about quarrels to my place have hindered me much and now so utterly discouraged me that the service I intended to have done I could not . |
| 17 | I went across the course to the stands side to see the horses in the paddock , and then I went up to the very comfy Tribune des Dames , for which the French Racing Authorities so generously send me a badge each year . |
| 18 | My very sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Art in Nature Competition — thank you for choosing me , and giving me the opportunity to spend a little time on this magic island , which so generously allowed me to paint , and to enjoy , its special beauty . |
| 19 | In order to try and get a resident 's permit for the car you are so generously letting me have temporary use of , I need a mass of bumf for the Regional Council in due course — they require sight of , and in original , car registration documents , MOT certificate , insurance certificate , driving licence , evidence of ownership or tenancy lease of this house ( ! ) plus evidence of payment of property tax ! |
| 20 | ‘ Marriage will be the end of his talent , ’ Bonamy predicted , though I had not seen much talent in the poems Robin had so far shown me . |
| 21 | What you have expressed so far leads me to believe that you totally agree with the concept of ethnic cleansing concentration camps because , unfortunately , such bigoted homophobia suggests equally bigoted sexism , racism and nationalism . |
| 22 | The Seychelles kestrel had so far eluded me , but I met an English birder while I was trying again to photograph waders in the harbour of Victoria , and he told me a pair had nested in one of the church towers in the town . |
| 23 | She smiled , adding , ‘ I am barred during your visit , so pray excuse me . ’ |
| 24 | When I was waiting at the Connons the other night before you all so efficiently arrested me , I had occasion to use the phone-box almost opposite the house . |
| 25 | If you had not so stupidly bade me keep quiet , I should have done the trick long since , and you would not have had to leave the place at all . |
| 26 | Mr Fox seemed pleasantly surprised to have so pleasantly surprised me . |
| 27 | So now tell me the truth . ’ |
| 28 | A winning attitude says , ‘ I do my job as well as I can , so please respect me . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 've come to take control of this ship , Mr Hands , ’ I said , ‘ so please remember I 'm your captain . ’ |
| 30 | This is all pretty arbitrary so please let me know how you feel . |