Example sentences of "so they [verb] n't [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wrinkled my socks down so they did n't feel so tight , and closed my eyes . |
| 2 | Erm , then the erm , the insistence of the driver 's conductors was they did n't like the long periods of duty they erm , they wanted the new set up so I introduced what we call straight duties , narrowed the relief portion , so they did n't go home for a meal , they had about a half an hour off , so they were able to get their eight hour duty done in a shorter period and they 'd probably finish about two instead of half past three , four o'clock . |
| 3 | You know , so they do n't do too badly they do quite well really . |
| 4 | The algae on the surface prevent sunlight from reaching deeper plants so they do n't grow well . |
| 5 | I 'm buying material where the tape measures are big , so I get extra , and I sell it where the tape measures are small , so they do n't get as much as they think they 've got . |