Example sentences of "[conj] so but " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ritual was practised until the last decade or so but has apparently now ceased , which is perhaps in the best interests of the dolphins . |
| 2 | Harsh words and animosity persisted for a year or so but by 1851 there was a thaw in relations between the London school and the Royal College . |
| 3 | It is tempting to lop off a discreet year or so but be careful with other dates ; will they believe you took your degree at 15 ? |
| 4 | The wild fish grows to 20cm or so but the aquarium-kept specimen is unlikely to reach 15cm . |
| 5 | My initial instinct is to move a couple of hundred yards or so but some of my most memorable catches have occurred when I have moved only a couple of swims further down the drain . |
| 6 | Books by , and about , lesbians have been in comparative abundance in the last 5 years or so but it 's debatable whether this literary output has served as insular affirmations or taken lesbian sexuality a little further down the road of acceptance . |
| 7 | and I 've we 've taken the the old settee down to Carrie 's and moved the two seater and the armchair down this end and they flew in tonight straight up on the sofa , I said to it 's gon na be tough for a week or so but they 've got ta get used to staying on the floor , I 'm not having them on the furniture all the time cos they just absolutely ruin it ! |
| 8 | Er right okay well I 'll tell you what , I think erm people are coming to see me until about two or three or so but erm if you come a bit after three you 'll probably catch me on my own |
| 9 | Yeah but the Open University ones cover all of the material and they 're what I actually wrote the lectures from erm but there 's six of them which is why the o the only advantage of the other one is that it 's one not six and so but I mean the material is all covered text of which there are three copies of most of them in the library one on short loan and one on sort of a general loan so you |
| 10 | Yeah because if I work it out I 'll just know that i it made so and so but I wo n't know that it gave off that I 'll just remember that it made like zinc chloride or something I wo n't remember |
| 11 | and so but it it 's back . |
| 12 | And so but Justin So I just say look , if you 're not going office right ? |
| 13 | And we 've both got that lecture time off and so but that 's used up all my leave . |
| 14 | I did n't lose her till she was over twenty but So but I think it was desperation because if I 'd had money I should 've had a house full of children because I loved them , you see , I 've always loved children . |