Example sentences of "or [vb past] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , spiritualism was testable , or seemed so : without any background of dogma , it aimed to provide evidence for the survival of loved ones . |
| 2 | Resolved , That if it shall appear that any person hath been elected or returned a Member of this House , or endeavoured so to be , by Bribery or any other corrupt practices , this House will proceed with the utmost severity against all such persons as shall have been wilfully concerned in such Bribery or other corrupt practices . |
| 3 | As the car chugged down the M1 motorway I stopped cursing my bad luck and thought of how we could have made the first descent if only we had concentrated on the job in hand and not got the press involved or told so many people all about our daring endeavour . |
| 4 | As a matter of good practice , where the parting of the ways is amicable , restrictions will often be waived or varied so as not to thwart the outgoing partner 's career advancement . |
| 5 | Or laughed so hard . |
| 6 | It 's got to be the same , or related so if it 's something new , then it will be a whole new claim . |
| 7 | Braid is similar , except that the threads are interwoven or plaited so that they are unable to unwind or separate . |
| 8 | The aggradation in the lower reaches of these rivers results in a landform with all the appearance of a true floodplain , a broad tract of easily flooded land over which the river flows in sweeping meanders , or did so until their courses were artificially contained in the interests of navigation and flood control . |
| 9 | Lord Brougham believed of Liverpool that : ‘ No minister ever passed his time with so little ill-will directed against himself , or had so much forbearance shown him upon all occasions . ’ |
| 10 | In the present she mostly enjoyed herself , or had so far : ‘ I 've been sad so often yet from day to day I 've enjoyed everything that was going . ’ |