Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] so [adv] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't enjoy things so much when you get older . ’ |
| 2 | Of course , some people will refuse to co-operate at all , but once an interview is under way most people will be prepared to answer questions so long as they seem genuine and relevant . |
| 3 | Why is it that Eastern peoples acquire languages so easily while we in the West make such heavy weather of it ? |
| 4 | Or , to put it the other way round , affines only remain friends so long as they remain affines ; they are bonded together by political alliance rather than by common substance , and , if the parties concerned want to maintain that alliance , they must repeatedly reaffirm that bonding by the appropriate exchange of imperishable valuables of a visible and identifiable kind . |
| 5 | RICHARD Gere is desperate to have children so long as he does not have to change any nappies . |
| 6 | Officers should be allowed ‘ to take part in conspiracies to import drugs so long as they withdrew prior to importation . ’ |