Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] so [subord] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides the Maya knew of the wheel — and how could they have done so unless they had been told about it by extraterrestrial visitors ? |
| 2 | Perhaps the Indians would have done so if they had been conscious of any pressure of numbers on the land , but North America was not crowded and the Indians assisted the new settlers and showed them how to grow the local crops . |
| 3 | They would not have done so if they had been loose on their mountings . |
| 4 | I knew Mum would not have done so because they did n't get on , although I never found out why . |
| 5 | Reflecting these last results is the finding that fixed-contract workers tended to have taken their temporary jobs in response to a lack of permanent work , whilst seasonal , temporary or casual workers had done so because they did not want permanent work . |
| 6 | she had said so when they had discussed his teeth . |
| 7 | Although the number of ‘ high-bay ’ systems constructed in the United Kingdom to date is relatively few the companies who have made this kind of investment have done so because they have clearly recognised the advantages which such systems offer . |