Example sentences of "[verb] so [adv] [subord] [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that 's had it , I think the er man from customs Simon was saving that , the man took it all apart and I think that 's why it probably got broken so quickly because I think they messed with it . |
| 2 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 3 | Journalists do not mind being reminded so long as they do not think you are pressing them to write something they can not be sure will be published . |
| 4 | He 's also been careful to work er with the United Nations who have done er much better so far than they have in er some crises in the past . |
| 5 | It does not really matter so long as we accept both points of view . |
| 6 | The treaty provides for the possibility that member states will wish to adopt a single currency later this decade , but they can do so only if they meet strict convergence conditions — conditions for which the British Government have pressed from the outset . |
| 7 | if you go in a freezer and it shrivels so then if you go in the fridge |
| 8 | You can usually carry on with a sport you enjoy so long as you feel comfortable . |
| 9 | We shall not only survive but continue to grow so long as we give value for money , retain our record of innovation and flexibility , keep the confidence and goodwill of our clients and ensure that we have the best possible range of materials , methods and people in the industry . |
| 10 | You do n't sleep so much as you get older . |
| 11 | By way of contrast members of a moral or rule-based association share nothing other than their recognition of the authority of those practices ; sharers of a common language , for example , may say what they like so long as they comply with the canons of that language . |
| 12 | Do what you like so long as you do n't get caught . |
| 13 | Surely we do n't want to rule out in advance the possibility that some moral beliefs , say , are justified , doing so just because we do n't want to admit the existence of moral facts ( if we do n't ) . |
| 14 | Let them hate so long as they fear . |
| 15 | They do n't forget so easily where I come from . |
| 16 | ‘ Anyhow , it does n't really matter what you use so long as you 've got the right top . ’ |
| 17 | Reasoning powers can deteriorate : people may begin to think irrationally ( and do so even though they know they are doing so ) ; they may begin to get paranoid , feeling that others are slyly poking fun at them , excluding them from discussions , or being condescending or patronizing . |
| 18 | All later forms of religion have to handle this problem , and do so even though they use different means . |
| 19 | I hope it will be agreed that those who think that the tax law is justified do so partly because they believe that there is in the circumstances imagined a reason voluntarily to contribute a sum which is equivalent to a just tax . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 21 | But they do so only after they 've had their seven rehearsals . ’ |
| 22 | There 's been one young girl killed so far as I know . " |
| 23 | ‘ Must we wrangle so soon after we meet again , Papa ? |
| 24 | cos I do n't mind what they have so long as they eat it |