Example sentences of "so [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain fossils have , for some inexplicable reason , taken root in the literature and palaeontologists ' subconscious and so been recorded everywhere . |
| 2 | And here is Edward , who has so been looking forward to a new playmate ! ’ |
| 3 | Have n't women always so been torn ? |
| 4 | A.Berlin , for example , affirms that " there is no qualitative difference between the so-called " fixed " pairs and pairs that have not so been labelled . |
| 5 | Indeed , they do show rhythms in activity , waking , feeding requirements , bladder-emptying and body temperature — rhythms that all have a period between one and four hours and so are called ultradian . |
| 6 | Some , such as carnations , radishes , scarlet pimpernels and clover , flower in the spring when the days are lengthening , and so are called long-day plants . |
| 7 | Few venture capitalists feel that the UK equity market has the effervescence to be able to generate the level of returns seen in the past , and so are looking to continental buyers to supply the exit opportunities for cleanly-structured , discrete , well-managed UK companies . |
| 8 | For those who enjoy making every meal a special occasion — whether it 's Saturday brunch or a dinner party for eight — and so are looking for something between their ‘ best ’ fine bone china service and oven-to-tableware , Wedgwood has introduced a range of ‘ casual ’ designs , on fine bone china , on Queen 's Ware and on their new fine china body . |
| 9 | Although in some cases enterprises have tried to develop realistic ‘ performative ’ plans ( Wernham 1985 : 633 ) , their incentives to do so are limited by the fact that plans are still subject to external political appraisal which may alter their content and assumptions and thus undermine managerial commitment . |
| 10 | The head office golf society has a big season lined up this year , so are hoping that the wet weather on March 31 at Langley Park will not set a precedent for its forthcoming dates . |
| 11 | Some of these regulations may not promote efficiency but be justified on paternalistic grounds : workers are held not to be the best judges of their own interests and so are prevented by law from taking risks they would voluntarily undertake for money . |
| 12 | Efforts to do so are misplaced and can positively mislead us into believing in the efficacy of the internal organization of the structure of the company as a means of legitimating corporate managerial power . |
| 13 | Nine out of 10 British women buy their own tights and stockings so are loathe to see them wasted , according to a survey . |
| 14 | Forty-five per cent of fatal road accidents involving young people are alcohol-linked , and so are drowning and deaths from accidental overdose . |
| 15 | Has not the time come for the Government to commit themselves unequivocally to legislate in the next Parliament so that those who wish to shop on Sunday and exercise their free choice to do so are enabled to do so by total deregulation of the law ? |
| 16 | So are getting his copyright are they ? |
| 17 | So are marching songs , other have , er , others are very brisk marching songs . |
| 18 | THE MIDDLE of the road is a dangerous place for a young pop band to pitch its tent — so many that do so are run over by press disfavour and public disinterest . |
| 19 | THE MIDDLE of the road is a dangerous place for a young pop band to pitch its tent — so many that do so are run over by press disfavour and public disinterest . |
| 20 | However , in such studies , pipe and cigar smokers were usually defined as those who had never smoked cigarettes : these primary smokers tend not to inhale and so are exposed to relatively low amounts of tar and other harmful constituents of the tobacco smoke compared with cigarette smokers . |
| 21 | The subsidence costs are incurred by British Coal and so are said to be internalized . |
| 22 | Kendall ( 1986 ) reminds us that accidents in infancy are related to what the child can do , so are related to stage of development , and quotes the relative incidence : |
| 23 | Stick insects look like sticks and so are saved from being eaten by birds . |
| 24 | Unlike stopvalves , gatevalves only slightly restrict the flow when the valve is opened , so are fitted typically to the cold supply pipes leading from the cold water cistern where the water pressure is lower . |
| 25 | This seems to suggest that the policy of the 1974 Act is the recognition that there is a need for industrial waste to be disposed of , and the companies doing so are providing a much needed service , but such operations ought to be closely controlled to ensure that any interference on the surrounding locality is minimal . |
| 26 | But plastics are n't perceived as recyclable and so are labelled as environmentally unfriendly . ’ |
| 27 | On the other hand , if the mesh is too big , small rabbits can squeeze through , take their fill and become unable to squeeze back , and so are forced to take up residence inside . |
| 28 | Avoid slip-ons , as the toes need to grip hard to keep them on and so are put under strain . |
| 29 | ‘ They seed all over the place and have the morals of tom cats , so are found in every flower bed , skulking behind hedges , peering round gate posts , naturalising in any open space . |
| 30 | The latter are vigorous sterile hybrids which send out long rooting runners , and so are equipped to survive the rigours of demolition and grading . |