Example sentences of "so [pron] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gave his wife some mulberries last autumn and I know he trusts us with the petrol allowance and anyway this beastly rationing should be over soon , so I know I should n't complain when some people have had it much worse up in town . |
| 2 | My whole life is casual wear so I spose I get more ‘ mileage ’ out of the Leeds kit than yer average user ! |
| 3 | Looking around , I saw this man with a beard , who smelled nice and friendly , so I thought I 'd go and say ‘ hello ’ . |
| 4 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 5 | The editor had kindly accepted an article I had written about West Indian gospel music , so I thought I would go to the head office and introduce myself . |
| 6 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 7 | ‘ I was coming this way , so I thought I would accompany Vern . |
| 8 | The doctors say he might go off sudden-like , so I thought I better warn you . ’ |
| 9 | They hand-made him this acoustic guitar and I thought it was really beautiful , so I thought I 'd like something like that . |
| 10 | I had to be in Nassau anyway , so I thought I 'd look you up . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't have a key to the boatyard , ’ I introduced myself , ‘ so I thought I 'd borrow Ellen 's . |
| 12 | I 'm on a walking-tour with my cousin but she elected to do the art galleries in Penzance this morning , so I thought I would try to look up my old friend . ’ |
| 13 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
| 14 | I was coming up to get something , so I thought I 'd see … . |
| 15 | Terry said yesterday : ‘ The doctor told me to get some fresh air , so I thought I 'd take the dog for a walk . |
| 16 | We put on a few and I knew I was finishing , so I thought I would try to go out with a bang by breaking the pavilion window in the Long Room . |
| 17 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 18 | I was startled for a moment , as one does not have ex-Prime Ministers calling on one every day , but this was very like S.B. , who began , ‘ You will never come to see me , so I thought I would come to see you . ’ |
| 19 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 20 | He 'd take her up and she had only her vest on and her socks , and this was getting winter time , so I thought I ca n't have that . |
| 21 | ‘ So I thought I 'd stay with him , ’ said Fribble . |
| 22 | Then I tried it on the pasture , but that was a bit rough , so I thought I would ride it down the new road through the iron gate leading out of my land . |
| 23 | ‘ So I thought I would come round a little early , in case you needed advice . |
| 24 | I wanted to see you again , but I was dashing all over Europe that week , and I did n't have time to chase you in person , so I thought I 'd say it with flowers . |
| 25 | Then one day I had to go to the Post Office for something — one of them forms I daresay — so I thought I better wrap up , I better take care , you 're very vulnerable after a long illness you know , and I put my old long mack on and one of the kids ' mack hats and Wellingtons and I went out in the rain , feeling , in a depressed sort of way , ‘ Well , if I get ill again , what can I do ? |
| 26 | ‘ Well , film work 's very precarious , of course — so I thought I 'd better get a steady job for a bit , especially when my money ran out . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 28 | I was starving so I thought I 'd come down to the kitchen . |
| 29 | ‘ So I thought I 'd strike while the iron was hot so to speak and we were just passing and so here we are . ’ |
| 30 | Your cousin warned me off again , we had a little set-to in the pub , so I thought I 'd better come and make me mark . ’ |