Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] so [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the high and mighty only appear so because we are on our knees . |
| 2 | A further complication is that some plants , especially foliage houseplants , seldom flower in this country , or only do so when many years old . |
| 3 | I am very sorry to have to report these words of the King 's , and I only do so because of my love of the truth . |
| 4 | When you do cook , only do so until they are tender-crisp — never until soft ( unless you are making a purée ! ) . |
| 5 | The defendants applied to have the plaintiffs ' actions struck out on the ground that the proper forum for any claim against them was Scotland and that the special jurisdiction laid down in articles 5 and 6 of the Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters 1968 , scheduled to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982did not apply so as to permit the defendants to be sued in England , notwithstanding that they were domiciled in Scotland . |
| 6 | Please do n't tell me to buy children 's shoes as I already do so when I need a flat pair , but I like high heels and am finding it increasingly difficult to buy them . |
| 7 | He dared not do so for he knew one thing for certain — that he had never really fallen out of love with this stunningly beautiful girl . |
| 8 | know , like contact so when they need |
| 9 | When people write tutorials they usually do so as people who possess great knowledge about the subject they are discussing . |
| 10 | That is clear because they often do so when there are areas nearby that are equally suitable which they leave entirely vacant . |
| 11 | If bristles then grow so as to point down the local gradient , they will produce exactly the pair of vortices that were observed ( Figure 14d ) . |
| 12 | The monomers then redistribute so as to restore balance in what is termed the first relaxation . |
| 13 | The ministers who like the House either do so because , in their opposition days , they enjoyed its fellowship and had few other contacts in London , or they feel so confident of their capacity to score off the Opposition that they like revealing their talents . |
| 14 | She kept maniacally busy so as not to feel sorrow and set herself the goal of working so hard that at night she fell into bed exhausted . |