Example sentences of "[be] [verb] so [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found the door unlocked as I had given my master the key before I left ; the light was poor but I could see nothing had been disturbed so lay down on the bed , pulling the curtains around me . |
| 2 | She does n't know we 're going so do n't let it slip |
| 3 | But I do n't understand what you 're getting so excited about . |
| 4 | IN fact planning any route that you 've made up yourself across wild land is fun , unless you 're doing so to escape from someone who is trying to kill you or lock you up . |
| 5 | Rule utilitarianism is often advocated , on grounds of fairness , as necessary to counter the excuses of the ‘ free rider ’ who does not bother to stick to a moral rule because enough others are doing so to produce its benefits . |
| 6 | What these critics did not see so clearly was that elsewhere customary tenures had so confused conceptions of ownership that a clear , profitable , and workable landlord-tenant relationship was difficult to conceive ; while in many regions customary quit rents gave the landlord little surplus to invest , even had he been inclined so to do . |
| 7 | of course that would n't help would it on the er great mass of er policies that have presently been written in respect of which claims are likely to be received over the next fifteen to twenty years be included so help |
| 8 | The Secretary of State was thus granted a discretionary power to release a person serving a sentence of life imprisonment subject to two conditions : ( 1 ) He must be recommended so to do in a particular case by the Parole Board ( which was constituted by section 59 of the Act of 1967 ) and ( 2 ) He shall not do so except after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice together with the trial judge if available . |
| 9 | ‘ The African guide was nowhere to be seen so Slash picked up the guy 's rifle and began firing into the air , trying desperately to scare the elephants away , ’ said another friend of the star . |
| 10 | We need to hear from the local churches , from the district councils what 's going on wha what the issues that concern you are so let's as well the ones that you see downstairs , we may already be addressing so have a look down there have a look at the , the information but if there are any issues you feel we ought to be addressing then please let us know so that we can put them on our agenda . |
| 11 | Several regular players who have been away this week for work and holiday reasons need to be contacted so making the selection a last minute exercise . |
| 12 | Brilliant go on see if that 's well I 'm saying so see if that 's what it gives in the book . |
| 13 | And should the inventor then fail in the business he has established to exploit the invention which his employer was unwilling or unable to utilise , he may be left so disillusioned that his talents and abilities are ultimately lost to the country as a whole . |
| 14 | Is the Minister aware that last week in Brussels Madame Scrivener , the relevant Commissioner , assured me that there was no question of our being forced by the European Community to extend the coverage of VAT , and that we can not be forced so to do ? |
| 15 | In other words , it was said that they had an aversive effect and that , far from tempting those who had not experienced the acts to take part in them , they would put off those who might be tempted so to conduct themselves … " |
| 16 | The Government 's arguments do not , however , deal with the question that runs as follows : if the Parliament in Scotland decided to raise taxation , would it not be entitled so to do if a majority in favour of that existed ? |
| 17 | ‘ Until last October authorities were expecting this money to be ringfenced so did not consider this client group when they were consulting and drawing up their assessment models , ’ he said . |
| 18 | In that capacity he would be acting as an insolvency practitioner and must be qualified so to act . |
| 19 | In my opinion , for the reasons I have given , it should be held so to apply . |
| 20 | The letters are arriving so thank you very much and please keep them coming . |
| 21 | It is equally sensible for you , too , to be in membership of a trade union representing you on the appropriate negotiating body , and you are encouraged so to do . |
| 22 | A major reason papers are fighting so haar for readers is the decline in sales as families like the buy fewer papers . |
| 23 | If a\b we are finished so suppose |
| 24 | Perhaps those are things that in the best of all possible worlds we would n't want to but we are forced so to do . |
| 25 | ‘ But you were looking so absorbed that I guessed you were admiring that wonderful bureau . ’ |
| 26 | We were made so welcome that the evening of our last visit to the Club was a sad one , but we have happy memories of our time with the 1200th Branch . |
| 27 | Here it is enough to note the invariable practice of including in a partnership agreement ( Clause 26 ) a provision which requires an outgoing partner , or his representatives , to join in a continuation election under s113 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 upon being requested so to do by the continuing partners . |
| 28 | Remember that none of the rockdwellers like being crowded so keep the population at a sensible level . |
| 29 | Space is limited so fill in the coupon on page 188 ( before May 11 ) to book a place at the most entertaining and educational event of the year — or risk being Green with envy ! |
| 30 | Perjury is made so complete a business that cases are as regularly rehearsed in all their various scenes by the professional perjurer as a dramatic piece is at a theatre . ’ |