Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the high and mighty only appear so because we are on our knees . |
| 2 | You obviously think so and that indicates what I had suspected all along — that you really are upset at the thought of your lover being away with Maria Luisa ; hence your ridiculous outcries and accusations . ’ |
| 3 | A further complication is that some plants , especially foliage houseplants , seldom flower in this country , or only do so when many years old . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | When you do cook , only do so until they are tender-crisp — never until soft ( unless you are making a purée ! ) . |
| 6 | He had a round face , a hard set expression , and a way of speaking with his mouth scarcely open so that his words fell out as though under the weight of their meaning . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | If you ca n't slow down , then deliberately pause so that the person who 's listening to you has an opportunity to mentally catch up on what you 're saying . |
| 9 | She made her way to the small side gate that opened on to the alley and which in the daytime was kept permanently open so that tradesmen could make their way to the kitchens through the vegetable garden . |
| 10 | know , like contact so when they need |
| 11 | When people write tutorials they usually do so as people who possess great knowledge about the subject they are discussing . |
| 12 | When in agreement with the other person , openly say so and say why |
| 13 | She stared at him , her mouth slightly open so that her rather small even teeth gleamed in the thin October sunshine that was now filling the kitchen . |
| 14 | Slightly overfill so that the surface can be rubbed down smooth once the filler has set . |
| 15 | That is clear because they often do so when there are areas nearby that are equally suitable which they leave entirely vacant . |
| 16 | And then she went round again and we said well push so and so |
| 17 | Erm , so if anybody would like to erm put their hand up that would like to go to Denman this coming year er , please do so or let Margaret know . |
| 18 | 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 ) . |
| 19 | 8 For individual response , pose the question , then pause so that everyone will think . |
| 20 | The idea is to find a molecule that will attach itself to methane and then react so that the methane is converted into a product that is useful as a fuel ( New Scientist , vol 97 , p 441 ) . |
| 21 | If you can get your fish into a temporary container , then do so and drain your pond , refilling it with tapwater treated with a suitable dechlorinator . |
| 22 | If you feel like withdrawing from the hurly burly and being reclusive , then do so and take this opportunity to recharge your batteries , and your energy will return soon . |
| 23 | The monomers then redistribute so as to restore balance in what is termed the first relaxation . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Rather than taking as gospel what the manufacturers tell us , SD-Scicon is busy researching what levels of system security users actually want so that CEC can make recommendations . |
| 27 | Or there are weaker forms of behaviourism which attempt to make allowances for concealed mental states ; for instance , one might hold that my being in pain in my knee is for me to be disposed to behave in a certain way , whether I actually do so or not . |