Example sentences of "[coord] so [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What had begun as a jeu d'esprit of a mere 30,000 words or so made Lewis a household name . |
| 2 | Part of the PhotoFinish 2.0 package is a photo-library amounting to some 200 or so colour images , one or two of which may be familiar . |
| 3 | Even though Windows NT has not yet been released , 37% of the 1,000 or so survey participants said NT will offer benefits not yet available under Unix . |
| 4 | Until the 1980s the killing of 2000 or so pilot whales each year in the Faroe Islands was considered to be of far less significance than the slaughter of tens of thousands of the much rarer great whale species . |
| 5 | The hundred or so graduate biologists within the Rentokil pest control service represent an investment for future promotion . |
| 6 | Down on Eagle Creek a hundred or so lit craft bob decoratively like candles in a Japanese water bowl . |
| 7 | But the dozen or so Erk sympathisers are no match for the rest of the 500 deputies — all members of the People 's Democratic Party , the former communists who regrouped under a new name after the failed Moscow coup . |
| 8 | Half of all personal income is exempted from taxation as a result of the hundred or so tax allowances , or , more accurately , tax benefits . |
| 9 | Having said that I mean I think there there has been obviously some concern about some security measures , other than terrorist or so called terrorist threats in relation to staff personal security in the building which is why we 've actually moved towards more one stop per section area so there are limits to where the public are actually free to move around the building . |
| 10 | She can barely move in her Gloucestershire home for the 200 or so ticking treasures jostling for space on the walls , mantelpieces and floors — anywhere where there 's a minute space to be had . |
| 11 | But do n't stop smiling , or so will I. ’ |
| 12 | We must also not forget the other 13 or so credit insurance underwriters who may well be able to structure cover which more accurately meets the policyholder 's individual requirements , particularly where companies are trading only in OECD markets . |
| 13 | In addition to the half dozen or so field officers patrolling the districts , some of the areas in the northern authority have provision for a small number of additional posts . |
| 14 | After the shooting of a UNICEF worker on Jan. 5 and of a third Red Cross worker on Jan. 15 , decisions were taken to pull out 15 of the 40 or so aid workers reported to be left in the city . |
| 15 | It was a show of force which appeared somewhat out of proportion to the 200 or so trade unionists who turned up outside the court . |
| 16 | Of the 14,000 or so telephone calls received every day by AEA , 85% were answered in four rings by our telephonists at the switchboards , but only 71% were answered in four rings when direct dial extensions were included . |
| 17 | ‘ Given there are some 100,000 climbers in the UK and only 100 or so took part , I ca n't help but think that a tremendous message of indifference . |
| 18 | For a start only about thirty or so take part , since it is organised in four-ball teams , with one professional , a celebrity who is normally from sport or show business , and two amateurs . |
| 19 | Or so Cover Girl can prove with their amazing ‘ before ’ and ‘ after ’ shots seen above . |
| 20 | Half the active substances used for rheumatic conditions also appear in the 100 or so painkilling preparations available . |
| 21 | The pace was fast ; they stopped only at way stations which were situated every hundred verst or so to change st'lyan . |
| 22 | Only within the past decade or so have accountants themselves fully appreciated the wider ramifications of capital expenditure and the need to consult ant utilise the skills of other ‘ experts ’ such as marketing managers . |
| 23 | Steadily , then , over the two years or so following Herr Bremann 's death , his lordship , together with Sir David Cardinal , who became his closest ally during that time , succeeded in gathering together a broad alliance of figures who shared the conviction that the situation in Germany should not be allowed to persist . |
| 24 | Around this table , we all know of a dozen or so watch schemes out in the dark |
| 25 | The two-piece rosewood back is reinforced inside with four spruce braces , all shaved to a sharp point , and the sides have little mahogany strips every six inches or so to prevent cracks from spreading too far should the guitar be dropped — heaven forfend . |
| 26 | Intended to reach the parts of the population museums do not easily reach , this show in fact attracted a derisory 9000 or so paying visitors in the two months that it was open from 16 November last , despite more coverage on TV than most exhibitions . |
| 27 | If we disregard the 200 or so pulp novels written early in his career , we are left with 193 novels of which the Maigret series is the most famous . |
| 28 | But experts warned computer users that Friday 13th viruses are only a tiny proportion of the 30 or so known types of virus which exist , and that they would be wise to keep taking precautions . |
| 29 | This year they celebrate 20 years together during which time they have flowered as one of the top dozen or so string quartets world wide . |
| 30 | National Trust properties on this circuit of seven miles or so include Cookham Moor , Harding 's Green , and Cockmarsh — which gives you an idea of how attractive the area is . |