Example sentences of "[vb past] so the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staff at the RP Headquarters considered that contraventions sometimes occurred so the level of sanction applied may be minimal . |
| 2 | As they climbed so the flak followed them ; as they dived so it came down to harry them . |
| 3 | It was just after noon on a Friday when I arrived so the weekend exodus was just starting . |
| 4 | As the wine flowed so the waves grew higher , the winds stronger , porpoises turned to whales and tortoises to turtles . |
| 5 | Although it stands as an important account of new anthropological theory and purports to throw a revealing light on the social organisation of Balinese society , its carefully organised narrative is also a good story arranged so the shifts between Geertz 's account of his gradual development as an aficionado of cockfighting and the development of his theory of the social significance of this sport merge . |
| 6 | And scratched so the acid should bite through there . |
| 7 | As it happened all his discoveries went against the Peripatetic views , and as he advanced so the attacks on him grew , largely because the lesser ones among opponents saw their cosy lives of repetitions of dogma in danger . |
| 8 | The greatest benefit was to the local community as a whole : as Listers grew so the area climbed to prosperity from the depression that followed the collapse of the wool-cloth trade . |
| 9 | Yes I think that over the course of our married life we had a number of moves for various reasons , generally to improve the accommodation , erm as standard of life increased so the desire to have a better house to live in or rather in those days a house was out of the question , we generally had rooms in a house , erm , they , the flat for instance that we were bombed out from was a basement flat , erm according to the estate agents it was a garden flat , erm and it meant that you had access to the front garden and the back garden , but as for being a garden flat it was below the level of the garden in the front and at the back it was on the level with the erm green grass at the back of the house , it was also along side of the trolley bus depot , so there it was considerably noisy , nevertheless it was a self contained flat , the first one we 'd had , no the second one we 'd had and we were perfectly happy there although of course it did have minor difficulties , the fact that you used the front door with people who had flats on the other remaining three floors , but nevertheless it did involve you in a certain amount of community living , you were aware of your neighbours , you had to be very conscious of them and they were very conscious of you . |
| 10 | She snatched at the handle and as she did so the parcel slipped . |
| 11 | She stood there beside him , acknowledging the marvellous presence of the terns , and as she did so the thought came to her that striped shirt , and pink tie , and Julia of the leather skirt , presumably passed them by five days a week without knowing that they did so . |
| 12 | As they did so the spotlights , under the control of the newsreel cameras , swung round to illuminate the fracas , leaving Mosley in twilight . |
| 13 | As it did so the door swung open . |
| 14 | When she did so the church was a blur of colours and streakings of light . |
| 15 | And as I did so the abuse gathered pace . |
| 16 | The World Championships crept gradually nearer , and as they did so the relay running order began to get to me . |
| 17 | As he did so the boy stirred and struggled briefly then relaxed . |
| 18 | She almost staggered back to the kitchen table and sat down and as she did so the kitchen clock struck nine . |
| 19 | As she did so the sunlight that was splashing through the trees along the track , caught that part of her hair that was not covered and , ill as she obviously was , it shone like pale gold , as if it was a source not reflection , of light . |
| 20 | As he did so the chairman called out ‘ Five minutes , please ! ’ |
| 21 | Of course , the holders of irredeemable stock were not obliged to exchange it for South Sea stock , but as fast as they did so the company would issue an equal amount of its stock . |
| 22 | As it did so the valley floor gradually rose above sea level . |
| 23 | ‘ Open your eyes , ’ he commanded huskily , and when she did so the look on his face set her blood racing . |
| 24 | When he finally did so the impression he made was unforgettable . |
| 25 | She unfastened her cloak and he took it from her , noticing as he did so the brocade gown that so exactly matched the colour of her eyes . |
| 26 | The plaintiff objected to paying the tolls , and on the first occasion when he did so the owner seized his goods . |
| 27 | The train started , moved forward on a smooth glide , and as it did so the iron claws embraced her , like the appendages of a monster . |
| 28 | He swore and peered out of the window , and as he did so the gun in his left hand wavered . |
| 29 | Firstly that Britain would never end immigration altogether ( even if it ended black immigration ) , because if it did so the economy might not survive its periodic labour shortages . |
| 30 | That 's the way the maple is split down the middle and rejoined so the figuring matches up , just like on a Les Paul . |