Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] so [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( It is easier to do so if you have friends who can own up to feeling the same way . ) |
| 2 | In addition , companies would not be required to join trade associations but would be free to do so if they wished ; members would be bonded to the management of the fund for a prescribed percentage of turnover on non-ATOL packages ; and they would also be able to bond at lower levels than those bonded to other bodies . |
| 3 | ‘ My greatest impulse was to hug them — but you are afraid to do so because they are so fragile , you are frightened they might break . ’ |
| 4 | This is one case where , again , I make the point that I am proud to stand here and support the policies of the Adam Smith Institute which every Tory Member should also support , but unfortunately they are afraid to do so because they are facing a general election , knowing that they will be out of power within six months . |
| 5 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back , and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 6 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 7 | She managed to make a half turn so that she could see the silver door , because perhaps she could reach out and reach over and grasp the elaborate handle and somehow pull herself out . |
| 8 | As an example of the first , changes dependent on effects of atmosphere or mood within a play , I would instance the way in which , in Measure for Measure , the Duke , in his disguise as a Friar , intervenes at the point where Isabella , realizing that Claudio is not wholly willing to die so that she should retain her chastity , collapses into hysterical abuse . |
| 9 | And for next time I 'll get some erm a special set of tables for him a lot easier to learn so that he can learn his tables and he 'll only have to learn about half of them and then he 'll know all of them . |
| 10 | For a long time Roe has harboured a desire to do some commentating so when he had the chance at the European he took it with both hands . |
| 11 | Mr Newman added that ‘ you do n't need an accountant to prepare your cash flow statements every month ; indeed I would suggest that it is dangerous to do so as it is your business , your livelihood . ’ |
| 12 | It may seem pretentious to say so but it is intended in Gramsci 's terms as an organic intellectual work . |
| 13 | Any member of the council who wishes to inspect our land is welcome to do so and we would be happy to show them the improvements we have made and are continuing to make . |
| 14 | When it gets too dangerous it will be a matter of simulating what 's supposed to happen so that it looks real to the TV audience , but not to those involved . |
| 15 | My instinct is to believe that those who defend the autonomy of their particular " level " are right to do so but I also think that our present state of knowledge is insufficient to permit us to understand satisfactorily how this level autonomy comes about . |
| 16 | ‘ It was obviously right to do so because I was never corrected . ’ |
| 17 | I was criticised for this at times , but still think I was right to do so as it was in line with association policy . |
| 18 | I was quite sorry to do so because I liked the manufacturing process very much indeed , but I do n't believe you can be both a manufacturer and a retailer . |
| 19 | I realized , however , that to do so after we had been deprived of half our rifles and whatever security the protection of the Government afforded us would be to invite almost certain massacre . |
| 20 | Well , German evacu evacuees , but it 's all condensed so that you got a lot of information . |
| 21 | By effectively refusing to consider a particular type of ball for Category A tournaments , the Association would appear , in Mr MacCaughey 's words of response , ‘ … to treat us equally with other companies , when it comes to paying over the proposal fee and the contribution of free of charge tennis balls ( another condition of the Agreement ) , but are unwilling to do so when it comes to exposure at major events . ’ |
| 22 | He knew that he ought to see a physician , but was unwilling to do so lest he be told that he was not , after all , cured of syphilis . |
| 23 | But we had various versions of M1 , but we did n't ever get rid of the first version , so we could , the one that Suzannah did and then the one that I changed , and then the one that the Committee changed , all exist so that we can back track what we actually did . |
| 24 | If she had , she would have been sure to say so when she was blaming Joseph for the murder . |
| 25 | This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time . |
| 26 | For the poll tax the Government gave councils 18 months to get their computer software in order , but the councils were unable to do so because they did not have the resources and the rules and complexities kept changing . |
| 27 | You can overtake if it 's safe to do so and you can regain your nearside without danger or or inconvenience to other vehicles coming the other way . |
| 28 | Thus , although section 49 states that the seller can sue for the price in certain circumstances ( see Chapter 12 ) , he will nevertheless not be able to do so unless he is also ready and willing to deliver the goods . |
| 29 | I 've asked him about that and what he said is that er , he was saving up and he was going tax the vehicle as soon he was able to do so but he did n't have the funds and er , to do so at , at that time . |
| 30 | You will only be able to do so if you keep them raised . |