Example sentences of "[conj] so [adv] [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been intended , purely and simply , as an insult , but it had come out with just a hint of that genuine curiosity that so unexpectedly had afflicted her just a moment before . |
| 2 | Another possibility is that all quasars and BL Lac objects are beamed roughly towards us , and that something else distinguishes them — something that so far remains hidden in the enigmatic central powerhouse . |
| 3 | Well , pardon me for belching , but what we 're talking about here is a virtually unparalleled ( in this musical medium , at least ) honesty and open-ness that so far has hampered the Kitchens ' career like a rucksack full of rocks . |
| 4 | Clearly , I am focusing on the idea that it is the residues of bad experiences that lurk as bad objects in our psyche that cause us so much trouble because they have to be avoided at all costs and so rarely get modified by experience . |
| 5 | Now , the last thing I want to say , because I know we , our guest is here , and so presumably has collected his thoughts and is able to leap into the breach , the last thing I want to say on this is , writing articles , writing pieces , is a game , another area where practice makes perfect . |
| 6 | The mundane details of the denunciations , the decrees against Jews using the telephone or travelling on the Métro and so on had brought home to him that the French had both suffered by and been complicit in the Holocaust . |
| 7 | And they realized that all their efforts in controlling quality by inspection and so on had failed . |
| 8 | I never found it to be a boring job , erm if it is boring I think it 's because they 're only making it , if they make it that way and I think it 's partly due , if they , if people do talk that way then I think it 's partly due to the sort of duty systems that people work now , and erm the number of hours they work , and , and strangely for little things like the introduction of television , I think television , very nice in its way but it 's killed life on fire stations and in certain areas , cos the whole business of conversation and learning and so on has gone , people would much sooner sit nowadays in front of the television and be entertained for an evening , instead of using all the other skills and , and erm things that are offered to them . |
| 9 | Now the red blood cells and so on have leaked out into the surrounding tissues . |
| 10 | The Scottish Consumer Council , Transport 2000 , Bus Watch and so on have urged that consumer interest should be statutorily enforceable by the Bill , but the Minister has rejected such recommendations . |
| 11 | He said the police were talking to everyone Angie had seen in the two weeks before she … well … vanished , and so far had come up with nothing . |
| 12 | They made a manifesto commitment in April and so far have done nothing to act on it . ’ |
| 13 | They have looked at a clear historical development , distinct traditions and geographical origins in determining this question , and so far have confirmed that Sikhs , Jews , and Gypsies , but not Rastafarians , are ethnic groups . |
| 14 | Convocation supports the Library through its continuing Library Appeal Fund and so far has raised £3000 . |
| 15 | As with most sports , triathlon can be expensive , and so far has cost Alastair between £3,000 and £4,000 a year in travelling and training costs . |
| 16 | In addition , Harland & Wolff has teamed up with the Japanese manufacturing giant Kawasaki , and so far has sent 60 people across to the Japanese yards to study their methods . |
| 17 | He had searched for this assassin by silent threat and bribery but so far had discovered nothing . |
| 18 | Many producers are eager to cobble together another market-sharing cartel , but so far have failed to recruit Brazil , the Saudi Arabia of the world coffee-market with a share just over 20% . |
| 19 | Q I have been trying to locate a manufacturer of a walking boot or walking shoe which is synthetic , ie not leather or suede for a vegetarian friend , but so far have had no luck . |