Example sentences of "[conj] every so [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hum of the traffic was getting louder and every so often the rattling of a train set the dirt trembling . |
| 2 | I had stopped seeing the nightmare shape when I shut my eyes but every so often the pigeon stirred just enough to keep me awake . |
| 3 | We try to keep aberrations like that to an absolute minimum — we 'd rather they did n't happen at all , obviously , but every so often the gremlins creep in . |
| 4 | This is because every so often the fish enjoy a particularly good spawning year , when temperatures , spawning facilities , and lack of interference from predators all contribute to an abundance of surviving spawn and fry . |
| 5 | It 's easy to see how important the Occupation Road used to be , because every so often the little becks that rundown from the fell to cross the track are culverted underneath the lane through well-made stone-lined tunnels . |