Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [pers pn] [vb -s] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any more is a bonus because she looks so much better and I 'm really pleased . |
| 2 | How and why they form is still not known ; all that can be said with certainty is that winds begin to twirl anti-clockwise around a fixed point of steadily diminishing atmospheric pressure , and this circulating system then begins to move , invariably in a westerly direction , its internal pressure steadily falling and the gales inside it picking up speed as it does so . |
| 3 | If he can not lift the leg unaided , he may move it by clasping his hands together just below the knee , holding the shin bone firmly , and using his hands to lift the leg up , shifting his weight sideways towards his unaffected side as he does so . |
| 4 | He , the loose-end , filthy-earth drunkard , introduces the shawl as he does so many motifs . |
| 5 | He offers no apologies for joining Mike Gatting 's ill-fated tour of the Republic and insists he wo n't be breaking down this winter as he has so often before in England 's colours . |
| 6 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 7 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 8 | Surely Somalia deserves more assistance from the international community than it has so far had ? |
| 9 | Indeed , the whole issue of how and why employers ( and trade unions ) formulate policy towards the employment of older workers requires much more detailed investigation than it has so far received , and it is an area in which economic analysis may prove to be more fruitful than radical political theory . |
| 10 | A moire fringe unit monitors the horizontal azimuth of the beam as it sweeps so that it does not go out of alignment . |
| 11 | For this reason it is helpful to record details of the elicitation and judgment process as it proceeds so that the bare bones of a grid can later have the flesh replaced . |
| 12 | One aspect of the contra proferentem rule is that , if there is more than one possible head of liability one of which is liability for negligence , then an exemption clause will not be interpreted as excluding liability for negligence unless it does so in clear terms . |
| 13 | Much of the Forestry Commission 's early planting was certainly crude and insensitive , but in recent years it has become more attentive to its landscaping responsibilities ( not least because the Forestry Commission has found that there is money to be made out of tourism if it does so ) and now employs landscape consultants to advise on its planting policies . |
| 14 | Is there a chance if it changes so rapidly , that there could never be a vaccine for the whole strain , for the whole H I V virus . |
| 15 | In microchip territory , silicon has always been king because it remains so cheap and easy to use . |
| 16 | He forces you to work at controlling the character because he brings so much to the part . ’ |
| 17 | I am sick of people arguing over their colour because it affects so many children and they have to suffer the consequences . |
| 18 | ( i ) where the specified event happens in respect of a member , any share registered in his name may , notwithstanding paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule , remain so registered for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any such share while it remains so registered ; and |
| 19 | ( i ) where the specified event happens in respect of a member , any share registered in his name may , notwithstanding paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule , remain so registered for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any such share while it remains so registered ; and |
| 20 | It swells and shrinks , changing its output as it does so ; the official magnitude range is from 0.4 to 0.9 , but over the past decades I have seen it matching Rigel on rare occasions , while it is not often as faint as Aldebaran . |
| 21 | And more than half the women interviewed hate the label housewife because it sounds so patronising . |
| 22 | In this the prey flashes a bright patch of colour as it flees , and then it suddenly freezes , concealing the bright patch as it does so . |
| 23 | Thirdly , as most of this century has produced a managerial literature based on a fervent belief in rationality and structure in organizations , power as a subject of investigation goes somewhat against the trend because it incorporates so much that is irrational , indefinable and not easily structured into neat manuals of best practice . |
| 24 | He said , ‘ It must be love because it hurts so much . ’ |
| 25 | When a monomer polymerizes it will only yield a useful polymer if it does so in the form of a long chain . |
| 26 | Earlier , it was noted that the law prohibits a particular category of person , called an insider , from dealing on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information if he does so with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss . |
| 27 | Mrs Jones felt that the slow progress of the assessment and the limited information she received created new problems instead of resolving existing ones : ‘ It introduces so much trauma — you 're getting all the criticism all the time but you 're not getting any information because it takes so long . ’ |
| 28 | The compiler recognises the behaviour of the program as it runs so that the data can be collected and used for further program code optimisation . |
| 29 | If she 's feeling insecure , offer her lots of love and reassurance when she cries so she knows you love her and wo n't leave her . |
| 30 | In these sorts of circumstances , the teacher 's predominant practical concern is not with the learning experiences of individual students , but with the overall ‘ instructional flow ’ of the lesson with how well it is proceeding to its intended conclusion and maintaining order as it does so . |