Example sentences of "[noun sg] or so [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the summer 's day that Michael Caine was being interviewed , he and the researcher sat and watched Wimbledon on the telly together for an hour or so before they got down to work . |
| 2 | They then wheeled in unison into a shaft of light which held them for a second or so before they soared over the car and away . |
| 3 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 4 | and I 've we 've taken the the old settee down to Carrie 's and moved the two seater and the armchair down this end and they flew in tonight straight up on the sofa , I said to it 's gon na be tough for a week or so but they 've got ta get used to staying on the floor , I 'm not having them on the furniture all the time cos they just absolutely ruin it ! |
| 5 | They stood on their ends in the inward sloping shelves for a fortnight or so when they came in during the spring or early summer . |