Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [conj] so and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dig down — use a stick , not your hand — for a foot or so and drop in a piece of paper . |
| 2 | But , you know she just puts it on , she does n't want to do any thing for a hour or so and just sit and recover . |
| 3 | of having a vote and so and so gets no |
| 4 | To my disbelief I felt a resistance for a second or so and the rod sprung back over my shoulder . |
| 5 | It was true what they had said ; he ought to get to bed and rest ; ought to take a break from his duties for a day or so and let Li Yuan take up his burden as Regent . |
| 6 | She slowed their journey for a day or so and nudged some flying fish along to thrill the penguin with rainbowed crests as fine as spun sugar , spinning sea-drops in an arc over the waves . |
| 7 | It is best to start with a very short drive , just a mile or so and back home . |
| 8 | Stalls were set up to a considerable depth on either side of the main road , which swelled out like a sausage shaped balloon for half a mile or so and then closed in again . |
| 9 | ‘ You just keep on for half a mile or so and 't is up on your left . |
| 10 | The key to a healthy , nourishing diet for children is variety — aim to give your child a good range of foods over the course of a week or so and you can be pretty certain she 'll get the nutrients she needs . |
| 11 | The hostel could be tolerated for a month or so and during the interlude I would concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere more permanent to live . |
| 12 | He was never at the hotel after a month or so and that 's why it failed . |
| 13 | This version should be available in a month or so and will possibly be followed by a Solaris version . |
| 14 | This version should be available in a month or so and will possibly be followed by a Solaris version . |
| 15 | I 've been using RapidCad for a month or so and It 's not given me the slightest problem . |
| 16 | In this case if our 50-year-old reduced his weight by a stone or so and maintained it indefinitely it may well be enough to control the diabetes . |
| 17 | He would stay for just an hour or so and then gather up the equipment and disappear . |
| 18 | We need to hurry but it 'll take an hour or so and I do n't want the papers on to it before the next of kin know . |
| 19 | I paced the house for an hour or so and then got on to the council office . |
| 20 | Another quarter of an hour or so and he was solving Michael 's recruitment problems across the board , recommending a dozen good , reliable workers . |
| 21 | If it 's something you want the police there to deal with quite quickly and if , if they waited an hour or so and the police did n't come then could n't deal with it . |
| 22 | And er we were on that for about an hour or so and then they got rid of the the badly injured were taken off then and put on the Therris it 's support vessel that was Just happened to be there at the time . |
| 23 | ‘ Should we pop out for an hour or so and take a late breakfast ? ’ |
| 24 | But yo you come for an hour or so and then , tha that 'll be enough |
| 25 | He rings you up and goes he goes hello it 's Jonathan and you go oh right hello Jonathan and he does n't say anything so you talk to him for about half an hour or so and then you go alright Jonathan , better go , you know and then he goes no no I 've got something to tell you and you go oh alright what is it then and he goes I ca n't remember it man , just talk to me for a bit longer and I 'll remember it then and it goes on like that for hours and hours and it 's so boring . |
| 26 | Watching herself very carefully as the shaping increased at the neck , she realised how easy it was to stop just short by an inch or so and not clear the selector . |
| 27 | Relaxation gives a punch an extension of an inch or so and therefore extra penetration towards the target . |