Example sentences of "so [conj] [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So although Frazer was doing a kind of anthropology that was later to be rather dis despised , it had something to be said for it . |
| 2 | Mellanby arrived in time to be heard , and succeeded in changing the decision so that Florey was appointed . |
| 3 | It may be that Archbishop Jaenberht refused to consecrate him so that Offa was driven to establishing a metropolitan see at Lichfield in order to procure an archbishop who would perform the ceremony . |
| 4 | There were also problems with the semi-automatic gearbox and a broken constant-velocity joint , so much so that Mansell was eased into fourth place on the grid by a very impressive lap from his team mate . |
| 5 | By the 1850s the tradition had declined , so that Baudelaire was seeking to give new life to a decayed literary genre . |
| 6 | He took a slight step forward and , taking his friend 's chin in his hand , lifted his face so that Ludovico was forced to look up into his eyes . |
| 7 | Swayne wore rust-coloured trousers and a matching pullover , his movements were erratic , rapid yet precise , so that Wycliffe was reminded of a little red monkey . |
| 8 | But the Bemba language translator used the word ukubstanduka , which means ‘ to boycott them ’ , so that Kaunda was quoted in Bemba as saying that Zambians should shun or have nothing to do with Britons in Zambia . |
| 9 | But even if he denied involvement , no one would believe that he had not arranged matters so that Sipotai was killed . |
| 10 | He was drunker now , a definite sway , but his stance too , and he seemed bigger , thicker , so that Anton was trapped , like baited , as netted as a fish or a bird . |
| 11 | So while Mala was attending to Posi as they plotted our course to Fraxilly through the primary and secondary Netlines — a bit complex , since we 'd be shifting through eight sectors even if we took the direct route — I took charge of the cylinder . |
| 12 | So when Calley was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment , he became a hero overnight . |
| 13 | So when Tubby was shown into his office wearing the already infamous khaki and dark green uniform the shock almost bowled him over . |
| 14 | And so when Lacuna was screaming instructions to the androids , and the Doctor was almost hopping from foot to foot with anxiety , and the pale young man and the little girl were staring open-mouthed at the screens , Britta omitted to speak . |