Example sentences of "so [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The English character puzzled her , so must totally confuse foreigners . |
| 2 | They remained in the atmosphere for 5–20 days before settling out or being washed out by precipitation ( soot particles attract water and so should readily form droplets ) . |
| 3 | Such individuals counselling is not very suitable for covering in this feature because advice which may apply to one case of aggression may not apply to another … and so could even make matters worse , or put owners at risk . |
| 4 | But these problems are not immediately apparent , and so need not inhibit accumulation for some time . |
| 5 | " Regulated business " is defined by the COB Rules to mean either of the following : ( 1 ) Investment business carried on from a UK office ( of the firm or of an appointed representative ) ; this is the case even if the customer is a non-UK client and even if an account officer goes overseas to meet him ; or ( 2 ) Investment business carried on from a non-UK office with or for customers in the UK , except where that business would not be treated as carried on in the UK ( and so would not require FSA authorisation ) if the non-UK office had been a separate person ; this exception , in effect , provides the " foreign business carve-out " from the COB Rules for business with UK customers ( see page 40 below ) ; certain marketing rules are , however , brought back in ( see page 42 below ) . |
| 6 | But they are usually tied to a particular building society or insurance company and so will only arrange loans with them . |
| 7 | Despite its name , ‘ Silver Queen ’ is male so will never bear fruit |
| 8 | Moorgate Place and its presidential spokesmen claim the high ground : either there is no potential for conflict or , if there is , the two interests are convergent and so will never cause problems . |
| 9 | My family , who were threatening to visit us en masse the first weekend of May , ca n't come after all ( plans fell through ) , so wo n't need B & B. But they might some day . |
| 10 | Universities are trying to educate as cheaply as possible , but in doing so can frequently produce collections of study aids that infringe and compete unfairly with publishers ' original texts . |
| 11 | Likewise , a plaintiff whose contract entitles him to his wages during incapacity has suffered no loss of wages and so can not recover damages for lost wages . |
| 12 | Therefore I can have no reason to believe that my experience is a reliable guide , and hence have no reason for any belief about events beyond my experience and so can not have knowledge of them . |
| 13 | To do so can only waste costs if the report is unfavourable . |
| 14 | This night prowler has a low density of cones in its retina and so can only see colour in objects which fill a large part of its field of view . |