Example sentences of "so [adv] it [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So eventually it stepped in and moved to buy Unix System Laboratories Inc . |
| 2 | So eventually it stepped in and bought Unix System Labs . |
| 3 | I give the children fluoride drops , so perhaps it does n't matter how much sugar they eat . ’ |
| 4 | But this pub is full of Australians , so perhaps it does n't matter . |
| 5 | I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight . |
| 6 | Er we 're limited with people and while Brian was in the verge of moving it which the electrics all had to be took out and rerun , he got called away , down to the pre-packs to a breakdown so obviously it did n't get done , the job stopped cos there 's nobody else . |
| 7 | It 's just that he 's been used to having his own way for so long it does n't occur to him there are perspectives alternative to his own . ’ |
| 8 | This is a slightly complicated theory , so naturally it has not become as well-known as ‘ schema and correction ’ … |
| 9 | I 've told them everything I could think of that might help , but so far it does n't seem to have been of any use . ’ |
| 10 | I also crapped on about coming from Oxford and smiled winningly at the girl behind the gril in an effort to win her over and get our fax snuck to the top of the pile , but so far it does n't seem to have helped , ca n't think why &- } |
| 11 | ‘ Anyway , so far it comes back to this : either it 's a matter of money , or the whole thing revolves around the two women , and the character of Walter Machin . ’ |
| 12 | So far it has not been put to the test in service . |
| 13 | The only threat to the Honda armada would Regal Champion Johnny Rea on the Millar Yamaha , but so far it has not proved a match for the Hondas . |
| 14 | So far it has not managed to find suitable grounds big enough to take four lawns which would make it eligible to become a competition centre . |
| 15 | So far it has not been . ’ |
| 16 | If he wants to do it his way and he succeeds then great , but so far it has n't been that successful . |
| 17 | The terrorist organisation has said that so far it has simply been ‘ unlucky ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ Asterlite ’ is a ceramic-like material and so far it has only one major use — kitchen sinks . |
| 19 | It had always seemed such an impossible dream , but with Louise talking about it so matter-of-factly it seemed almost a fait accompli . |
| 20 | he should have known or whoever organized the fair should have known so really it does n't work unless you make one person responsible for that job . |
| 21 | So now it has n't got nowt with it ? |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think so , ’ she said , but she expressed the truth so artfully it sounded almost as if there was a possibility . |
| 23 | Although something valuable undoubtedly disappeared when tight-knit inner city communities were dispersed to bleak estates and high rise flats , you only have to look her shot of a dank backyard with wall so high it blocks out sunlight , to recognise that life there was not halcyon either . |
| 24 | The water 's been flowing so fast it 's just dug up the tree by its roots and it pulled it along and it 's got wedged in the bridge look . |
| 25 | My dog was run over by one of them ; the bus was going so fast it did n't even stop . |
| 26 | And they had a strap and they used to carry all the weight on their foreheads and on , and through their necks , and they used to climb , we went up to seventeen and a half thousand feet , and they climbed up with all these bags and they cooked for us and they got river water for us and sometimes they had to walk a kilometre to the river to go and get the water and then carry it back again er with the band around their heads and so initially it seemed quite difficult to accept them doing this for you , but for them it was a job and erm it was probably the only sort of job that they could get . |
| 27 | So then it went on from there to Canada so it just worked out or appeared to work out that right around the world at that particular time ten or eleven years ago , that nobody was bothered and as you said the Beautiful Dreamers and this sort of stuff until we came along and er but other than that we would be surprised . |
| 28 | ‘ So then it started over . ’ |
| 29 | Part of , part of the furniture , yes what do you want , there 's no problem with parcels , and so again it becomes far less difficult to discuss erm , a business conversation , and sometimes it 's a conversation about football , and they 're all a load of complete , because that 's part of , er , that 's one of the joys of er , er , having been doing something for long enough to have got known within the , within the patch . |
| 30 | There are many versions and permutations to choose from in all price ranges and many finishes , so again it boils down to a question of taste , style and pocket , although here , unlike upholstery , expense does not necessarily indicate worth . |