Example sentences of "so [adv] they [verb] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 So presumably they 've got to manage it themselves
2 And now the roof 's leaking so badly they 've had to close the gym completely . ’
3 Yeah , so perhaps they 've moved
4 ‘ They dinna' seem tae be carrying my skipping-rope , so perhaps they 've thrown it dawn somewhere . ’
5 And they collected so much they had to use a milk float to deliver the load .
6 They believe in family values so much they 've had more than one family .
7 Kate and John liked here idea so much they decided to sell the pelmets in their shop .
8 They 're in the hotel business in America and love Crystal Springs so much they want to buy it . ’
9 So basically they 've broken their contract with me and he 's not even responded to that letter .
10 So basically they 've got ta just tray it up
11 My father would never have let me start digging up our graveyard for family pets otherwise , so off they had to go , departing this life in the rather undignified garb of half a badminton shuttlecock .
12 Travelling from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern cliffs of England is tough enough … 1200 muscle sapping miles … but Derek Hegarty and Neil Pascoe are doing it an even harder way … they 're competing in their own marathon triathlon … which is running swimming and cycling … so far they 've run up Ben Nevis …
13 So far they 've spent twenty four hours at the house … and in the best tradition of ghost stories , things really DID go bump in the night .
14 So far they 've had good bushel weights . ’
15 So far they 've had no pension .
16 But so far they 've had only one reply .
17 So far they 've managed to isolate an ingredient which kills human sperm extremely quickly and efficiently .
18 So far they 've got £8,000 together by putting on raves , but they still need £2,000 .
19 So far they 've got barely half that amount .
20 He 'd had ideas about them buying somewhere of their own , but so far they 'd had to stay as ideas .
21 But so far they 'd drawn a blank in that direction .
22 So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage .
23 So far they had smashed sixteen windows , burnt nine desks , singed the hair of several pupils and set someone 's jacket alight .
24 So far they have gained little official recognition and therefore do not automatically qualify for government grants to students .
25 So far they have achieved by international consent beauty of sound ; that is already a notable accomplishment .
26 So far they have received nothing from the Government , little EC assistance and are running out of funds donated by individuals and industry .
27 So far they have got away with their high-pressure selling techniques and the only people who have lost out have been the customers who were faced with massive charges they had neither understood nor anticipated .
28 So far they have found nothing , but his claims are being taken seriously , police said .
29 So far they have had four cell meetings with time to share their situations , discuss , pray , and relax , together .
30 So far they have produced a list of 16 blocks of work !
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