Example sentences of "but so [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't lose her till she was over twenty but So but I think it was desperation because if I 'd had money I should 've had a house full of children because I loved them , you see , I 've always loved children . |
| 2 | Rather , its form is sui generis , tailored to the needs of the drama , but so that its musical lay-out has a pattern and logic of its own which at once support and channel the energy of the story . |
| 3 | The story of Doubting Thomas is told , not so that we shall admire Thomas , but so that we can admire the other apostles in comparison . |
| 4 | The Ego wants us to develop talents and acquire knowledge , not for the sheer joy and challenge of playing the clarinet , reading Proust or rewiring the house , but so that we will be flattered and admired . |
| 5 | Young Collins — he teaches Latin for his sins — reported to the Bodens when the coach got back to Comerbourne , not to complain of the kid , but so that they should n't be worried about his non-arrival . |
| 6 | ‘ His underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place , ’ explains Charles Handy , who picked Gould out from a handful of students at the London Business School ‘ because he stood out in a group of people as by far the most interesting , and that was because he was determined to have control over his life ’ . |
| 7 | Philip Gould ( right ) : his underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place . |
| 8 | Not for sustenance , but so that she had something on which to focus her attention while she thought about her response to him . |
| 9 | Whatever I learnt , I shared with Joe , not , I 'm afraid , so that he would be more educated , but so that I would be less ashamed of him in front of Estella . |
| 10 | But , George is off Monday and Tuesday but so if you were getting them , sitting here and bringing them up on Thursday John can come here and get his tea here and then take them home . |