Example sentences of "and [conj] so [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The legalism of their arguments ran into a kind of collective common sense , which told voters that it was , after all , his constitution and that so soon after the end of the war France still needed de Gaulle .
2 I mean last week the choppers werny even gettin in to pick them off the Rigs what with the gales and that so basically I 've just got to expect him when I see him .
3 That view has been little heard since the 1960s , when London reasserted a traditional suzerainty over theatre and literary publishing , and that so silently , and so naturally , that the reversion passed almost unnoticed .
4 He reminded me that I 'd predicted many , many things over the years and that so far nothing had come to anything apart from purely coincidental moves .
5 Under our system , it falls to the police to ensure that such events are organised in such a way that disorder does not ensue , and that so far as is possible , the event can take place with as little dislocation to the ordinary life of the community as is compatible with the proper exercise of freedom of speech in public .
6 In Goldring 's case , the customer had done something clearly conveying to the finance company that he did not own the van and that so far as he was concerned the seller ( the trader ) had every right to sell it .
7 They seem delighted and although so far we have only had telephone contact , I feel sure they will be able to drive their ‘ new ’ acquisition for many years to come .
8 It 's in this year 's draft accounts too , but we have people called auditors who are going to recognize this bill , and ask all sorts of boring questions like why it has not been paid , whether it is likely to be paid , and if so when .
9 Is there evidence that this happens , and if so when does it happen ?
10 The notice , which can be sent out with the dividend itself , must include the following particulars : ( i ) amounts realised from the sale of assets ; ( ii ) payments made by the trustee in the administration of the estate ; ( iii ) provision for unsettled claims and funds retained for particular purposes ; ( iv ) the total amount to be distributed and the rate of dividend ; and ( v ) whether , and if so when , any further dividend is expected to be declared ( r 11.6(2) ) .
11 Coffin read her statement , and thought there were still questions to ask , such as , Was your brother on drugs and if so where did he get them ?
12 B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) .
13 Does the cost of capital for firms vary between countries , and if so why ?
14 Are the people different in their social characteristics and if so why ?
15 And if so why should it be supposed they had adventured into the forest rather than eastward towards the corn lands and the nearer towns , and the coast ?
16 Would ‘ marriage responsibilities ’ be a better term and if so why ?
17 Should couples discuss their desires and if so why ?
18 And finally , was she perhaps being judged by the inherent quality of the coat-hanger itself out of which her creation was made ; and if so why should she be judged by the quality of the coat-hangers on which garments are returned by the laundry her parents patronize — since that 's their responsibility should n't they share her grade ?
19 Further it suggested that of those people who did not go to a lawyer , a higher proportion had received help from outside the household , and of that group only one-quarter had received advice to go to a lawyer which they had ignored Such contrary evidence does not denigrate the value of pre-legal advice , but suggests that , as would be expected , it is not the only significant factor in determining whether , and if so why and how , people seek legal advice .
20 And if so why ?
21 Is the stability over time of a portfolio beta affected by the number of constituent securities and if so why ?
22 Does the passage switch from one style to another , and if so why ?
23 At one point , the prospectus states : ‘ A Water Service Company may at any time require the Director General to determine whether , and if so how , K should be changed where other circumstances which would not have been avoided by prudent management action , have a substantial adverse effect on its water or sewerage business . ’
24 The commissioners are doing what West Indians are best at , and talking to everybody imaginable — including their exile communities in Britain , Canada and the United States — about whether , and if so how , to work more closely together .
25 Does the worker embark on a specialism having already acquired particular knowledge and/or skills ( and if so how ) , or is there an assumption that by specializing this knowledge and/or skills may be attained ?
26 Are we to concur with Stevenson 's conclusion ( 1981 ) that ‘ it is hard to see how we can escape in general in organization of service from the broad client groupings , now so deeply entrenched in social service provision and in the linkages which are required with other professions ’ ( p. 100 ) , and if so how are we to select client group(s) ?
27 Would I get better fuel consumption by replacing this with a four speed auto box and if so how can this be done ?
28 As to whether , and if so how , Parliament cares to avail itself of this opportunity , the Act is silent .
29 The question whether any weight was to be attached to evidence of actual transactions , and if so how much , was one of fact .
30 The insurer 's decision on whether to provide cover , and if so how much , depends on what the insurer thinks of you and your customers ' credit ratings .
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