Example sentences of "so i [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I was off Cley at the time , so I lowered the main and ran for home .
2 I always wanted to play the guitar , though , so I went the usual route : buy the guitar and play along to records . ’
3 ‘ I was sick of seeing myself on television , so I thought the poor public , how are they going to cope .
4 But I tended to do much better on tests and examinations than I did on coursework , so I passed the eleven-plus and got a free place at the local St. Albans school .
5 ‘ The make of the watch was Optima , so I contacted the British Horological Institute for information .
6 Well , I did n't think it was anything but rudeness and I ca n't stand bad manners so I got the next train back and left him there .
7 A while ago I had to build up my left hand strength to be able to do justice to J S Bach 's Prelude , Fugue , Allegro for Lute , so I developed the enclosed ideas .
8 It seemed a treat to put a long dress on , I actually enjoyed it ; but to play around in I had jeans and trousers , so I had the best of both worlds really .
9 When I came into the room , you were lying with the sheet half off you , so I had the full benefit of the sight of your virginal pyjamas . ’
10 So I knew the only way to get you running was to start moving . ’
11 ‘ The five survivors in the CR 42 formation were swinging to their right towards and below me , which made it difficult to attack the three planes nearest me , so I chose the outer of the two planes on their left , laid off a deflection and opened fire again .
12 So I chose the three points , the draw and second place in the Championship . ’
13 Everyone else was busy , so I launched the small rubber dinghy and started rowing .
14 Mummy was coming rather slowly , so I asked the little girl her name .
15 I wanted to introduce Dana to Pernod , so I asked the old man for ‘ dos Pernod ’ .
16 I was trying hard to listen to the music and not look at them so I picked the local paper up and opened it .
17 He looked at Sophie reproachfully , ‘ No one on duty , so I rang the other practice … ’
18 I had butterflies in my stomach enough and I had to do something , so I grabbed the nearest paw , which belonged to Merlyn Rees .
19 I did n't see no harm in getting paid twice for my trouble , so I called the other number . ’
20 When my own daughter was born I was a single parent , and had to work to pay the bills , so I missed the best years of her childhood .
21 I soon became bored , realizing that I was n't going to get much chance to compete for the club — my best time was 23.3 seconds for 200 metres — so I joined the second club with its headquarters at the track , London Irish , which was more intimate and not quite so awe-inspiring .
22 So I did the first album , ‘ Never Look Back ’ , and it did really well .
23 In the Portuguese elections of 1984 , where I was an adviser , it was quite a problem — it had always been done from the second floor — so I suggested the flatbed truck concept that had been so successful in Malta .
24 I was acutely aware of the urgent need to find some work to do , so I combed the national and local newspapers to see what was on offer .
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