Example sentences of "so [pers pn] [vb past] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The birds had told me Diggs had left a few minutes earlier , so I ran back the quick way to the house , where the lights all burned as usual . |
| 2 | Cawthorne had disappeared around the northern end of the farmhouse , so I ran back the way I had come , around the south end and climbed the fence back into the hop field . |
| 3 | It was too cold and windy to sit and wait , though , so I limped back the way I had come , embittered at having to walk unnecessarily . |
| 4 | I did n't offer an opinion on that since I did n't have any , so I took up the time admiring the surroundings . |
| 5 | He wanted someone to help him with his horses , so I took on the job . |
| 6 | Then I remembered the location of a luxurious caravan a relative has near Perpignan , so I looked up the guide , and found that there are a number of crags nearby — even better . |
| 7 | I felt that the design for this holiday picture should be a natural and less structured design than normal , so I laid out the pressed stems of eucalyptus which naturally fell into a fan shape and used that as the basis of my design . |
| 8 | I took off the yellow waistcoat with its white lining and hung it on a hanger , and I took off my shoes , but rather like George I still felt myself to be on duty , so I switched off the light and lay on top of the bedclothes watching the black Canadian land slide by , while the free northern show went on above for hours in the sky . |
| 9 | When Nicklaus did finally track me down he told me the bag was still mine if I wanted it , but I told him I 'd already committed myself , so I gave up the chance . |
| 10 | While it was charming I was not at all happy there so I gave up the grandiose life and moved over to the Peel Street YMCA . |
| 11 | ‘ So ye poured down the lysol . ’ |
| 12 | Then her hands began to shake so she put down the half-eaten cake , very aware that his face was full of emotion , belying the quietness of his voice . |
| 13 | Jane found it cold , but her visitors found it freezing , so she turned up the thermostat to seventy . |
| 14 | Then she had to go back to the shop to get our fish and chips , so we bundled up the rest of the wood and , as it was dark , ventured out to see if Dad could find some customers for his new business . |
| 15 | Our research also told us that the Student 's Book had to be in colour , so we took out the pictures and began again — using two pictures instead of one wherever possible — so that we stay up to date with the latest modifications to the Interview , Paper 5 . |
| 16 | This could have had unfortunate consequences , so we started up the motor and went on towards the beach . |
| 17 | These new plants could regenerate quickly , so they took over the ecosystem . |
| 18 | The drive was tree-lined , so they went down the farther side , only visible now and then . |
| 19 | Oh well , she said , you see , it 's my work , she said I work in a , in an insurance office and she said I 'm in and out the courts all the time , you see so he knocked down the wrong person |
| 20 | He picked up the bird and noticed it had a ring on its leg , so he wrote down the number and passed the information on to me . |
| 21 | ‘ My lipstick fell out of my bag , you see , and he trod on it — not on the carpet , thank heaven ! — so he picked up the mangled remains and asked if he could get me another . |
| 22 | Mr Maxmilian Frizzell had never read a book since leaving school and did not know who Lawrence was , so he put down the newspaper and took up the Car Dealer and Garageman with what dignity he could muster . |
| 23 | When he returned from exile , he was fired with the wish to help his country catch up with the advanced industrial countries of the west , so he set up the Czech Industrial Museum in his family brewery . |
| 24 | A Chinaman was suffering terrible toothache , so he phoned up the dentist to make an appointment . |
| 25 | But he was told that he would have to pay rent for the land until the end of time , so he gave up the idea . |
| 26 | Nevertheless he was determined to do his bit , so he gave up the firewood business and went back to the casting shop to make shell cases . |
| 27 | ‘ She looked too small to be the Queen , ’ said Mr Fagan , so he drew back the curtains to get a better look . |
| 28 | Daisy suddenly wanted to check her face , and when he went off at the end of the chukka to talk to the next group playing , which included Perdita , she toned down her rosy cheeks and drenched her neck with Je Reviens , but failed to put the top back on properly , so it stank out the Land-Rover . |
| 29 | ‘ When I bought this hat , I 'd just had a horrible haircut so it covered up the mistake nicely . ’ |