Example sentences of "[noun pl] so [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That young man was the sort to fly high , having cut his teeth so to speak , on — what was it ? |
| 2 | It takes a great deal of prestidigitatory skill to poison someone before your very eyes so to speak . ’ |
| 3 | Owen also does not confine himself to writing only one type of poem but uses many different kinds so to appeal to more people . |
| 4 | Friend in low places so to speak . |
| 5 | They 're very much involved with networked community care , to use their own phrase , and those of you who want to know more about them , they 've got a stall outside , and er , their wares so to say , are set out for you to see . |
| 6 | Fortunately it is in the company 's interests so to do , because it is only by such means that the free , wholehearted collaboration of free men can be enlisted . |
| 7 | What I 'm begging , especially our leaders so to speak , to do is to stop thinking that it 's all kind of a joke that 's being perpetrated by idiots or by of some sort against the public . |
| 8 | We are playing practically the league leaders so to have some vocal support will hopefully lift the players . ’ |
| 9 | This involves helping pupils so to develop skills of reflective thinking that they can be generously affirming of others without losing their own footing . |
| 10 | But then those Bronze Age farmers , who 'd worked so long and hard to build the mound , leaving their work in the fields so to do for some unknown reason , avoided going near again . |
| 11 | They were losing money on their early tours so to help them I dropped the touring commission to 10 per cent . |
| 12 | But er looking at er Professor Lock 's suggestion and the criterion that is set out there I think er a number of people might be interested to have a go at those criteria so to speak . |
| 13 | erm How does one in any case fine a motorist who is n't standing by his car or sitting in it ? erm I would , if the question is shall we try it , if that is implied , I would say it 's worth trying in a very moderate way , it may require the police and the police representatives so to speak , the wardens if they 're going to be empowered to do this kind of thing , I think it 's going to force them to become very , very diplomatic and civilized in the way they handle it , but we of course too will have to learn to respond in a civilized manner . |