Example sentences of "so [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Institute seems to be rather vaguely organized , as they still have n't been able to tell me what students I am teaching — my teaching , it turns out , does n't start until Monday , but I have heard that an abnormally large number of students have signed up for my course , so I shall have a lot of marking of papers to do at the end of four weeks . |
| 2 | When I moved to secondary school , the PE master used to encourage me in my running and , when he saw I had some potential , he took me down the North London AC and made me a member there so I could train a couple of times a week . |
| 3 | One day I had to go to the clinic and I lied about the time of the appointment so I could skip a suit inspection , so I had an hour to waste . |
| 4 | Is anybody else thinking of going , especially from the Leeds area so I can cadge a lift . |
| 5 | Mum I know Julia 's trying to find out I need n't go to school on Thursday so I can have a lie in |
| 6 | ‘ She comes in first thing , but steer clear until about nine o'clock so I can have a chance to explain things . ’ |
| 7 | But , so she might stand a chance . |
| 8 | He cleared the summerhouse so she would have a studio , and gave her the only key . |
| 9 | He could not guarantee he would be able to deliver it on the day and she billed it as a surprise film so she could show a reserve if it failed to arrive . |
| 10 | They would still be driving home , so she could leave a message on the answering machine . |
| 11 | The day after her accident we went to the swimming baths so she could have a shower . |
| 12 | Her 15 months for deception and handling was cut on appeal so she can start a degree course in Manchester on Monday . |
| 13 | I suck on your Mum 's boobs every night so she can have a baby . |
| 14 | Now , as soon as you have the five answers , and do remember that if you er , did n't hear any of the other ones , they will be repeated next week , so you 'll have a chance to write all the five answers down . |
| 15 | actually do it on this sheet , somewhere on there , so you 'll have a revision of |
| 16 | It 's happening in major cities , local groups are getting involved , so you might find a village firm somewhere is organising a sponsored walk . |
| 17 | Listen , listen so you may have a right to defend at any cost which you think is privileged society the fact of the matter is people out there I received twenty seven letters in support against the fox hunting I did not receive a single letter asking me to support the fox hunting . |
| 18 | Right , so you must put a definition , a definition in there . |
| 19 | The next meeting is on Thursday 17th June and this account is on the Agenda , so you should receive a cheque very soon afterwards . |
| 20 | Also extremely useful is a pathway back into the operating system so you can copy a file onto a floppy for your colleague without having to unload everything . |
| 21 | This is a technique developed by Lotus for making these modular features available while at the same time allowing you to see the document page — so you can edit a drawing while viewing it in context . |
| 22 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 23 | Go to the Greyfriars Church , conceal yourself somewhere so you can watch a spot , a place in the Lady Chapel on the left side of the sanctuary . |
| 24 | If this reveals buried wood , extend the cut right across the wall , above and below the rail , so you can insert a lever and prise the rail off without doing too much damage to the plasterwork . |
| 25 | Some larger stores sell special tins of all the numbers so you can bake a cake in the shape of your child 's age . |
| 26 | If you are short of cash , club together with brothers and sisters and combine your money so you can buy a present between you . |
| 27 | And they can talk to you and show you around , so you can have a look and see , at the way the calls come in and how they deal with them . |
| 28 | We 'll find , while he 's just finding that look there 's just one more item that 's erm a Christmas card from so I 'll pass that round so you can have a while we 're just trying to find . |
| 29 | Dinner 's about ten , I 'll boil up some water so you can have a shower . ’ |
| 30 | Look , I 've brought you some things so you can have a cuppa on me . |