Example sentences of "so [pron] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is my lot , ’ said the lady , ‘ so no-one else bid . ’ |
| 2 | And they had all this on top of it and everything , so everyone just eat bread . |
| 3 | " I do n't believe that this is the time for us to profit from each other 's misery so I hereby cancel all sales of food which have taken place this afternoon . |
| 4 | When you backshift it 's like the chain 's come off so I just use the rear brake to settle the suspension and stop the rear end from going crazy . ’ |
| 5 | I knock on her door , but she do n't say nothing , so I just push it open . |
| 6 | I do n't really want to get involved in anyone else 's problems and I do n't want to be the cause of anyone else 's , so I just lay low . |
| 7 | It hurts too much to keep my eyes open , so I just sit there trying to concentrate . |
| 8 | I try rubbing them , but I 'm too tired to do that for long , so I just stick them back in my pockets . |
| 9 | There are tall black iron gates but they 're hooked open so I just drive through and up a drive of pink bricks to the door . |
| 10 | I should have knelt beside her and put my arms around her and promised her that she would be freed from the hell of anhedonia , and that there really was a God and that she did have the strength to tear herself free from cocaine , as others had freed themselves , and I should have assured her that there was true happiness without a drug , but I did not know her well enough to embrace her , so I just let her weep as the sun streaked up in glory from the east . |
| 11 | ‘ I read that Malcolm had a plan , so I just let him get on with it . |
| 12 | I 'd really like some , but I ai n't got no money , so I just make do with warming my hands . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've bowled to him for two days and I ca n't get him , ’ he explained , ‘ so I just want to loosen up . ’ |
| 14 | I do n't really know what to say , so I just look at Marie . |
| 15 | I du n no what he 's going on about , so I just look at him . |
| 16 | When it goes past I want to run over to the other side of the bridge , but there 's too much traffic to cross the road , so I just watch the trail of water it leaves behind . |
| 17 | I 'm warm and tired and the ground 's soft , so I just lie down where I am and shut my eyes . |
| 18 | I wish I could remember the words , but I 've forgot them so I just hum along with the tune . |
| 19 | ‘ So I just see myself passing through and meeting all these people along the way , like , and I have a good time . |
| 20 | The shop 's pretty crowded — I spect people are buying stuff for Christmas , so I just stand around watching them . |
| 21 | It 's pretty difficult to cross the road on account of all the traffic , so I just carry on walking on the pavement . |
| 22 | She looks real comfy there and I think about sitting down for a bit and watching telly , but I ai n't got nothing to sit on so I just carry on standing up . |
| 23 | I ca n't think of nothing to say , so I just nod . |
| 24 | As Sabra , a woman in her forties , told me ‘ If I go out I usually do have my Dupatta round me , but at work I ca n't wear it in case it gets caught up in the machines , so I just wear a scarf on my head when I leave the house — something is needed to save one 's Izzat ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ You can not expect to be in the national squad unless you can prove that you are good enough , so I just have to continue the learning process , equip myself fully for the task , get a bit fitter and that , hopefully , will be at least half the battle ’ . |
| 26 | If I 'm doing the stomach , well I 've got dozens of routines for the stomach so I just do what feels good . |
| 27 | I am more likely to hit the ball to the left , so I just allow for this to happen and I do n't have to make any swing changes . |
| 28 | I could not stop them , so I rather let them get on with it … |
| 29 | Then they told me that its companion had just died — it was older — so I rather think it was depressed and lonely . |
| 30 | Since returning from leave I have heard that ‘ Environment Wales ’ is unable to assist with funding , so I urgently need to find in excess of £2,000 to publish and circulate the document . |