Example sentences of "so [pron] [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Timmy the catcher mouse was a very long name for a very little cat so everyone called him Tim . |
| 2 | ‘ So someone took his keys but not his wallet . |
| 3 | They 'll be shot , so I take their pay to them . ’ |
| 4 | I have to admit that if the situation was reversed I would go bonkers with frustration , so I take my hat off to him — but not my shirt . |
| 5 | Partial topic framework existing in a conversation between K ( 20+ , female , Edinburgh-resident , university student , … ) and J ( 60+ , male , Edinburgh-resident , retired , … ) in P Working Men 's Club , Edinburgh , … ) at T ( early evening , spring , 1976 , … ) mentioning ( J's three children — J ‘ s brothers — the schools they attended — the schools J attended — that J did badly at school — J left school at fourteen ) when K asks J what he did after he left school J : oh I done odd jobs like + paper boy + chemist 's shop worked in a chemist shop + and done two or three others+ and I finally started in the bricklaying + so I served my time as a bricklayer + K : that 's good money J : nowadays it is but in that + when my time was out it wasn't+ it was only three pounds nine a week + so + + K : my father was a stonemason and he started at home + and they were paid a halfpenny an hour extra for being left-handed + + |
| 6 | The night I went up the bus was n't due to leave until 11 PM , so I left my luggage with the bus station and went for a meal . |
| 7 | I felt like a Run , so I left my jacket near the Pole I 'd been at the day Diggs had come with the news , and tucked the catapult tightly between my cords and my belt . |
| 8 | I knew there was no time to lose and no point in hesitating — I was going to explode soon — so I put my head down and broke free from Jamie and the girl , running off down the street . |
| 9 | I heard him mention something about organs to another guest so I put my oar in and started such a nice conversation . |
| 10 | This was a very old set and did not always work ; as I did not make contact with the control tower I came round and I saw that it was all clear for me to land , so I put my wheels down and made my approach . |
| 11 | I 'm sort of kneeling there , so I put my hand on Marie 's back to make her feel better , but she rolls away from me . |
| 12 | Everyone was silent , so I put my hand up . |
| 13 | But he would n't lift his head so I put my hand to his cheek , which startled him , slid it under his chin and lifted his face . |
| 14 | ‘ When I started , ’ he recalls , ‘ I did try to follow old patterns , but it was n't easy , so I followed my imagination . |
| 15 | ‘ So I sold my home in Sheffield and bought this place , which was ideal . |
| 16 | I want to give it to Angela to put away now so I know my money 's put a way . |
| 17 | I thought that that could not be used , so I seek your guidance , Mr. Speaker . |
| 18 | ‘ So I scratch my head , ’ the father said . |
| 19 | There is little sign of a struggle so I conclude our murderer arrived as a welcome visitor . ’ |
| 20 | It looked a reasonable enough distance , so I made my way towards it . |
| 21 | It was suppertime , so I made my way to the Roscommon chip shop . |
| 22 | This was all my fault for underestimating the route and our stamina , so I took her sack and helped her stagger down the snowfield and moraines to the path . |
| 23 | I did not know what to say in reply , so I took his hands and held them beside my own , showing first the backs , then the palms , then measuring them one against the other , palm to palm — something the Japanese would often do in comparing their smaller , lighter hands with my grosser ones . |
| 24 | He received a lot of criticism , but I thought it was unfair as he was completely new to the team , so I took my share of the blame . |
| 25 | I wanted to broach the matter with my master but he was lost in his own thoughts so I kept my fears hidden as we rode along the lee of the hill . |
| 26 | But I did not want them to stay out in the cold all night , so I kept my window open to look out for them . |
| 27 | I felt that I had to make some sort of social effort so I swung my legs off the bed and sat sheepishly on the edge . |
| 28 | A BOOK LAUNCH IS A BIT LIKE AN OPENING , SO I WORE MY CURTAINS AND IAN MCKELLEN MADE A CURTAIN CALL . |
| 29 | Then school started and I could n't wear pyamas to school so I wore my trousers and tops … when they saw them they ( the other wives ) said ‘ Oh ! that wo n't do ! |
| 30 | ‘ So I twiddle my thumbs , go through more files ? ’ |