Example sentences of "so it [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Explaining the proposals , MCC secretary Col John Stephenson said : ‘ We have had to cater for all cricket , so it may not seem to be as tough as some people have been demanding . |
| 2 | Ironically , at the start of a relationship it may not seem relevant to use anything as nothing may happen , so it may not seem worth all that trouble to get the Pill . |
| 3 | There are three railway lines nearby with plenty of rabbit warrens — so it would not go hungry . ’ |
| 4 | If he had a reading nearby he might of course be able to use her place and still claim hotel expenses , so it would not pay to fall out . |
| 5 | But Planck 's quantum principle tells us that each gamma ray quantum has a very high energy , because gamma rays have a very high frequency , so it would not take many quanta to radiate even ten thousand megawatts . |
| 6 | Possibly , the River Thames had a very different appearance and variations in its route , so it would not have been possible to pin-point the position of Chiswick which now lies nestled in a compact ‘ U ’ bend of the river . |
| 7 | Gloria had said it was painted like that so it would n't show the blood . |
| 8 | Maybe people later put ice in the tunnels , so it would n't melt . ’ |
| 9 | Besides , I said I had Bertie 's diary now , so it would n't do him no good . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm determined that it 's not going to happen to me , but if people were to stop buying my work I would continue painting , so it would n't make that much difference . |
| 11 | I 'm determined that it 's not going to happen to me , but if people were to stop buying my work I would continue painting , so it would n't make that much difference . |
| 12 | I found this sweet little man who fixed up a non-reflex 35 for me slowed down the motor wind so it would n't make a sound fixed in a timer to take a shot every thirty seconds . |
| 13 | ‘ The Government is pinning its hopes for economic recovery on the housing market , so it would n't want to do anything that would snuff it out , ’ said Mike Simpson , Suffolk spokesman for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . |
| 14 | The US Federal Trade Commission is still trying to put together a case against Microsoft Corp that will win support from its commissioners , US PC Week reports , and will be collecting final depositions this week : the complaint is now expected to be drastically simplified in an effort to make it acceptable to at least three of the four voting commissioners , and the latest depositions are primarily focused on allegations that Microsoft intentionally built incompatibilities into its software so it would n't work well with offerings from competitors — a complaint set off by Novell Inc , which alleged DR DOS would n't work with Windows 3.1 because Microsoft deliberately added incompatible code ; Microsoft said it had ‘ never developed a product to be intentionally incompatible with some other product ’ ; the Commission is also expected to address the manner in which Microsoft disseminates technical information to developers , and the manner in which it has capitalised on operating system monopoly to build applications sales ; if at least three of the four commissioners agree with the complaint , the case will go to administrative court and Microsoft will be sued by the federal government for anti-trust violations , but the company is not expected to be asked to do anything so drastic as sell units . |
| 15 | ‘ All right , so it would n't work , but what is there — ’ She bit her tongue hard . |
| 16 | It uses lots of expensive gallons of fuel to the mile and it probably has n't got even one of its tanks full so it would n't get any distance . ’ |
| 17 | It would not have the confidence of the people , so it would never work . |
| 18 | The mild cleansing formula has a neutral pH and high rinsability , so it wo n't leave behind any surface residue that may irritate your skin . |
| 19 | It might put less determined hackers off , but it does not remove the challenge so it wo n't stop hacking . ’ |
| 20 | Neither will it encourage investors so it wo n't bring any significant change in the private sector and it is n't enough to generate sustained growth . |
| 21 | The formula does not contain silicone so it wo n't create build-up on the hair which can sometimes affect the result of chemical treatments carried out in the salons . |
| 22 | You can buy Hard drives of the IDE type for around £2 a megabyte so it wo n't cost an arm and a leg to upgrade if your system 's hard disk is smaller than optimum . |
| 23 | Move the cursor to cell F4 , hit F3 ( to make the reference absolute , so it wo n't change when the formula is copied ) , and type a closing bracket |
| 24 | The people who implant the bugs are very specialised and they know exactly where to drill the hole , so it wo n't harm the furniture . |
| 25 | Also , remember that Windows only looks at its INI files when it starts up , so it wo n't see any changes that you make to them until Windows is restarted . |
| 26 | Make up a mortar mix of 1 part masonry cement to 4½ parts of soft sand , keeping the mix dryish so it wo n't slump when slabs are placed upon it |
| 27 | All Macintosh software is based on easy-to-use principles , so it wo n't take long to learn . |
| 28 | But I mean , he can , he 's at King 's anyway tomorrow so it wo n't take him long to get home . |
| 29 | ‘ They benefit from me being here , but they appreciate that I go out to work occasionally , so it wo n't come as such a shock to them when I start to build up to going back to work properly ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Pick up your dress so it wo n't get wet , ’ I said to Maha . |