Example sentences of "so i " in BNC.
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| 31 | Besides , I did n't think I could now save enough to make a significant difference to my standard of living when I retired , so I decided I might as well enjoy it while I had the chance . |
| 32 | No , the estate agent reckons it 'll be converted into flats , so I expect the new owner 's going to want you out . |
| 33 | Most of the things I had were dated and not worth very much , so I found myself selling off my past as jumble and bric-a-brac . |
| 34 | I did go down to my local Citizens ' Advice Bureau to see if they had any ideas , but all they could do was pass on the news that there was a squeeze on the social fund ( the emergency payments fund ) , so I was well advised not to expect too much if I did decide to try the social security people . |
| 35 | The manager there was quite happy to take people on social security so I would n't have any trouble about that . |
| 36 | When I saw the room , I immediately wanted to call the whole thing off , but the chap already had the cheque and I was on a hiding to nothing with my landlord so I would just have to put up with it . |
| 37 | By early evening , I was just too bored to stick the place any longer so I went back to the hotel . |
| 38 | My parents both died before I left the School of Italian Studies so I had heard nothing about my family for over ten years . |
| 39 | It was given to me as a present so I 'd feel funny about selling it myself , but you could maybe buy a pair of shoes for Sonja with it or something . |
| 40 | Again , there was a problem of a ticket barrier , but this time someone in front of me was arguing with the inspector so I was able to pass unhindered . |
| 41 | ‘ I was kicked out by my landlord and put in this hostel which was just awful and I had to get away so I came here — I do n't know why , really , I … ’ |
| 42 | Look , I 've no money for a hotel so I 'd better make my own arrangements for tonight . |
| 43 | I do n't think I 'll get much sleep tonight anyway so I might as well save it for food or something . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ She comes in first thing , but steer clear until about nine o'clock so I can have a chance to explain things . ’ |
| 45 | In any event , I was a little old lady so I was left in peace . |
| 46 | A common cop-out is to say this is all too difficult so I 'm going to get my head down and forget about it . |
| 47 | I usually picked up my money on Friday evening so I was running a little short . |
| 48 | When I got down to the park , the combination of the cold and my long sleep that afternoon made me feel too restless to contemplate actually going to sleep again , so I just sat there on one of the benches , thinking . |
| 49 | I did n't know what to say , so I just held out my hand and she heaved me up . |
| 50 | For some reason , I wanted to keep it going , so I chipped in : ‘ This wedding of yours is a bit inconvenient for me , actually . |
| 51 | ‘ No , I was brought up in Berkhamsted and I spent a couple of years living in Oxfordshire not so long ago , so I 'm not completely inflexible about this . |
| 52 | I work part-time at the station coffee shop at Parkeston Quay so I get cheap rail travel . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ You mentioned it during one of our first meetings so I 've always had a hankering to see how they 've done it . |
| 54 | ‘ Les Misérables was quite complicated , so I 'd actually quite like a second go at it . |
| 55 | Jenny gave me a house-warming present of a radio so I 've been able to listen to music while I write — and it 's been such fun ! |
| 56 | Mind you , I do all right so I ca n't complain . ’ |
| 57 | I honestly ca n't for the life of me figure out how to express the rest so I hope you 'll forgive me if I stop here . |
| 58 | The words just wo n't come any more , so I 'm going to put my biro down and go off to the post . |
| 59 | One morning there were over 2,000 tadpoles in my pond ( I was bailing them out temporarily because the liner had a leak , so I was counting them too ! ) . |
| 60 | Maybe next time you 'll wear a pink carnation/ so I can recognise you — hooo ! |