Example sentences of "a [noun] so they " in BNC.

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1 They could n't come to a decision so they put it to the vote when — as the book put it — a pair of bearded anarchists , one with flame red hair , appeared out of nowhere and took their decision for them , smashing down the gates with sledgehammers .
2 There was going to be a riot so they brought her up .
3 A SOCIAL worker urged a boy of 14 to steal a car so they could carry on an affair , a court heard yesterday .
4 One because the nation was sort of a people who had seen themselves homeless from these start and God had given them a home so they took special care of sojourners and aliens , and secondly , I think , because they had an enlightened attitude towards debt .
5 These are three and a half so they 'd be slightly longer .
6 They weigh a stone and a half so they are very heavy to carry around for 3 and a half years .
7 you know sort of ooh he 's got ta be a poof so they er duff him up just cos he happens
8 Because in a group you y y y you get this erm the individual 's ego and they , th they take on this the super ego of the , of a leader so they get this transparent idea so if a person got a stronger ego , then they 're , then they 're less likely to lose that and take on somebody else 's ideas .
9 them two have not been for a while so they 've crossed off so , you have another
10 well they 'll be crossed off they 've not paid a while so they 've got
11 He had n't enough money for a taxi so they took the bus back to Champney Crucis .
12 No Richard because the whole thing can fall through when we have our survey done it might show a defect or something , we might pull out , when they have their survey done it might show a defect so they might pull out , you do n't do anything Richard until the contracts have been exchanged , then you can start saying right I think that 's , that 's , every thing 's definite
13 My grandad was a barber and my mother was a hairdresser so they taught me how to cut hair and it came in very useful , especially when I did National Service .
14 Mr. & Mrs. Seymour each receive a rebate of £1.00 a week so they will have to pay the remaining £4.00 .
15 As we have seen , horses can learn some things very quickly , and once learnt it becomes a habit so they do n't have to reconsider the matter each time it arises .
16 I think what they mean is , they 're putting a floor , well , I know what it means , they 're putting a floor so they can store stuff across the erm ,
17 The Flemyngs would be away , no doubt , ‘ at a banquet in Perth ’ , and they were ; a butler spoke to them from an upper window and asked them would they kindly leave a message so they marked the house with dirt and rotten potatoes while the servants rushed to bar the shutters over the windows .
18 This one erm it 's really good cos they 've like , got nice little rooms and tellies in room and like , if like , they come and they 're trying to like clean up , the cleaners 'll like , give them a cloth so they 'll think they 're helping an that .
19 They 've each got ideally a circle and a line so they have identical features but they 're different letters so clearly , I mean it 's quite obvious , it 's not only the features present but also their relationship to the other features that 're present that determines what type of letter is recognised So any model of perception would have to take that into account .
20 So all they had to do then was go on to Hollyhead and they were refreshed they 'd had a meal so they would n't be dying of hunger .
21 pounds for that griddle there 's so and so 's money and there 's the money for the flowers all in these little bags of money , been counting out all this money and they got home seven o'clock that night and he was then do n't know where he was going with me erm but they piles in the car all three of them the girls have got ta have a shower so they stayed there and er ooh I know where they was going !
22 Half the teachers in the school think say me a half-breed so they do n't too bother me .
23 Other prisoners said that in Keraterm — a notorious PoW camp which they dubbed Auschwitz — prisoners were crippled by having the ligaments in a knee cut out and tied in a knot so they could not return to the fighting .
24 The Girls were most impressed when Mary bought a Daimler and employed a chauffeur so they in turn bought a car between them and shared the running costs .
25 I think it 's a stigma that a lot of men feel they ca n't show that they 're depressed or they 've got a problem so they 'll pick up a ph , a phone .
26 ‘ We wanted analysis of the Treaty and we believe every board of directors should get a copy so they can ask their lawyers exactly what it means for their business . ’
27 ’ sometimes best to sell a player so they can further their career ’
28 ‘ They lost a son so they can relate to families in Northern Ireland who have lost loved ones .
29 Of course they did n't get the portable with this , they rang them up , said where 's my colour portable said I 'll put you on to the manager anyway they had some deal that night that erm to launch this Mini Mayfair or whatever it was wine and cheese thing so he went to the wine and cheese thing and worried he was gon na kick up a fuss so they gave him a telly anyway .
30 At this point you say that in the night they all wanted to have a party so they got up .
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