Example sentences of "[to-vb] so for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The precise circumstances of the birth of the Universe , perhaps some 15 billion years ago , are still a mystery — and are likely to remain so for many years . |
| 2 | Yet affairs which , perhaps , appeared to be progressing well enough were not to remain so for many more years . |
| 3 | ‘ The real singer of that name was indisposed , and was likely to remain so for some time . |
| 4 | ‘ Cider is a good area at the moment , ’ says co-author Philip Shaw , ‘ and is likely to remain so for some time . |
| 5 | It concluded that the Simonian concept of state medicine was far in advance of public opinion and was likely to remain so for some time to come . |
| 6 | With their creation , the institutional pattern is settled and seems likely to remain so for some years to come . |
| 7 | It is true these bright galleons do sail on the high streets of Wembley on Saturday afternoons , and some will continue to do so for many years to come — but not all . |
| 8 | So , prolonged unemployment for the principal breadwinners and their offspring is thrusting more and more families into poverty and threatens to do so for many years to come . |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has done extremely well and will continue to do so for many years to come . |
| 10 | He points a finger at my unspeakable carpet , which had escaped mention for many chapters and would continue to do so for those remaining . |
| 11 | When he died in 1800 , Mrs. Smith took over her husband 's duties and continued to do so for several years , to the satisfaction of the directors . |
| 12 | Among the first to do so for this purpose was Adelard of Bath ( fl 1116–42 ) . |
| 13 | We shall do our best , of course , to hold the Residency against them , but the chances are that we are now too few to be able to do so For this reason all the wounded , the ladies , and the children must be taken to the banqueting hall tonight , together with water , powder , cloth , and indeed every single object that might come to our assistance . |
| 14 | However many employers do not comply with these legal duties unless they are pressed to do so for this reason the recommendations in section five of the report are aimed at giving support to safety representatives and full-time officials to improve workplace activity . |
| 15 | Posterity stretches ahead without limit whereas disc and tape manufacturers , when they are prepared to commit at all , are reluctant to do so for more than a few years . |
| 16 | He had been under pressure from Edward III to do so for some time , but he seems also to have feared that Charles V 's forces , which were advancing into the duchy , might revive the rivalries of the civil war period . |
| 17 | They use it for official purposes and are likely to continue to do so for some considerable while . |
| 18 | We have the distinct feeling that W&M had no intention of relaunching its bid yesterday and may not be about to do so for some time , which begs the question : what 's the strategy ? |
| 19 | The fact was that both young women shared an unspoken anxiety for Fleury 's safety and though Louise had not yet confided her feelings for him to Miriam , she really did not need to do so for these feelings were plain enough already . |