Example sentences of "so [conj] [pron] is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should , therefore , make every attempt to be in the first row , going fast as the gun goes and , ideally , with a space to leeward so that no-one is making you pinch . |
| 2 | She then raises her hind legs so that she is crouching with her nose down and her back tilted . |
| 3 | Sheila admits that food additives are a great worry — so much so that she is investigating the possibility of growing her own exotic vegetables in a hothouse . |
| 4 | Holding the arms and hands still , the patient moves his seat sideways a little , then backwards and forwards , so that he is practising using his trunk without provoking any unwanted activity in his affected arm . |
| 5 | If the patient watches television , it should be positioned so that he is sitting straight to see it : he should not have to turn his head , or bend or crick his neck . |
| 6 | One brings the patient 's head forward , so that he is sitting up but relaxed . |
| 7 | Place your right hand behind your back so that it is resting on your left hip . |
| 8 | Secure the door to the archway so that it is ajar , and stick the pixie 's head behind so that it is peeping out from behind the door . |
| 9 | Firstly pivot the catapult on the spot so that it is pointing in the direction you wish to shoot . |
| 10 | First pivot the mortar so that it is pointing in the direction you wish to fire . |
| 11 | So I am pleading that the panel really take a great deal of effort in this leaflet so that it is going to be easily understood by even the people who are less well educated than some of us . |
| 12 | So if one is considering Free Range Egg production , knowledge and attention to detail at all times is vital . |
| 13 | So if yours is looking poorly , hack it out and replace it . |
| 14 | But central government need not give such an undertaking if it is seeking to enforce compliance with a statute or regulation ; although it must do so if it is seeking to protect its property or contractual interests . |
| 15 | A typical gas instantaneous water heater will give a temperature rise of 50°C with a flow rate of around 6.5 litres/minute — so if it is taking water from the mains at 10°C , it will raise the temperature to 60°C . |
| 16 | So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top . |
| 17 | If we get it wrong in year two , it will be even more wrong in year three , because the distribution is n't going to alter dramatically in our favour , so if there is under-funding in ninety four , ninety five that we manage , it will present itself as a larger problem in ninety five , six , and an even larger problem in ninety s six , seven , so that needs to be borne in mind . |
| 18 | So if there is going to be trouble it will come from the rear . |
| 19 | If Patterson struts his stuff he 'll request a rider from Airborne just before eleven , so if anything is coming through it should be before eleven-fifteen . ’ |
| 20 | So unless he is coming to live with you , this will be the time for you to begin to show him how to cope alone . |
| 21 | Erm so unless anyone is sponsoring , they would n't necessarily have the treasure on their stand . |
| 22 | Any set of conditions that leads to an increase in the activity of an area does so because it is tapping its functions . |
| 23 | It is far easier to convince readers of the courage and invention of a youth of fifteen or so when he is foiling the enemy with a clever disguise or a neatly gymnastic escape than when he is in grim and bloody action on board an enemy ship — not only easier , but more in keeping with the romantic excitement proper to adventure-story . |
| 24 | To attack the predator while it is in a stable position on the ground is far riskier than to do so when it is clinging to high branches . |