Example sentences of "so [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | I use a lot of sticky lables , so I wo n't have a problem with the new stamps . |
| 2 | She got a first class degree at the end of it all , so I ca n't have done so badly ! |
| 3 | Margaret Drabble 's novels were a success from the start ( this one was published in 1964 ) , so I ca n't have been the only new mother to feel she was speaking for me . |
| 4 | The manager there was quite happy to take people on social security so I would n't have any trouble about that . |
| 5 | I am totally computer hostile so I would n't have known what to do with the damn thing . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course not ! ’ she replied , and even found a cheerful note from somewhere to add lightly , ‘ I ate a huge meal at lunchtime , so I 'll probably have a snack sent up , ’ and , making for her room before her emotions tripped her up , ‘ You 've been more than kind as it is . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's so difficult to remember , but I 've said this before , so I 'll probably have to stick to it . ’ |
| 9 | Unfortunately , as I said , my mother is allergic to feathers , so I could n't have kept a bird at home even if I 'd had one . |
| 10 | The end came rather suddenly , so I could n't have got back in time to see her , but I flew over as soon as I was free , to see what had to be done . |
| 11 | You remember that night was pretty dark , so I could n't have seen if there was a boat tied up at the jetty . |
| 12 | it 's nineteen forty eight , so she may well have married and changed her name . |
| 13 | She wondered wildly if a scratched finger would excuse her from supping in the hall so she would n't have to face the soldier again . |
| 14 | So I had it put all on one floor for her , so she would n't have any stairs to climb . |
| 15 | The leaders of the teams on the controls could see her , so she would n't have to mess around with semaphore and bits of thread like they 'd done when they left the Store . |
| 16 | Melanie thought that at least Uncle Philip could have bought her a sewing machine , so she need not have to stitch the long seams by hand . |
| 17 | You could pull that loose too , so you 'll just have to be patient and lie still for now . |
| 18 | I do n't know who you belong to , Leonora , but no one 's anxious about you yet , obviously , so you 'll just have to be patient . ’ |
| 19 | You 'll be travelling with accommodation vouchers paid for in the U.K. , so you 'll not have any unpleasant surprises when it comes to settling bills , which means you can concentrate on enjoying this wonderful river and its surrounds . |
| 20 | ‘ So you might not have known if the Rector was under any special strain ? ’ |
| 21 | The withdrawal of privileges is a very popular response by parents to non-compliance — for example : ‘ You 've been cheeky so I wo n't let you go out ’ ; ‘ You disobeyed me by going out on the road so you ca n't have that ice-cream . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But then I 'd have been worried if they 'd been lethargic , so you ca n't have it all ways ! ’ |
| 23 | Well as John said wet and windy everywhere unless you go very far north but those people up at Ayr it 's gon na be cold so you ca n't have everything . |
| 24 | I 've cut it so you ca n't have any |
| 25 | ‘ So you would n't have minded having one ? ’ |
| 26 | Yeah I know if you 'd have moved round to the other side that would have been in the shadow so you would n't have got those nice bright colours . |
| 27 | It was long enough to need a semaphore to signal from one end to the other , dark enough so you would never have seen the flags , and so narrow we had to squeeze past the single bed by the door to reach the open land before the next one . |
| 28 | ‘ Mrs Porter uses it or this small room off it , just here , as a sitting-room occasionally , but she does n't live in , so you would virtually have the run of this part of the house . ’ |
| 29 | Now you 've found the chamber have n't you , under the bed , so you wo n't have to go far in the night . ’ |
| 30 | The battery compartment is located in the same place , so you wo n't have to shred your hand through the soundhole to effect a changeover . |