Example sentences of "so i [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | I happened to see the post advertised with OBEX so I applied and got the job . ’ |
2 | At this point we noticed some fry scattering towards the far bank , so I retrieved and cast to the spot . |
3 | Things did n't go right in the house so I left and ran away . |
4 | I decided , ‘ Right this is n't it ’ , so I left and set up on my own . |
5 | Weather gets nastier here — my week in 21–28 October was warm and wet , so I lazed and read and ate — read a lot and ate a lot which , given the state of the bathroom scales , enriched both mind and body ( HA HA ) so I have been trying to eat and drink less . |
6 | The woman looked Italian , so I went and asked John Florio about her . |
7 | The first time I just heard a sort of brassy actor 's voice with a bit of Northern in it , so I apologized and said it was a wrong number . |
8 | I felt I was going mad last night , so I wrote and wrote and wrote myself into the other world . |
9 | But he would n't listen to me , so I turned and yelled ‘ Taxi ! ’ |
10 | I was going to try the door , but I could hear him snoring before I touched the handle , so I turned and went to the bathroom . |
11 | Well , there I was in London , penniless ; like the man in the gospel , I was too proud to go home so I begged and fought with the rest of the dispossessed in the dirty alleyways and streets of Whitechapel , Alsatia , and even across London Bridge amongst the stews of Southwark . |
12 | I could n't go out and leave everything unattended , so I remained and waited for what I thought must be the end . |
13 | I think that may have been construed as impolite , so I smiled and replied that , yes indeed it was still a bit to go before the top , and wow , certainly it was proving mighty tough . |
14 | Someone had left the scullery window open , so I closed and fastened it . ’ |
15 | That made me wonder what he wanted , so I stood and watched . |
16 | My eyes are not very good , ’ she apologised , so I stood and watched closely . |
17 | The street ahead was clear so I slowed and risked a look in the mirror . |