Example sentences of "[noun] to [noun] so as [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Father Moore is only a brief visitor ; he has called in crisply to pay his respects , exchange a few words of banter with Patsy ( also a brother-in-law of somebody ) , and to inform Siobhan that next year he will be personally heading a pilgrimage to Knock so as to ward off any unfortunate flukes of the road . |
| 2 | Murdoch had long planned to move part of his operation to Wapping so as to increase his printing capacity . |
| 3 | Given that the bank 's desired cash ratio is 10 per cent and that the bank wishes to maximise its profits , it will increase its total deposits to £30,000 so as to restore the desired ratio . |
| 4 | He increased the magnetism of his boots to maximum so as to draw himself down . |
| 5 | The royals take an obscure pride in their penny-pinching , details of which are leaked to the press from time to time so as to suggest that they are , in fact , just like us . |