Example sentences of "[noun] so [conj] they [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The theory states that individuals possess certain characteristics so that they are predisposed to act in a certain way within a given situation .
2 It involves transformation of data so that they are reported at a comparable geographical scale , projection and set of geographical units .
3 Frequently , however , there is also an ingrowth of the sternum near their origin so that they are carried inwards and the whole forms a Y-shaped structure , the furca , whose internal arms may become fused with the pleural arms or are connected with them by short muscles .
4 Well the baby 's due after May so if they 're going in May
5 In company law it can equally be argued that by casting trustee-like duties on directors so that they are required to act only in the interests of the shareholders the law aims to ensure that the will of the shareholders is implemented .
6 And erm I said to her , dad 's overall 's in the machine so when they 're finished you hand them on the line .
7 Most gasifiers are therefore designed to draw the tars through the combustion zone so that they are cracked or burned .
8 Brush one edge of the strips with a dampened brush and carefully place them against the cake so that they are supported by the cocktail sticks .
9 develop other people 's ideas so that they are improved
10 Their rod sends an electrical current into the water which effects the muscles of the fish so that they are forced to swim towards their captors .
11 The drag of the loaded inflatable had slowed the catamaran so that they were making a bare five knots .
12 But when they 're doing these welding jobs they have n't got them on those things so as they 're doing it like it 's all moving and
13 It preserves a relative autonomy for cultural and ideological elements ( musical structures and song lyrics , for example ) but also insists that those combinatory patterns that are actually constructed do mediate deep , objective patterns in the socio-economic formation , and that the mediation takes place in struggle : the classes fight to articulate together constituents of the cultural repertoire in particular ways so that they are organized in terms of principles or sets of values determined by the position and interests of the class in the prevailing mode of production .
14 The person repeatedly sets up situations so that they are caught and , figuratively , kicked as though a Kick Me sign were pinned on their back .
15 The young male thereafter protects very young sexually immature females so that they are attracted to him and form a close relationship .
16 Often , too , the teacher trammels the pupils too much within particular boundaries so that they are forced to go in the teacher 's direction and not their own .
17 It 's a bonus to have your papers delivered , but my newspaper boy , like all others , had perfected the art of cramming them in the letter box so that they were shredded as you pulled them inside .
18 We must look at things in a new way , and from the wrong angle so that they are distorted and transformed .
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