Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adj] so [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It can become over-bureaucratic and ritualistic so that the words and the jargon take over . |
| 2 | The church is high and light so that the vista from narthex to eastern apse is clear and uninterrupted . |
| 3 | I leave this until last so that the lightness of the stone can be assessed in order to maximise the contrast between the shaded steps and their outer-frame . |
| 4 | I leave this until last so that the lightness of the stone can be assessed in order to maximise the contrast between the shaded steps and their outer-frame . |
| 5 | In addition the Board believes that the best way to serve shareholders is to keep administration as simple as possible so that the Group can concentrate on its core business and maximise profit growth . ’ |
| 6 | Its end is both sticky and muscular so that a toad can use it first to grasp a worm or a slug and then to carry it bodily back to the mouth . |
| 7 | Said Ted : ‘ I just want to live as long as possible so that the murderer can be found . ’ |
| 8 | The Turkistan-Siberian ( or Turksib ) line was built between 1928 and 1931 so that the grain of Western Siberia could be exchanged for the cotton of Central Asia , releasing the Central Asian cotton-growers from the need for food production . |
| 9 | In the circumstances , however , the period of remand should clearly be as short as possible so that an early decision may be made on the full evidence . |
| 10 | It appeared exactly the same — its walls hung with innumerable paintings , prints and photographs , their frames dull with years , their glass wavy and opaque so that the subjects had lost whatever initial impact they had and were now just pictures collecting dust . |
| 11 | It was felt by many politicians and officials that local government , in its recent form , was slow and inept so that the departments dealing with local authorities either developed a mass of controls to enable them to watch over local authorities or actually withdrew services from the local authorities . |
| 12 | The colour of the team 's socks , until 1927 black with thin red and white stripes , was altered to a more distinctive blue and white so that the players could recognize their colleagues more easily without looking up . |
| 13 | I usually do this as little as possible so that the children stay in the game a long time . |
| 14 | In any event , cross-references which can not be resolved will remain flagged as such so that the system is always consistent with respect to which references are navigable . |
| 15 | In critically ill patients or those with changing renal function , assays may be necessary earlier than this so that the dosage can be adjusted to avoid tissue accumulation . |