Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] so [conj] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It can become over-bureaucratic and ritualistic so that the words and the jargon take over . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I usually do this as little as possible so that the children stay in the game a long time . |
| 6 | One teacher 's despair may tempt them to fall into the ‘ rescuer ’ role ; other teachers may strike them as ineffective so that the supporters become judgmentally prescriptive with those ‘ why do n't you … ’ bits of advice that can make things worse by letting the teacher feel how others can handle them better . |