Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] so that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been many theories accounting for the prevalence of North , North East and East facing galleries , including a favourite one that they were built so that thrifty spinners might sit out and catch the last of the waning daylight . |
| 2 | Changes in the parole system were promised so that serious offenders would serve a longer proportion of their time in jail . |
| 3 | The ‘ four great freedoms ’ were suspended so that public meetings and rallies could not take place . |
| 4 | This was arranged so that most projects started with an introduction based upon ‘ extant material , whether it 's fine art , or fabric design or whatever ’ , then through analysis and exploration of the ideas and processes involved to some form of critical studies and evaluation , so that : |
| 5 | A claim was made against a firm of accountants who were never the auditors of B. & C. and the order was sought so that unspecified claims could be investigated . |
| 6 | The remarkable feature of the Mark 3 is the fact that only one basic bodyshell was produced so that standard-class coaches have exactly the same external dimensions , window spacing and appearance as the first class . |
| 7 | The port of Southampton was enlarged so that ocean-going liners were attracted to its facilities and in 1933 what was then the largest dry dock in the world was opened by King George V. |