Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [pron] [noun] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | International trade was to be encouraged by member countries maintaining par values for their currencies so that stable rates of exchange would prevail . |
| 2 | " You have come here chiefly to hunt the rare wild animals in our jungles so that the people of America will be able to see them on display in the Sherman Museum in Washington . |
| 3 | Your initial design brief might also allow for the fact that many plastic boxes ( for example ) incorporate mounting bushes in their bases so that the p.c.b . |
| 4 | He took the precaution , however , of carrying a typewriter and books among his luggage so that he could prepare for an address at the University of Leeds which he was to give in the following year . |
| 5 | But the world of the mystic is more than a garden or harvest , we must become the painters and dyers of our thoughts so that our minds will become great landscapes . |
| 6 | I varied the days and the times of my visits so as to catch this resourceful woman at her different occupations , for example making the wild boar and hind sausages , for which she was renowned in the neighbourhood , and the tarts filled with medlars that grew against the wall of her stable . |
| 7 | and they say pen and then they say one rupee , which is a tiny bit of currency , erm and they ask for pens for their school so that they can write at school . |
| 8 | Now he did smile , and it changed him completely , lifting the lines of his face so that he appeared hardly older than herself , though she knew from Miss Beard that he was almost thirty . |
| 9 | A breeze sprang up , playfully teasing the chestnut curls of her hair so that they fluttered and tumbled against the banner . |
| 10 | To keep herself from sleep she suspended herself ingeniously upon a large cross which hung in her room … and should this fail she attached her hair [ the one lock she had not shaved off to the nail in the feet of her Christ so that the least relaxation would inflict terrible suffering on her … |
| 11 | My girlfriend had put her handbag between her feet under her chair so that no one could pinch it . |
| 12 | Ealing LEA 's syllabus , which has been challenged by one parent for failing to give sufficient attention to Christianity , apparently states that , ‘ whilst our children need to understand that Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history , institutions , art and culture of Britain , they also need to explore the other living faiths in our borough so that the richness of our religious experience can be shared and appreciated ’ . |
| 13 | According to sources that could n't be revealed , the Paradise Corporation had pretended that Sir Charles Dobson was alive for ten days after his death so that the leadership of the company could be handed over without shaking public confidence . |
| 14 | A firm identification allows daughters to take inside themselves the resources of their mothers so that when their time comes they , too , are equipped as parents . |
| 15 | Where a company is controlled by its directors , its expansion strategy may outgrow the resources of its directors so that they can not maintain their percentage holding through a series of costly rights issues or placings , with a consequential dilution of that holding . |
| 16 | Social workers have an important role in raising clients ' consciousness of the structural sources of their difficulties so that they can achieve greater influence and control over their lives . |
| 17 | Willie had grown used to the changes in his room so that he was pleasantly surprised at Zach 's excitement over it . |
| 18 | At night , as they huddled round their fires , the people would murmur about the evil spirit who kicked holes in their kilns so that they had to buy their bricks from Dai Huang . |
| 19 | A distinctive and particularly valuable aspect of the study by Nissel and Bonnerjea was the keeping of diaries by their respondents so that they could describe the nature of , and measure the time taken in , the caring activities undertaken . |
| 20 | All this is happening against a background of spending cuts imposed by local authorities upon their colleges so that the growth in demand has not been matched by an increase of the capacity of the further education system in Wales to meet this demand . |
| 21 | Link your fingers in your lap so that you 're not tempted to twiddle them . |
| 22 | It has been decided to recruit a number of ‘ volunteer ’ Area Organisers to keep records of classes int heir area and Pat hopes that you will co-operate with them in giving fullest details of your classes so that communications can be improved both within the Society and with the public . |
| 23 | This does not mean that every doctor must marry a nurse and that a Greek professor should immediately set out to teach his bride Greek on their honeymoon , but partners do have the responsibility to educate each other in the basic rudiments of their profession so that when they begin to share their victories or challenges , the other will have at least a basic working knowledge to understand the story being told . |
| 24 | If a barracuda approaches , those on the outer margin of the shoal dart inwards , taking refuge among the silvery bodies of their companions so that the whole shoal bunches . |
| 25 | Groups of companies generally organise pooling arrangements with their bankers so that all cash balances are aggregated and interest paid on the net difference only . |
| 26 | So if a husband is considering taking out a PP , he should certainly discuss the terms with his wife so that they both understand what is being given up . |
| 27 | More importantly , we can supply patients with their results so that they can see how effective their personal management has been . |
| 28 | 15.2 If a Party defaults in its obligation so as to jeopardise the objectives of the Project , and if the defaulting Party fails to cure its default within 60 days of a written request from the other Parties ( the Project Manager ) so to do , then the defaulting Party 's right to continue participating in the Project shall ( subject to the prior obtaining of any necessary consents from the Secretary of State ) be terminated . |
| 29 | Artemis threw the reins at his head so that nothing would check him . |
| 30 | When they stepped into the street the damp warmth hit her in the face and the heat of the pavements struck through the thin soles of her shoes so that every step of the way was like treading on hot cinders . |