Example sentences of "[noun pl] 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 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 .
3 develop other people 's ideas so that they are improved
4 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
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 The young male thereafter protects very young sexually immature females so that they are attracted to him and form a close relationship .
8 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 .
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