Example sentences of "[adv] [that] he [vb mod] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The participant makes a choice to enter make-believe play , a game or drama ( all three require an ‘ as if ’ gloss , although in the game form it is rarely explicit — charades might be the exception ) ; he enters the make-believe play , game or drama with the intention of temporarily ‘ bracketing off ’ practical life so that he might experience this specially contrived ‘ present ’ . |
| 2 | As God passed by , the flowers stretched out their stalks so that He would notice those which He had n't painted . |
| 3 | Tony Donaldson had rearranged his visits and his work schedule back at the Social Services department so that he would have most of the day free to serve as Mrs Balanchine 's interpreter . |
| 4 | It was noted that Stefan did not play with his toys for more than a few seconds before leaving them , so she was advised to reward him for playing longer ( so that he would have less time for wandering out of the house ) . |
| 5 | In that instance you could issue a B one so that he would have some money coming in . |
| 6 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 7 | Ron asked for secrecy so that he could sign another driver without its being known that he was truly needy . |
| 8 | He was untwisting the top of the bag so that he could eat some more . |
| 9 | When Betjeman failed his Divinity exams at the end of his first year , it would have been open to his tutor to plead for him with the College so that he could resit these comparatively unimportant exams and stay on at the University . |
| 10 | He had gone to Peterborough and worked long hours in a canning factory only so that he could own this bike . |
| 11 | Well I think we 'll have to re-look at the whole question of village envelopes in certain cases , where it is decided that low cost housing is desirable , and see if in some way , they can encourage the farmer to make land available so that he can make some money which he badly needs at the moment , as agriculture 's going through one of the biggest depressions it 's been through for years . |
| 12 | If the patient is at the stage where he can write business or personal letters , he will probably prefer to use a modern electric machine or word-processor so that he can correct any errors easily and neatly . |
| 13 | This will entail getting transits before the start so that he can look either way and know where the line is . |
| 14 | Later he has the android 's brain upgraded so it can cope with hunting expeditions and personal meetings , even Cabinet discussions with the Emperor present , all so that he can spend more time dallying with the princess . |
| 15 | Maybe we should tell him to get a modem & subscribe so that he can get some real electronic info ? |
| 16 | The usual jibe was that Crowninshield was a politician without a cause , or rather that he would support any cause so long as it was fashionable , but his critics also attacked Crowninshield for being wealthy , claiming that his eminence was solely due to the vast amounts of money that he spent on his campaigns . |
| 17 | PAKISTAN captain Imran Khan ( left ) said yesterday that he could miss this summer 's tour to England because of a shoulder injury . |
| 18 | At Waterloo , the L&SWR headquarters , there was much to do ; many platforms had to be replanned and the rebuilding of the terminus speeded up , but Walker saw at once that he must entice more commuters , and his electrification of the London suburban lines , which was to be pursued long after he was running the future Southern Railway , was of lasting significance . |
| 19 | A minister need only let it be known directly that he would welcome such demonstrations of ‘ spontaneous ’ violent support , or at least would not use police power to suppress it . |
| 20 | The answer is partly that the vote in Rhineland-Palatinate , which lies just below Bonn , is now out of the way ; partly that he may regain some of his lost esteem in eastern Germany , where voters are heavily for Berlin ; but not least that Mr Kohl has almost always come back fighting after getting a slap in the face . |
| 21 | It was simply that he could judge such things after living so closely with her for however many years . |
| 22 | The other students stayed seated , all turned towards the newcomer , anxious to make his acquaintance , and I knew only too well that he could have any one of them he liked as his friend . |
| 23 | He 'd come out here to try to make trouble over her work , but luckily everything was going so well that he 'd find that difficult . |
| 24 | But Rick Christie , a golf professional in Tampa , Florida , and a friend of Levi 's , said not too long ago that he should win half a dozen tournaments with his consistent swing . |