Example sentences of "so [conj] [art] air " in BNC.

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1 Cut flowers should last longer as the stems are cut under water , so that no air or bacteria can enter the stalk to create a blockage .
2 Silage can also be made in large plastic bags which must be carefully sealed so that no air can enter .
3 As long as one allows a snub-ended top of 2cm ( 0.8in ) on smaller and 3cm ( 1.2in ) for larger ‘ chutes so that an air bleed hole appears in the top , then it is simple to sketch a curved profile .
4 As this happens , muscles at the back of the nasal passages partially close off the throat so that the air mainly shoots out through the nose , although some escapes from the mouth .
5 Fill the shallow container with water , so that the air in the cage is kept damp , and tie the netting securely across the top of the cage .
6 Their swords and spears flashed , and a great cloud of arrows came flying , so that the air was black with them .
7 On each side of the room where they stood were massive iron furnaces ; great , glowing stoves that belched out waves of heat so that the air was heavy and fetid .
8 Fricative Formed by a narrowing of the air passage at some point so that the air in escaping makes a kind of hissing sound , eg /f , z , / ; fricative /r/ .
9 Lateral Formed by an obstruction placed in the middle of the mouth , the air being free to escape at one or both sides , eg /I// Nasal Formed by completely closing the mouth at some point , the soft palate remaining lowered so that the air is free to pass out through the nose , eg /m/ .
10 When two parts of the mouth come fairly close together , so that the air forced between them produces friction , the manner of articulation is referred to as fricative .
11 He came into the room and poured himself a glass of water from the earthenware jug which stood , as it did in all the offices of Cairo , in the window so that the air currents could cool it .
12 The R A F base at Brize Norton provides many of the backup services vital to the airforce , none more so than the air refuelling squadron which keeps the jets going .
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