Example sentences of "so [conj] the horse " in BNC.
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| 1 | This need for self-esteem can be carefully nurtured so that the horse will want to perform to boost its own ego even further . |
| 2 | Hence , dilating the nostrils may indicate anxiety , but may also indicate great interest in another horse , or , more simply , the nostrils may be dilated so that the horse can smell and learn something more of its environment . |
| 3 | She had not realised that some of the horses had been ‘ jazzed up ’ and made a bit more fearful or anxious , so that the horse had extended its top lip through tension . |
| 4 | If we try to shoe or float a horse , and it decides to be uncooperative , and we retaliate with force and anger so that the horse becomes anxious and fearful ; the horse will remember that such a situation terrified it . |
| 5 | Not only giving injections , but even branding horses can be done in a calm , easy , and reassuring way so that the horse is not upset . |
| 6 | We simply stand the horse sideways to a solid fence or wall , so that the horse is less likely to think of swivelling around , and stroke its neck and talk quietly to it so that it is relaxed . |
| 7 | Patting a horse , instead of stroking or scratching it , only has a few valid uses : as a muscular relaxant and distraction ; and as a part of ‘ breaking-in ’ so that the horse gets used to things thumping around on its back before it is actually ridden . |
| 8 | It is vitally important that the line chosen is correct and straight so that the horse has a chance to assess each problem . |
| 9 | The practice fence should be jumped slowly initially , then a couple of times a bit faster to get into cross country ‘ mood ’ and a couple of times on the angle so that the horse is awake and ready to think about the task ahead . |
| 10 | I would also advise that a plain salt lick ( not one of the mineralised ones ) should always be available in the stable , so that the horse can help himself to salt as and when he needs it . |
| 11 | The higher a man 's rank , the better the mount he was expected to have , so that the horse of a knight could cost twice that expected of an esquire , while a banneret might , in turn , pay double the price a knight-bachelor could pay for his . |
| 12 | So if the horse raised the note of the whinny when it was demanding its food , the message would change from ‘ I want my dinner ’ , to ( according to Blake ) : ‘ Where is my bloody breakfast , you fool , I 'm starving . ’ |
| 13 | So if the horse is lucky enough to get a companion at a later date , its owner will be surprised that the horse will appear much happier , and that it will be in better health and condition . |