Example sentences of "in the [adj] [noun sg] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ordered calvados and played canards , dipping the sugar cubes in the tawny liquid so that the surfaces just met , the liqueur drawn up through the sugar , flushing and softening it until at just the right moment , a split second before the sweetness might dissolve and fall into the drink and spoil it , you tipped your head back and took the lump on your tongue and either let it melt there , or gnashed the singingly sweet grit of the sugar grains . |
| 2 | The leg must be in control and in the correct position so that the spur is near the horses side and not constantly niggling and annoying . |
| 3 | It helps to create a pattern in the subconscious mind so that , as you go about your routine actions , the mind automatically prepares itself for sleep . |
| 4 | The two basic amino-terminal α-helices sit in the major groove so that they are perpendicular to one another on opposite sides of the DNA duplex ; they resemble nothing so much as a pair of short chopsticks . |
| 5 | If the husband is purchasing a house for himself with the proceeds of sale of his interest in the matrimonial home , then , as he will have to commit himself to a contract in respect of his purchase , it is suggested that there should be a contract relating to the sale of his interest in the matrimonial home so that he is fully safeguarded . |
| 6 | The Israelis have in fact scrupulously recorded every dunum and block of lost Jewish property in the Arab world so that it can be placed on the scales of compensation payments when there is any balancing of refugee debts at that final Middle East peace conference . |
| 7 | While it is true that we have until now been concerned with consciousness , and used the term " mental events " in the ordinary way so as not to include all that may be included in the mental , the rest of the subject-matter of that domain is not thereby excluded from our coming reflections . |
| 8 | well my thoughts had cristalized that we would have to change the direction of er , we communicating with them as we 've done in the past , we could n't just use adverts that we might have used regional in a regional press , we had to pick out the point , in the , in the actual article so that four example there were six or seven points that had clearly been made , statements that had been made , I had to devise a scheme then , er , it was only a scheme in my thinking that actually , I had to devise a scheme that would pick up each of these points encounter them , now there was no way I could simply take an advert out and say , they said this , we say that because that would have had no credibility , so what I was thinking at that time is how we might be able to use some other form of being able to counter those six or seven points and I started to come up with an idea perhaps using a third party , because in our business , third party recommendation are very , very powerful and when selling to the elderly because they do not take , I 'm sorry , they take a long time to come to a decision , they mull over it and such like , they take a lot of influence from people , take advise from family , accountants , solicitors , bank managers and such like , so the idea of having a third party in a sense recommend then would have allowed us to get over those particular points , so that 's what was germinating in my mind at the time |
| 9 | The ease with which this theft was carried out and the incompetent way in which it was investigated makes one wonder if America is not secretly pleased that Israel has become a nuclear power in the Middle East so that it can act as tripwire in any conflict . |
| 10 | At Foxton passing is possible in the middle pound so that two boats can be in movement at the same time . |
| 11 | assesses employees in the broad context so that you can show them where they fit in |
| 12 | It is a rolling assessment , which is recosted every year in the late summer so that the effects of financial targets set by the Treasury for the coming year can be fully assessed before the Cabinet starts its Public Expenditure Review in the autumn . |
| 13 | We had decided to return by service bus in the other direction so as to complete a round trip . |
| 14 | For instance , you could use leaves in tones of golden brown and orange , with flowers in shades of cream , pale green and silver , for one picture , then reverse the colours in the other picture so that the foliage is in the pale shades and the flowers are orange and golden brown . |
| 15 | well I suppose their motto is , she had a C D ten on her driving licence , I suppose she should n't of had it in the first place so if she had n't of had it , he would n't of got it ! |
| 16 | remember how it was in the first place so if you cut four in half , remember four |
| 17 | You may not hear the ‘ door porter ’ through which a visitor announces his name , but you can have a peephole installed in the front door so that you can see the caller before opening the door . |
| 18 | While we are on local government matters , perhaps Derbyshire county council could be included in the extraordinary audit so that we might establish why Mr. Reg Race has lasted only nine months and the pay-off has not been announced to the public ? |
| 19 | In other words it 's not part of its standard employment allocation but it 's put it in the local plan so that people know , the locals know , that that field over there those fields over there erm are not guaranteed for ever as countryside but on the other hand they 're jolly well not gon na be released unless it 's for something extremely special for which there would be a statement carried through from the structure plan , elaborated on no doubt at local level , which set the rules . |
| 20 | Staff may , therefore , begin looking for alternative employment in the local area so that they will not be forced to make the choice of a job with their employer or no job at all . |
| 21 | Has not the time come for the Government to commit themselves unequivocally to legislate in the next Parliament so that those who wish to shop on Sunday and exercise their free choice to do so are enabled to do so by total deregulation of the law ? |
| 22 | Then Eddie said , ‘ You 'll be in the next shot so if you 'll slip into your rags we 'll … ’ |
| 23 | He said , ‘ What I 've done , I 've left everything in the top drawer so that it 's all easier for my wife when I die . |
| 24 | The basic idea is that sunk costs shift profit outcomes in the post-entry game so that a potential entrant will be deterred . |
| 25 | Attention to detail , like holding one 's briefcase in the left hand so that the right can be used for the handshake , removes the possibility of an awkward moment when a briefcase is clumsily transferred from right to left as the buyer extends his hand in greeting . |
| 26 | He decided to listen to their conversation , and knelt down outside the tent , making a little hole with his knife in the heavy cotton so that he could see the two people inside . |
| 27 | Technique , first of all , is the ability to use a stroke in the simplest way so as to achieve the best stroke . |
| 28 | American factories increased in number particularly between the wars , but the increase continued in the post-war period so that by 1977 they employed a total of 711,800 workers in the UK , or 70.2 per cent of all the employees of foreign-owned manufacturing firms . |
| 29 | The provision of art and design education has grown relatively slowly in the post-war period so that in November 1979 , for example , there were only 34,707 students taking courses leading to recognized qualifications in art and design of whom 19,988 were on non-advanced courses , and 14,719 on advanced courses ; these represented just over two per cent of all students in further education studying for recognized qualifications . |
| 30 | Radical voices in developing countries began to accuse the West of plotting to keep down the numbers in the Third World so as to maintain their own privileged position . |