Example sentences of "so that [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The legal model has one further method by which it attempts to balance the desirability of going to the managers of the company substantial discretionary power so that they have sufficient flexibility to act effectively , whilst at the same time minimizing the danger that the existence of such discretion creates , which is that it will be used arbitrarily . |
| 32 | By subvert from within , I mean to actually be on Top Of The Pops and compromising in little bits so that they have big hit records . |
| 33 | They will be able to buy seeds to grow more food , or tools to dig wells so that they have clean water to drink . |
| 34 | involve someone in solving a problem so that they have some ownership for the solution . |
| 35 | The upshot is that holiday/tour organisers who book hotels in this country are imposing stringent contract conditions on the hotels and may in some cases be looking for some performance guarantees or such-like so that they have some redress if your shortcomings result in them having to pay up to their customers . |
| 36 | Occasionally there are situations where two techniques can be used , and there may be good reason to apply both so that they provide supporting evidence for each other ( for example , see p. 134 for the use of TL and uranium series dating at Pontnewydd Cave ) . |
| 37 | He picked up a second kitten , dangled one from each hand , swung them so that they hit each other . |
| 38 | We now turn to an alternative , fairly recent , intellectual tradition which emphasises the conflict of interests in the work-place and suggests that management , on behalf of capitalist interests , have moulded technical developments so that they suit these interests and run counter to the interests of labour . |
| 39 | The office that led off it was larger , with two desks positioned so that they faced each other . |
| 40 | In his last few years Kuypers and Gabriella Ugolini made use of viruses which travel into the nervous system and multiply in a pathway so that they cross nervous junctions and spread detectably along a whole connected system : a quite novel labelling technique whose full potential now remains to be realised . |
| 41 | Croydon cars already had cushioned seats of the highest standard on both decks and chromium plated handrails , so that they required less modification than the ex-L.C.C. cars rebuilt at the same time . |
| 42 | At this distance in time we simply do not know in detail how the clerks did their jobs , for there were no manuals of office procedure , and the functional tasks gradually evolved so that they bore little resemblance to their forebears . |
| 43 | He can argue plausibly that there is a correct , if controversial , way to interpret the abstract conventions of legislation and precedent so that they decide any case that might arise . |
| 44 | 5 ‘ Increasingly children are starting school at six or even five years of age , so that they finish primary school when they are too young to become responsible young workers and citizens . |
| 45 | Patients in and around Exeter can use the cards to present to doctors , dentists and hospitals so that everyone has easy access to their medical history . |
| 46 | After Mrs Bedworth received a £700 phone bill , she had an electronic bar put on her phone so that anyone making outgoing calls had to dial a code . |
| 47 | He threw the handkerchief carelessly into a laundry basket , then before she knew what was happening , he was kissing the tips of her fingers , then her palms , then drawing her hands towards him so that she had little choice but to slide her arms around him and receive his kiss . |
| 48 | The experience of being molested once as a child and then a man jumping in her car at 21 yrs and her running away remained with her so that she has persistent fear of being attacked and the sense of someone being behind her . |
| 49 | The extreme cruelty of his words threw her totally off balance , so much so that she lost all colour , as , half dizzy , she turned away to hide her shock . |
| 50 | She loved to walk out into the villages where she would sit round the fire or outside a hut shelling peanuts with a family , so that she learned first hand many of the African customs and quickly mastered the language . |
| 51 | This meant that for six weeks he was on a special bed that could be turned so that he spent some hours on his back and some on his front , never getting off the bed at all . |
| 52 | It will also help him set the stock level for each item , so that he has sufficient stock , but not too much . |
| 53 | erm so that y so that you expected this sort of measure of service and if you were told the , if you were told the circumstances you might have said well that 's okay , no problem . |
| 54 | Even if he is walking well , you may need to take a wheelchair in case he gets tired , or you can plan the outing so that you walk short distances between benches in the street or local park . |
| 55 | However , that is n't the end of the sum because you do have to add a policy fee , and we 're not talking expense charge here , of one pound nineteen , we are talking a number which has been devised so that you get right answer from the rate book . |
| 56 | Co-operation is essential of course , but it will not do that I arrange everything so that you get enough exercise : for me to be healthy , I must get enough exercise . |
| 57 | erm In some countries they 're run through the state and in others through insurance associations or insurance groups , so that you get this kind of difference . |
| 58 | But there 's some awkward ones and they 've got to concentrate on the awkward ones so that you get this impression I ca n't spell anything . |
| 59 | the purpose of updating is so that you have current information , yes |
| 60 | It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us . |