Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun sg] [adv] as [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another example , using the technique of redefining the problem and using the above situation , may be for the counsellor to suggest that the intention of the father 's behaviour was to place the daughter in an untenable position so as to break up her marriage . |
| 2 | I 'm quite sure she did n't believe a word of this , but in Oxford it is considered good manners to take an adversarial position so as to generate an interesting conversation and allow both parties to display their intelligence , knowledge and eloquence . |
| 3 | It is a useful authorial device to offer readers an unheroic hero so as to escape romantic cliché . |
| 4 | It might become necessary to define the parameters of an international dispute so as to identify the parties to it . |
| 5 | However , it has been argued that certain clauses operate at an earlier stage so as to define and restrict the extent of the contractual obligation undertaken and so prevent there being any breach of contract . |