Example sentences of "so [conj] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 These funerary items were nearly always painted by heraldic amateurs — signwriters , coachbuilders and so on — so although they provide useful clues they should not be regarded as authoritative , but of course the fact that they are not can also form part of the story the local historian has to tell .
2 Of course , one has to be careful in this context to recognise that many of the infractions I 'm referring to are not necessarily offences AGAINST others — but represent errors of performance , imperfections which reflect badly on the offender — so that one undertakes remedial work , NOT for the purpose of making amends but to re-draw the picture of oneself so that it corresponds more closely to the one which one would like to project to the world at large .
3 In general , however , we have , as in Equation ( 3.4 ) and its analogues , a spectrum of relaxation times so that we write Two assumptions are now usually made .
4 Okay so that 's about paralinguistics about the way we use the voice in a presentation and the way we chose the words so that we have effective communication with our audience .
5 We 're now attempting to install , or produce those systems so that we have better information .
6 Assertiveness training is about extending and being flexible in our communication style so that we have more choices as to how we respond in different situations .
7 Would not it be easy to accede to the commissioner 's request to change the three points in the regulation which the Commission says are defective and deal with Crown immune areas , reduce the latitude given to authorities and ensure that environmental assessments are recorded in writing so that we have proper regulations and proper environmental impact assessments ?
8 He can measure every clause of what the income is , against what the expenditure is so that we have some control to ensure that the church life grows and we do n't stumble .
9 So that we have intense emotion without cause .
10 Our yachts are well maintained , so much so that we offer generous guarantees of compensation if rare failure immobilises you for a day .
11 We may constantly try to assert our individuality and separateness from others by inevitable disagreement , rejection of their views and immediate aggression towards them so that we stage pre-emptive strikes .
12 Basil of Caesarea ( c330–379 ) , bishop , monk , and social reformer , also directed many to self-renouncing service in the market-place , for ‘ God the Creator arranged things so that we need each other ’ ( Longer Rule VII ) .
13 Grammatical structures need to be " overlearned " — so that they become automatic habits .
14 To help raise parental esteem so that they become equal partners in this process ; and so that young children are able to see their parents as problem solving , confident role models .
15 While the key features of each — the limited liability company , the use of collective bargaining and the state provision of welfare — all have something of a Christian basis in terms of providing outlets for savings , strengthening the family , and correcting injustice and providing for those in need , nevertheless it is easy to see how they can become taken over by humanistic philosophy — so that they become unlimited freedom to create wealth , the use of collective power and the denial of individual merit and the state as the alternative for the family and private charity .
16 Alternatively , the prices could be adjusted somehow so that they met total costs .
17 Power stations can be made cleaner and more efficient , so that they use less fossil fuel , particularly high carbon coal ; energy can be used more economically by the consumer ; and there is nuclear energy ( the subject of the following chapter ) , which whatever else it is capable of doing , does not produce carbon dioxide .
18 Celia Hooper-seated opposite him in just such a chair and situation , so that they resembled two bookends without intervening books — was suggesting that she should draw up a basic plan for the annual deanery party , which happened at Loxford Rectory after Easter , a get-together for all the priests of the deanery , eight of them , and their wives .
19 Trailers are usually safer if they are parked close together so that they protect each other .
20 Everything about the construction and maintenance of such routes should be pro-cycle , so that they retain smooth surfaces , good lighting , shelter from wind , attractive landscaping and protection from vehicles ( Figure 9.2 ) .
21 Grafting an additional polarizing region into the anterior margin has done two things — the limb bud has widened and the polarizing region has re-specified the position of the cells in the anterior part of the limb so that they form additional digits .
22 That would take ages so they 're having land reform as a means to an end and that how that it 's improving living standards of peasants so that they get mass support , land reform was the only political option they had .
23 Most teacher-training programmes include provision for trainees to sit in with other teachers so that they get some experience of the environment they will work in .
24 On the day I fished the Tarn , however , a long summer heatwave and a freak wind had brought algae up from the lake bottom so that they hung ill suspension , turning the lake the colour of pea soup .
25 Some species , especially bulbs and the drought-loving irises , actually need a long , hot burn-up to ripen their roots or rhizomes , so that they flower next season .
26 If it is unnecessarily bureaucratic the engineer should seek to have the systems modified so that they contribute more cost effectively to improved quality .
27 The term coined by Banfield for this ethic is ‘ amoral familism ’ ; that it is ‘ amoral ’ is implicit in the exclusive pursuit of short-run material advantage ascribed to individuals in such societies , so that they lack any capacity to sacrifice immediate gains in favour of long-term advantage , and they are unable to associate any good to society as a whole with possible good to themselves or their family .
28 What we want is something wherewith to prod the teachers so that they impart more facts more efficiently .
29 Indeed , montage plays a crucial role in enriching the reader 's view of reality , for narrative units are arranged in such a way as to create an interplay , so that they bring fresh perspectives to bear on one another and are mutually illuminating .
30 Some of the older ones would get together so that they had ginormous piles of rubbish .
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