Example sentences of "so [conj] [noun prp] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a stick and poked the leaves till they glowed , orange flames flickered around the strap and the helmet began to shrivel , slowly becoming unrecognisable , so that Barnes would n't pull it out later and bring it back to the house . |
| 2 | She looked away so that Trent would n't see her misery : ‘ He told me not to tell anyone . ’ |
| 3 | More often Hanka Zborowska switched the lights off and they pretended to be out so that Modigliani would not come up and ask for an advance on the next day 's work . |
| 4 | ‘ Just as you like , ’ said Burden , turning his face away so that Wexford should not see him smile . |
| 5 | In March 1917 when news of the Russian revolution reached Paris , Modi went running to find his writer friend Ilya Ehrenburg , embraced him and began ‘ screeching enthusiastically ’ , so that Ehrenburg could barely make out what he was saying . |
| 6 | ’ Mr Sargent had said something then and she lowered her voice so that Emmie could n't hear her any more . |
| 7 | She dried the udder and pulled the three-legged stool across , jamming the first bucket between her knees as she sat down , so that Florence could not kick it over . |
| 8 | Tug grinned feebly at him , shrugged and rolled over , turning his back so that Doyle could not watch his expression . |
| 9 | She said in a quiet whisper so that Marc would n't overhear , ‘ I ca n't stand much more of your brother , Peter . |
| 10 | Labour 's Minister for Science will develop a national strategy to promote high-quality science and technology , so that Britain can better anticipate and respond to the challenges of the future . |
| 11 | He even put his hands in Oliver 's pockets so that Oliver would not have to empty them himself when he went to bed . |
| 12 | So that Simon would n't come looking for her . ’ |
| 13 | Once outside , she breathed a sigh of relief , and strolled with Theda around the left of the house , next to Switham Thicket , so that Araminta would not see them from the window of her parlour . |
| 14 | But when she looked at the mirror again the stain of spectacles was still there and she had to wipe it off with a cloth so that Larry would not see . |
| 15 | Gabriel turned so that Izzie could not catch his eye . |
| 16 | This was clearly shown in Case 28/84 Commission v. Germany , where the animal foodstuffs directives , which , as mentioned in the previous paragraph , had been held not to preclude health inspections under national law , were found to create a comprehensive system with regard to the composition and preparation of animal foodstuffs , so that Germany could not lay down its own rules on minimum and maximum levels of certain ingredients . |
| 17 | Robyn pressed her lips together and half turned so that Anne would n't see the tears that were welling up in her eyes again . |
| 18 | He paused staring at her with half-closed eyes so that Emily could not read his expression . |
| 19 | Then he would realize he was smiling again for Sir William 's benefit , and swing round in his chair so that Morris could n't see the smile . |
| 20 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 21 | Perhaps Singapore wants to make Indonesia a counterweight against Malaysia so that Malaysia will not exert too much pressure on it . " |
| 22 | Speaking low so that Midge could not hear , John said : ‘ I have to talk to someone in authority . |
| 23 | This set Jean Powers off on a torrent of exclamations and denials so that Helen could not have got a word in had she wished to ; she stood and looked at Giles Carnaby and tried to be calm . |
| 24 | I turned away , I remember , so that Enid should not see my face , and thought of his arms holding me , and his hands in my hair and his mouth … oh , such a melting , a melting in my stomach . |
| 25 | I put a suitcase on the bed and began to throw clothes into it , half my dresses so that Richard would n't notice when he hung his trousers up in the wardrobe , but all my underwear , since he would not look in my drawer . |
| 26 | It hides behind mother so that Brian ca n't get at it . |
| 27 | Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control . ’ |
| 28 | She also persuaded her local council to help adapt their Manchester semi so that Norman could eventually come home . |
| 29 | He and Stefan had worked out a performance programme so that Ingrid would n't have to sing two big roles on consecutive nights . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to see the return of the Yorkshire Ridings and the abolition of Humberside and Cleveland so that Yorkshire can again stretch from the Humber to the Tees as it did for a thousand years before 1974 , ’ said Mr Sykes . |