Example sentences of "so [conj] [to-vb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was not a proper construction of section 78 , which was drawn so as to embrace precisely the situation of this case amongst many others that might arise in individual cases . |
| 2 | The better-known Cabinet Ministers moved in a stately fashion as if speed of foot might trample accidentally a party worker bent upon homage ; better to tread slowly so as to receive fittingly the admiration of many . |
| 3 | He thought doggedly of Carol so as to blot out the image of Helen 's sad face that seemed to have become imprinted on his mind . |
| 4 | As the clients relaxation skills develop the exercises may be combined so as to speed up the process of relaxation . |
| 5 | Lawrence then supposes that bristles grow so as to point down the concentration gradient . |
| 6 | ( iv ) Teachers should discuss a variety of works so as to bring out the range and effects of different types of sound patterning , eg alliteration , assonance , rhymes , onomatopoeia , and of figures of speech , eg similes , metaphors , personifications . |
| 7 | utterly unnecessarily imposed so as to fatten up the privatisation turkey — and the Government have the cheek to tell us how much better things are now . |
| 8 | Hyacinth thought it best to leave with him at once , so as to cut short the unpleasantness . |