Example sentences of "so that it [verb] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second is to increase the establishment of HMI so that it employs thousands of people , but I do not believe that a centralised civil service approach is desirable . |
| 2 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 3 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 4 | He undid his tie so that it hung loose around his neck and unfastened the top few buttons on his shirt . |
| 5 | Pus the white foam washer on to the waste outlet so that it sits flush against the underside of the outlet rim |
| 6 | The same table also shows that the proportion of women qualifying for unemployment benefit increased over the years so that it surpassed that of men . |
| 7 | Mrs Stych was unloading savoury rolls and a bowl of chicken salad from the refrigerator and she kicked the door savagely , so that it slammed shut with a protesting boom . |
| 8 | As a routine measure , you should open your dog 's mouth each week , so that it becomes used to this procedure . |
| 9 | Hence the procedure for converting an equation so that it becomes valid in accelerating frames can be expressed pithily as : ‘ replace commas by semicolons ’ . |
| 10 | You should repeat the puppy 's name at every opportunity within its hearing , so that it becomes accustomed to the sound . |
| 11 | When it gets too dangerous it will be a matter of simulating what 's supposed to happen so that it looks real to the TV audience , but not to those involved . |
| 12 | They were both still and quiet , looking at a toad in the rough grass on the bank ; its body was swollen , its legs stiff and straight so that it stood high on its toes , looking like a little table . |
| 13 | The room was very dim , he saw that she had suspended a shawl over the light , so that it shone dappled on walls and ceiling above . |
| 14 | Reality Therapy involves confronting the sufferer with the reality of life as perceived by others and helping him or her gradually to change the perception of how life should be so that it comes nearer to how life actually is . |
| 15 | For the surgery being considered here , often called ‘ conversion surgery ’ , involves one or more of several procedures which aim to transform as far as is possible the subject 's anatomy so that it approximates that of a member of the preferred sex . |