Example sentences of "[noun] on [noun] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had Mrs Plumptry used her wiles on Stanley so as to come between him and his duty ? |
| 2 | The energy which creates earth lights seems to have a sensitizing effect on people so that they are more likely to see things psychically , and there may be outbreaks of psychic effects , such as poltergeist activity . |
| 3 | Place six of the canes in the base holes and fit the roof on top so that it sits on top of the cake . |
| 4 | ‘ A number of the crew are Belgian and we therefore have a Belgian chef on board so that we can offer traditional Belgian fare |
| 5 | British customers have got used to looking for the date stamp on goods so that they can identify the ‘ life ’ of a product . |
| 6 | When Ramakrishna saw Kasi the Holy City , he did not see it as a physical city but as the dreams and hopes of holy pilgrims that had fallen on the city , stratum on stratum so that it became a city of holy ideas , a spiritual city . |
| 7 | In company law it can equally be argued that by casting trustee-like duties on directors so that they are required to act only in the interests of the shareholders the law aims to ensure that the will of the shareholders is implemented . |
| 8 | But I , I say if I get sh publicity I er if I say do , if I say cos we have n't got a premium lager on draft so if I stick Stella on draught |
| 9 | This should be sufficient to put a purchaser on notice so that he insists on paying the purchase monies to two trustees or a trust corporation so as to obtain a good receipt ( Law of Property Act 1925 , s27 ) . |
| 10 | Suppliers grumble that GE keeps their margins on contracts so thin that they have to cut corners to fulfil them . |
| 11 | But oh , the glory and the convenience of skiing in resorts where you step into your bindings and ski down to the lift without setting foot to snow , where you cruise all day on networks so meticulously designed that you have but to descend to find another fan of lifts at your disposal . |
| 12 | Reflections on career so far : |
| 13 | WILSHER ON EUROPE So singular in each particular |
| 14 | The Charing Cross bureau records its enquiry statistics on computer so that information on recurring problems can be extracted without difficulty . |
| 15 | The intention , according to Home Office memos , is to hold these names on microcomputers so that all travellers carrying machine-readable passports can be automatically checked against the list by the terminal , as it reads the passport . |
| 16 | so it 's really not worth getting qualifications on reflection so I want to do a bit of work you see , build myself a reputation that sort of thing |
| 17 | Southern Railway kept a mule at Spencer Shops whose sole purpose was to get on board a train on Sunday so that a run could be made from Spencer to Goldsboro . |
| 18 | In large organisations the assumption of the supervisory role is often made easier by transferring staff on promotion so that they make a fresh start among strangers ; |
| 19 | There 's nothing in Arnold on communication so for those of you who who particularly want me to stay with Arnold , sorry this time round . |
| 20 | ‘ I think I shall be coming in a little under budget on Luxembourg so perhaps any surplus could be spent on the other productions . ’ |
| 21 | These range from the mundane , such as reinforcing masonry walls with steel beams to strengthen them , to the exotic , such as supporting an entire building on rubber so that the structure ‘ floats ’ in isolation . |
| 22 | The Heath Government appointed a Select Committee on the Corporation Tax and the subsequent Labour Government appointed one on a wealth tax , but both refused a permanent subcommittee on taxation so that there is still no mechanism by which the House of Commons can know about or participate in investigations of taxation problems or possible developments in policy . |
| 23 | The new ticket office opens in the east stand on monday so no more getting piss wet through queueing up by the back of the west stand ( except for home match days ) . |
| 24 | It reviews the extensive literature on leadership so far as it is relevant to top management posts in the Civil Service ; surveys the available information about the careers of top managers ( generally Permanent Secretary level ) in the Civil Service ; and focuses attention on possible lessons with reference to the criteria for selecting , training and managing the careers of higher civil servants in Britain . |
| 25 | By the same token , we have to keep a watch on dates so as to see that this Eleanor is not Eleanor of Aquitaine , but her great-greatgranddaughter , Eleanor of Castile , wife of Edward I of England . |
| 26 | Well people generally complain about sex on television so , the way it 's being presented . |
| 27 | Manufacturers do put static protection devices on chips so the problem is nowhere near as bad as it was but it 's better to be safe than out of pocket . |
| 28 | Erm I worked in the medical faculty but I actually left there yesterday and I 'm starting a new post in er ophthalmology on Monday so |
| 29 | This is because the former faces lack either a sunny aspect or a pleasant prospect and the preservation of privacy is an important consideration on elevations so close to the highway . |
| 30 | er , the Easter fair will take place on April the twenty ninth , now I 've heard from Goldthorpe , I only heard this week , and their , the production they 're doing is My Fair Lady , now we 're hoping to go on the Thursday , March the nineteenth , the tickets , the balcony is three pound and the stalls are two pound fifty , and they , there 'll be your bus fare on top so if any of you are interested please give me your names this afternoon so I can get them tickets sorted out , right , now if that |