Example sentences of "[verb] so [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Australia have shown you have to lose so that you can eventually win . |
| 32 | Thus conditions not in themselves inhuman or degrading became so when they were combined with other bad conditions . |
| 33 | But then why did n't the plant evolve so that it no longer attracted that insect ? |
| 34 | In chapter 8 , rules were formulated which dictated which way to run the proportions when dealing with the hypothesized effect of one variable upon another : proportions were calculated so that they summed to 1 within the categories of the explanatory variable . |
| 35 | The local authorities need to know now how the standard spending assessments will be calculated so that they can make definite financial plans . |
| 36 | And since that state of stability had been calculated so that it would not commence deterioration until the next inspection had been completed , Rostov had delegated command of the bridge to Yuan , and had elected to watch the performance of his technical officers at close quarters . |
| 37 | They have an ingenious device called a " lens ' , whose shape appears to be mathematically calculated so that it bends these silent rays in such a way that there is an exact one-to-one mapping between objects in the world and an " image " on a sheet of cells called the " retina " . |
| 38 | It was a reminder of the early days of European seamanship , when captains discouraged their crews from learning how to swim so that they were more likely to sink with their ship than abandon their posts and struggle for shore . |
| 39 | The only good thing , the only good thing about La the only good thing about Labour is that they would have brought back student grants so if I ever , if I ever do go to university then I 'll get lots of money . |
| 40 | It 's for you to study and peruse so that you |
| 41 | Instructions to the boundary commissioners were revoked and amended so that they would be able to consider economic interest as well as population and community in the drawing up of the new constituencies ; this was regarded as vital by the Unionists , for it seemed likely that the merging of the small boroughs into the county constituencies would take away the last of the agricultural seats . |
| 42 | Subsequently , the statement of claim was amended so that it was restricted to the tax assessment under s 488 , TA 1970 . |
| 43 | Ideally , this provision should be deleted , or at the very least it should be amended so that it applies only to the consent of a mortgagee or superior landlord actually required under the terms of an existing mortgage or superior lease . |
| 44 | Then I got so that I could not be bothered . |
| 45 | But er there was a time , they got so If you had carried it too green , erm you er it could catch fire . |
| 46 | In the middle and upper classes at least , children stayed " children " for longer ( it was harder for a child to remain so when it was working at the age of 12 or 13 ) ; girls and young women were more shielded from experience outside the home ; parents were , on the whole , stricter and more repressive . |
| 47 | Yet such a demand must be clearly formulated so that it challenges the stereotypes of women 's role . |
| 48 | And guilds were formed so that they could trade these garments around the country and eventually around Europe . |
| 49 | It is not until later ( perhaps mid 30s ) that their domestic commitments change so that they can start to return to work . |
| 50 | Thus instead of following the traditional linear progression of the allegory — a development towards contemplation based on Jacob 's union with Rachel after his marriage to Leah — Hilton is more interested in emphasising the coexistence of the two wives : In his reference to another facet of the story , that concerning Jacob 's change of name to Israel , allegorised as a man seeing God , Hilton does suggest a progression in contemplation for his pupil saying that he will become Israel , that is , fully contemplative , in the next world , certainly , and possibly even in this if his circumstances change so that he is relieved of worldly responsibility altogether . |
| 51 | It is assumed that within a single erosional system all elements of the topography are mutually adjusted so that they are downwasting at the same rate . |
| 52 | The Chinese also knew another archaic type of water-clock , a floating bowl with a hole in its base that was adjusted so that it took a specific time to sink . |
| 53 | The hip belt should be adjusted so that it fits snugly on the hip girdle , and not round the waist . |
| 54 | The second premise is a description of the experimental set-up , including the statement , ‘ This sample of bats is blindfolded so that they do not have the use of their eyes ’ . |
| 55 | It seems to me that he ca n't be that unhappy because he 's currently managing twelve vacancies deliberately , in order to produce underspend so that he can re-surface his car park , maintain privileged restaurants for his erm , senior officers , chauffeur driven car for himself and build a new hangar for his helicopter . |
| 56 | The four legs and four rails that will make up the seat-jointing section are cut oversize so that they can be cut in half . |
| 57 | Actively to wish to give birth to a retarded baby , or to insist that one remain so when it might be otherwise , would be perverse and eccentric . |
| 58 | As long ago as 1970 , the Coldstream-Summerson Report reflected the growing concern about vocational courses and suggested they be recognized so that they became design ‘ technician ’ courses along the lines of the definition laid down in the 1969 Haslegrave Report . |
| 59 | The computer methodology for probate inventories has been further developed so that it can now handle large numbers of complete inventories . |
| 60 | The system is being developed so that it will be possible for individual chambers to identify particular court cases . |