Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I feel confident because I know I came out to help : directly , by leading them as well as an officer can ; indirectly , by watching their sufferings so that I may plead for them as well as I can . |
| 32 | We are able to enter into their sufferings so that they are no longer alone in their grief and pain . |
| 33 | Competence in teaching means having sufficient insight into the teacher 's own weaknesses , strengths and preferences to enable her to adapt her methods so that she is comfortable in using them . |
| 34 | Once , there must have been a single core-vessel which had lost its way or had lost the use of its warp-vanes so that it could no longer jump back into truespace . |
| 35 | Over their heads , the trees interlaced their branches so that only tiny patches of the velvet night sky were visible . |
| 36 | The birds had a habit of dipping their beaks in the water and then shaking their heads so that the ivory-coloured beaks flashed in the sun . |
| 37 | She sat leaning forward in her chair , her hands planted on her thighs so that her elbows jutted outwards . |
| 38 | Then he deliberately looked back to meet her eyes so that she would know that he had made a decision With a slight lift of his shoulders , he accepted his decision . |
| 39 | Her happiness because of this scene was so strong she closed her eyes so that it would not beam out in great mellow streams and betray her to the sternness of the others . |
| 40 | A second later she had fallen to the ground , her hair covering her eyes so that she had only a vague impression of the man bending over her . |
| 41 | Lyn took one of the gravel paths into the grounds of the general hospital , walking towards the sun that dazzled her eyes so that she screwed them up against it . |
| 42 | She moved across to the window , cupping one hand over her eyes so that she could see out , but there was little to see . |
| 43 | She closed her eyes so that she would n't have to look at him . |
| 44 | The horse must prick its ears so that it looks ‘ happy ’ : it must not be relaxed and content with its ears backwards , either listening or resting , or else everyone will think that it is ‘ sour ’ . |
| 45 | The female kicks with her legs so that the pair soar upwards in an elegant slow somersault . |
| 46 | The beginning , a long time ago , was quite clear : sitting up in bed at home , swinging her feet round to the floor , standing up — and a warm flood spilling down her legs so that she cried out in fright . |
| 47 | We would be delighted , and I expect that would blight his future even more , but it is essential that we have a mechanism to check on what is happening so that there is information and a body to which people can bring their grievances so that matters are properly set out and , more important , rectified before damage is done . |
| 48 | At Luxor the cruise ships often lie four or more deep at their moorings so that their passengers ' view can be of the side of the next ship instead of the river and the Theban hills , and the desert air is replaced by their neighbours ' diesel exhaust . |
| 49 | When the slow-moving potto is approached by an enemy , it curls up into a tight ball , clings on to its branch and lowers its head between its legs so that the back of its spiky neck is thrust towards the predator . |
| 50 | International trade was to be encouraged by member countries maintaining par values for their currencies so that stable rates of exchange would prevail . |
| 51 | The experience then was that floating did not appear to be very successful since individual countries depreciated their currencies so as to gain a competitive advantage over their trading rivals . |
| 52 | Groups of companies generally organise pooling arrangements with their bankers so that all cash balances are aggregated and interest paid on the net difference only . |
| 53 | ( iii ) Most sheep graze throughout their lives so that pasture contamination with nematode eggs and the intake of infective larvae is almost continuous and modified only by climatic restrictions . |
| 54 | Prior to getting around to the job I have to do , and that is to honour those men that gave their lives so that we could be free , I 'd like to just share a few things with you as we return to this wonderful country . |
| 55 | When they stepped into the street the damp warmth hit her in the face and the heat of the pavements struck through the thin soles of her shoes so that every step of the way was like treading on hot cinders . |
| 56 | In two strides the Trunchbull was beside him , and by some amazing gymnastic trick , it may have been judo or karate , she flipped the back of Wilfred 's legs with one of her feet so that the boy shot up off the ground and turned a somersault in the air . |
| 57 | She was ashamed of her sharpness , but the heat seemed to penetrate her brain , taking over her senses so that she was no longer in control . |
| 58 | The duty to discharge their functions so as not to create a nuisance . |
| 59 | They hide this from their parents so as not to add to their pain , but need someone with whom they can share unacceptable feelings . |
| 60 | Where a company is controlled by its directors , its expansion strategy may outgrow the resources of its directors so that they can not maintain their percentage holding through a series of costly rights issues or placings , with a consequential dilution of that holding . |