Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] so as " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In addition Drury persuaded one witness to amend his evidence so as to incriminate Cooper , arranged for another to be shown a photograph of McMahon so as to pick him out in an identification parade , omitted to tell the defence of two witnesses crucial to their case , cited another as prosecution witness to prevent the defence from calling him , and bribed two prisoners in Leicester Prison , where McMahon was on remand , to say that McMahon had admitted to them his part in the crime . |
| 3 | The schools , Mr Li said , must alert children to ‘ the crime committed by imperialists in their aggression against China so as to heighten vigilance against the imperialist strategy of peaceful evolution ’ . |
| 4 | And Pound was not above using his connection with Hewlett so as to get entry to those circles . |
| 5 | In trying to expand legitimate commerce with Africa so as to provide an attractive alternative for both Africans and European traders to slaving , the African Institution proposed spreading information about African products and making communication easier by establishing written versions of African languages . |
| 6 | On Aug. 17 IRNA reported Rafsanjani as having told the Turkish President Turgut Özal during a telephone conversation that " peace with Iraq is a different issue , and we hold to our view that Iraq must evacuate its forces from Kuwait so as to create the necessary conditions for the re-establishment of peace and tranquillity " . |
| 7 | She drove slowly in Conterchi so as not to miss the turning and Italians hooted at her or raised their fingers in gestures she knew to be obscene . |
| 8 | The close geographical proximity between the Japanese home islands and Korea resulted in Japanese determination to assert herself in Korea so as to ensure the more effective defence of Japan herself ; in addition , it was hoped to exploit Korea economically . |
| 9 | ‘ I studied marketing in Singapore so as to branch out from accounting to marketing . |
| 10 | Emperor Hirohito must be supported and the forces of moderate conservatism strengthened within Japan so as to resist a future challenge either from the left or from a regalvanised extreme right wing . |
| 11 | The MDD accused President Idriss Déby of obtaining arms and ammunition from Libya so as to pursue a military solution and to delay holding the promised sovereign National Conference , set for Jan. 15 , 1993 . |
| 12 | Bambi , it seemed to me , had taught herself not to care for Sheridan so as not to be hurt by him . |
| 13 | " Mr. Osborne stated that he and Mr. Stewart met as requested by the last meeting and made a selection of Thirty-six Books a list of which he had now pleasure of laying before the Meeting for their approval , but the Meeting found that they would need to curtail the list to Twentythree so as not to exceed the ammount of two pounds . " |
| 14 | Murdoch had long planned to move part of his operation to Wapping so as to increase his printing capacity . |
| 15 | Both the transferor and Target can then be sold to Newco so as to avoid a charge by virtue of s178(2) or 179(2) , which provide that where two or more " associated companies " cease to be members of the group at the same time there is no deemed disposal and re-acquisition of the assets transferred between them . |
| 16 | Radji thinks he ought to go back to Teheran so as not to be lumped with the more infamous of the Shahs associates " in peoples minds . |
| 17 | Had Mrs Plumptry used her wiles on Stanley so as to come between him and his duty ? |
| 18 | It is , though , advisable to consider the Furniss v Dawson [ 1984 ] AC 474 implications of a pre-ordained series of transactions , one of which is the intended hive-up of Target 's business after the acquisition by Newco so as to " escape " the effect of s768 . |