Example sentences of "[v-ing] so [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , we need to identify areas of schematic knowledge which the learners will accept as independently relevant and worth acquiring so that the learning of the language is seen as the necessary means to a desired end . |
| 2 | Her head was swimming so that the gleaming brasses suspended from black overhead beams seemed double-edged , but she was damned , she told herself , if she was going to cave in under Fen 's critical gaze . |
| 3 | Meanwhile Mr Cottle finally gave in and took a piece of bread and butter , his hand trembling so that the vaunted delicacy looked like a ship 's flag in a breeze . |
| 4 | The old man was beside himself with excitement , his hand trembling so that the candlelight danced and spurted like shooting stars . |
| 5 | Under this custom the colt 's owner paid a shilling over and above the actual cost of shoeing so that the men could send out for six pints of beer as a reward for the extra effort involved . |
| 6 | Then make a second 7.5 cm ( 3in ) turning so that the diagonal folds meet . |
| 7 | ( PREVIEW ) Another printing enhancement worthy of mention is Print-to-Fit to select the point size for printing so that the range selected fits on a page . |
| 8 | R.S. designed its relocation package to take the financial considerations out of moving so that the staff could make their work/career decisions without worrying about the costs of relocation . |
| 9 | So definition of simple harmonic motion you find anything that 's moving so that the acceleration is always measured the opposite way |
| 10 | The affidavit is not specifically required to deal with future loss but it is advisable to indicate what items are continuing so that the master or registrar has a global view of the case . |
| 11 | Despite their best efforts not to , they had been doing so since the giant rally at Sheffield a week earlier . |
| 12 | This arises from the fact that no one really dances through life , though doing so once the curtain has risen . |
| 13 | He had kicked the old Jew in the face whilst he was grovelling after his glasses , and kept on doing so until the whimpering had stopped and he was satisfied the man could not live . |
| 14 | ‘ She was doing so until the illness took over almost completely , ’ said Bob . |
| 15 | Even if individual employers were fairly bullish about the prospects for their own firm and intend expanding output and employment , they would postpone doing so until the real wage rate had reverted to its permanent value . |
| 16 | The public profile of the CBI 's director general mainly derives from his willingness to pronounce in public on issues of political interest , his fluency and persuasiveness in doing so and the fact that he can claim to speak for British industry . |
| 17 | ( 4 ) Subsection ( 3 ) above does not apply where a society or associated body is authorised by the scheme to relieve itself of its obligation to take the steps it is directed to take or pay the compensation awarded by the society 's undertaking an obligation to give the requisite publicity for the reasons for not doing so and the society undertakes that obligation . |
| 18 | There are clear financial advantages in doing so and the handling of the claim should be improved by involving reputable firms with whom we have developed a relationship . |
| 19 | Or , if they had difficulty leaving home when they were young , they may unconsciously place obstacles in the way of their own children doing so when the time comes . |
| 20 | ‘ Those services which normally refer clients to us are not doing so because the local authority concerned does not have a contract with Roma or are struggling to sort out their assessment procedures , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Sunday best pale and awkward teenagers , unsure and toughly giggly , sit around the central dance floor waiting for the first two or three to start dancing so that the rush can begin . |
| 22 | Forgive me for saying so but the lighting in here is appalling , you do n't you get headaches ? |
| 23 | This time the stick is held firmly back with the aileron central , and the wing will ( usually ) continue dropping so that the glider spins for a turn or so . |
| 24 | With regard to pay , the benefit to management of de-skilling so that the elements of a job are fragmented into their constituent elements is that those elemental jobs can be assigned to those with skills , and hence pay rates , to match them . |
| 25 | In other words , they need to have been parented by ferrets which themselves have been used extensively for ferreting so that the inborn instincts remain strong . |
| 26 | She turned to the table , yawning so that the tears came into her eyes . |
| 27 | developing immediate subordinates in skills and routine decision making so that the organization becomes self maintaining and flexible . |
| 28 | Now , it looked as if they were newly decorating so whether the water got into there or not , but it did n't look as if they were in the process of decorating so I hope it did n't for their sake . |
| 29 | If a delay occurs between one speaker and the next the audience may start talking so that the next speaker will have to recapture their attention . |
| 30 | Which only gave the Duchess a new detail to worry over : how would the orchestra leader know when to stop his men playing so that the pipers could begin ? |