Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] so that " in BNC.

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1 This , then , defines the extent of the stamina which your training programme must develop so that you are capable of maintaining a relentless and powerful onslaught for the whole bout .
2 Ideally , both father and son should attend so that they could discuss from a common base .
3 Perseverance must prevail so that all your ferrets become proficient .
4 Information about the target 's position passes automatically to the computer , which calculates where the gun should point so that its shell will hit the target .
5 It was the same at the funeral , they were all so quiet , the four men who brought in the coffin wore thick soft-soled shoes so as not to make a noise , nothing must interrupt so that it seemed like a silent film unreeling to the sound of psalms .
6 Well , I think perhaps what we 'll do cos you 've missed quite a few of these out so I think what we 'll do erm is to leave that what you 're doing there for a moment we 'll go through this mark this and the one 's you have n't done we 'll do so that you 've got this one straight .
7 My Lords , I think if I might say so that the Noble Lord , Lord MacIntosh is being slightly unfair and slightly hard over that .
8 When there were , the engine driver would stop the train and get out of his cab and shoo them off , and sometimes he 'd wait so that everyone could get down from the carriages and stretch their legs and pick blackberries before they set off again .
9 You could object so that you do n't receive more .
10 But this was what he liked , the wide expanse of turbulent sea , browny-grey , white-laced under a limitless sky , windows which he could open so that , at a touch of his hand , the faint continuous boom like distant thunder would instantaneously pour into his office in a roar of crashing billows .
11 Would you please inform Jean Parmiter of any potential student teachers you may have so that we can get some idea of numbers and location .
12 we would update so that we would have current figures in the brochure , yes
13 I thought no more of it , and stared vacantly into space , wishing that the weather would improve so that I could have a better look at the scenery .
14 So perhaps four and a half hours , if we do n't get held up on the M twenty five , four and a half hours would do so that , if we leave here at two , we could be there , you know , well by seven .
15 On the other hand , optimal allocation would give so that i.e.
16 Soon , Cleo thought , Wakelate and his client would return so that their business could be concluded , and a measure of liquor shared , as was the custom in Wakelate 's house .
17 ‘ Oh , indeed ? ’ said Sally-Anne furiously to this supporter of wife-beaters — and if only he would move so that she could see him , and not continue to stand between herself and the light — ‘ How typically male .
18 It would extend so that it could just jump back .
19 If the trainers each encourage a similar pattern of professional practice , in-service training and working arrangements , then in five years time a national pattern will emerge so that clients and interpreters can have recognised expectations .
20 In addition , you need to reserve the area of memory that your machine code program will use so that it is not overwritten at run time .
21 With this theory , exchange rates will adjust so that the same bundle of goods costs the same in all countries .
22 Press the paper into the tin — the snipped corners will overlap so that the paper fits snugly into the tin .
23 whether the girl standing on the opposite side of Highgate Hill ( or Highgate West Hill ) with the long dark hair blowing forwards over her shoulder will turn so that he can see her face ; and if so , whether the face will be the revelation that the long dark hair promises ; and what a face would have to be like to be the revelation that one always expects …
24 This tells you how much you can borrow so that you can concentrate your search within a given price range .
25 He or she is trying to get a very clear picture of what you can do so that they can place you accurately and not send you on too many pointless interviews .
26 Home and childrearing commitments dictate the terms and conditions on which women can work so that overwhelmingly at present they are forced into the third leaf of the shamrock as low-paid semiskilled part-timers .
27 They are prone to silting which slows the current and causes shallows ; water levels can vary so that both in flood and drought rivers can become impassable .
28 Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner .
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