Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] so [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Get those who are with you on the mat to sit down so that the emergency services have a clear view across the area and can move quickly in the event of accident . |
| 2 | The specific grant , introduced in April 1991 , should encourage authorities to plan together so that a broad spectrum of services is developed and there are no gaps for individual patients to fall down . |
| 3 | Fujitsu Ltd is having to cast around feverishly for ways to cut its costs , and says it will scale back its planned development projects on semiconductors to cut costs for new production facilities : ‘ We will more carefully choose which development projects to work on so that we will sell only profitable products , ’ a spokesman told Reuters in Tokyo , adding that the effect would be to trim the number of different chip products in its line by some 20% . |
| 4 | On July 27 , 100 deputies and senators from the Solidarity Centre Alliance had petitioned Jaruzelski to stand down so that Walesa could be named President in his place . |
| 5 | In each case the argument was much the same : in crisis , it was the duty of politicians to come together so that the best men could be used to the greatest advantage , and so that shibboleths of party could be discarded . |
| 6 | He had talked her into ringing him when she wanted to come home so that he could pick her up , make sure she was safe . |
| 7 | Her palms were sweating as she stood in the wings in her best green dress waiting for them to come off so that she could get on . |
| 8 | And I 'm gon na ask Catherine to stand up so that you can all see who she is . |
| 9 | But they were some well on , lo and behold , could open the door er two or three minutes late and c er call the er number , Yes sir , er as they entered the class and they would get their mark , this being I think you got a red mark if you were late , t to stand out so that an inspector who came down periodically could look down the register and there was the record of who was early and who was late by the colour of the ink-pens , I think . |
| 10 | Under the first few sample questions are guidelines to help you understand what the interviewer is hoping to find out so that you can construct replies which show why you are the candidate who should get the job . |
| 11 | He turned on the shower and waited for the hot water to flow through so that he could adjust the temperature . |
| 12 | But because I am a girl I ca n't stop my brothers from doing wrong , so please help Kim to behave better so that there is no more trouble . " |
| 13 | Later , when the wind has picked up , the gliders weathercock round and can be free to tip over so that the into-wind wing is upwards . |
| 14 | With she knew not what power of self-denial Sarella tried to edge away so that Marc 's body was n't pressing so vibrantly against her own . |
| 15 | There are clearly possibilities to explore here so that members of such groups see group guidance as normal rather than exceptional . |
| 16 | Occasionally there are situations where two techniques can be used , and there may be good reason to apply both so that they provide supporting evidence for each other ( for example , see p. 134 for the use of TL and uranium series dating at Pontnewydd Cave ) . |
| 17 | We had nothing at all to live on ; but one day I received a sum of money that we managed to divide up so that it lasted for many weeks , just so much a day . |
| 18 | Okay , so they may ask you to use something which you have n't necessarily had to do before so that they 're really all that the examiner 's testing is that you 've got a little bit of nous , a little bit of savvy and with what you 've got available you can improvise a dressing or use the dressing in a sensible manner so that your casualty 's comfortable and you 're doing the best you can for them , okay ? |
| 19 | Erm is almost to go back so that I do n't know who 's on the course but Jayne 's course for example , |
| 20 | He asked Americans ‘ to contribute today so that all of us can prosper tomorrow . ’ |
| 21 | In the centre is a long paper fastener which permits the second circle to spin round so that the picture will appear in the window . |
| 22 | This makes time appear to slow down so that we remember the details of an accident , such as a car crash , as though it occurred in slow motion . |
| 23 | And although Gramps had left her enough money for just this purpose she 'd been hoping to live cheaply so that she could stay in Ireland for at least a month , see as much of the country as she could . |
| 24 | Announcing a campaign often boosts sales to the trade , because forthcoming television advertising may persuade grocers , for example , to stock up so that they can meet the extra demand . |
| 25 | As r increases towards r 24.06 the strange invariant set seems to spread out so that the doubly hatched regions on Fig. 6.7a decrease in size . |
| 26 | Take the Singles ' Society , which seemed to exist solely so that its smartly dressed president could chat up pretty girls ; or the Alice Society : ‘ You did n't sign up for that did you , ’ said one newcomer to his friend as they left . |
| 27 | Henry went on to point out the evils of sweated labour and the pay make-up system , how it fostered a disinclination to work and how it encouraged landless men to marry just so that their income would be augmented ‘ in proportion to the number of their children ’ , and how it led to degradation of the character : ‘ The weak , the indolent , and worthless worker is now secure of the maximum payment settled by the standards you have determined from parish funds , and the industrious , skilful and honest workman can expect no more … the pernicious and demoralising practice of paying wages out of rates … ought to be suppressed and prohibited . ’ |
| 28 | On the shelf below him the old man was vomiting again , too weak even to roll over so that blood and mucus oozed down his chin and neck , some of it bubbling back into his throat . |
| 29 | When she was allowed out of bed the nurses ( who presumably had not received the instruction ) no longer assisted in washing her and the patient said that she would be glad to get home so that her legs and feet could be washed . |
| 30 | A common arrangement is to have both so that the immersion can be used as a back up and in summer when the boiler is off . |