Example sentences of "[art] [noun] so [subord] to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issue which divides your Lordships is whether this House should now reinterpret the principles lying behind the authorities so as to give a right of recovery in such circumstances . |
| 2 | Neil and D. Davis did n't bother entering the comp so as to give everyone else a chance … and I ca n't really think of anyone who particularly merits a mention … oh , apart from Z-boy Fez who wore stripy skin tight trousers and looked ridiculous … do n't know the results — and hey ! |
| 3 | It controls the ray-gun so as to give out a flash every second . ’ |
| 4 | I 've always made a point of borrowing money from women early in the relationship so as to give them a hold over me . |
| 5 | He points out that the courts have departed from the old literal approach of statutory construction and now adopt a purposive approach , seeking to discover the Parliamentary intention lying behind the words used and construing the legislation so as to give effect to , rather than thwart , the intentions of Parliament . |
| 6 | The Council asked " the conference to consider the extent to which the following rights [ as proposed by the Spanish government ] could be enshrined in the treaty so as to give substance to the concept of citizenship : |
| 7 | ‘ Where the prosecution intends to lead evidence of verbal admissions or confessions , the defence should always be alerted before the start of the case of such intention and the terms of the admissions/confessions so as to give the defence an opportunity to determine whether or not to challenge the admissibility of the evidence . ’ |
| 8 | I lay with my limbs stretched out as stiff as though rigor mortis had set in , and imitated a corpse so as to give greater reality to the enquiry . |