Example sentences of "[pron] so as [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indenbaum offered him some old pictures to paint over , but Modigliani picked carefully through them so as not to paint over any painting , however unimportant , which showed a hint of talent . |
| 2 | Katherine knew each of those stones , each of those flowers intimately-so often had she concentrated on them so as not to cry or react to her mother 's jibes . |
| 3 | She checked herself so as not to rush and then advanced over-slowly , first took up the bottle of rum , poured a glass , then picked up a guinea , seemed , he thought ( and smiled ) to test it , pocketed it , brought him the rum . |
| 4 | Lay it to a depth of at least 25mm ( 1in ) ; rake smooth , then lay each slab in place , lowering it so as not to disturb the mortar bed . |
| 5 | She started hiding food away instead of eating it so as not to put on any weight , but hunger forced her to have a good meal at least once a week . |
| 6 | When Jess holds the ball , looking for men to beat , the truly hooked observer is caught in that exquisite dilemma of wishing he 'd get rid of it so as not to risk failure , while at the same time hoping he 'll carry on regardless and do something outrageous . |
| 7 | She had learned to time it so as not to hear the tail end of the terrible Neighbours music which , no matter how much you hated it , was a tune you could easily get on the brain . |
| 8 | She would have reported the ship as soon as she discovered it but instead her first reaction was purely selfish — to tell no one about it so as not to spoil her peace . |
| 9 | He wanted to speak , to say anything so as not to seem sullen or graceless , but there was nothing ; and they went into the restaurant stiffly , not looking at each other . |
| 10 | She had to change planes there , and spent the stopover walking the concourse , inventing an interest in everything and anything so as not to think . |