Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [adj] so that " in BNC.
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1 | The falsificationist must now try to make his hypothesis more precise so that it becomes more readily falsifiable . |
2 | If such a structure is to work in practice then it is necessary to keep the teams comparatively small so that they can work together as a unit . |
3 | There was a noise in the passageway outside , and Jehan saw that Kuchuk had left the door slightly ajar so that he could hear . |
4 | The wind screeched in his ears , making consecutive thought almost impossible so that not only did he have to struggle in desperate conflict with the conditions but had also to fight to hold to his concentration . |
5 | The pleonasm can be cured by making the dependent item more specific so that it makes a net semantic contribution to the phrase : my patriarchal uncle ( notice that adding specificity to the head has no effect : ? my male maternal uncle ) . |
6 | Among the " quick fix " solutions which have been proposed to counter global warming are : placing thousand of large mirrors in space to reflect sunlight ; making aircraft engines less efficient so that soot builds up in the stratosphere , with similar effect ; dumping iron filings into the oceans to stimulate the growth of plankton , which absorbs carbon dioxide ; using lasers to break up chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere ; and firing a million tons of dust into the upper atmosphere , also with a view to reflecting solar radiation . |
7 | Actually , that definition of an operator proves to be a bit too general so that I have to narrow my choice somewhat , in a way I shall describe shortly . |