Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] so [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Royal Naval Reserve is trying to get the ministry 's decision overturned so that the new minesweepers can play an effective rôle in war . |
| 2 | They must not underspend or overspend , and must regularize the volume of books received so that the processing departments have an even flow of work throughout the year . |
| 3 | The suppression of to has the effect of leaving no distance between the request and the action requested so that the actualization of the request is represented as carrying with it the realization of what is asked . |
| 4 | She looked at Lowell , her eyes narrowed so that the sexual invitation was n't too overt . |
| 5 | The machines were hideous parodies of the human form , their metal casings and flanges moulded so that the robots seemed to be sculptures made of bones welded together , interspersed with flattened , grimacing skulls . |
| 6 | He took this in suddenly one morning as he was charging a girl the duty on a camera , hitting the thought like an air pocket and ludicrously yawning at the same time with his mouth shut so that the girl noticed his face lengthening like a mule 's . |
| 7 | Later most post-mills were supported by a round house made of bricks ; and the buck or body of the mill raised so that the arms did not sweep as near to the ground . |
| 8 | This should be completed soon and also the necessary insurance certificates obtained so that the locomotive can go into service . |
| 9 | At the end of this adaptation phase , the subjects withdrew their hand , the metre rule was replaced , and the subjects were retested under the experimental conditions in the order B , C , A. Under each condition , both before and after the adaptation phase , the subject was required to point at each of the four targets five times with the order in which they were required to point to the targets randomised so that the subjects did not become practised by repeated measurements in the same position . |
| 10 | The best tool for this is a circular saw set so that the blade only just protrudes beneath the floorboards — beware of electric cables below ! |
| 11 | Ulph ( 1987 ) points out that those who earn close to the tax threshold will enjoy little or no income effect from the tax cut so that the substitution effect should dominate , causing them to work more hours . |
| 12 | The pitch will be moved 15 feet closer to the existing stand and the dimensions increased so that the ground will meet all the requirements needed to stage international fixtures . |
| 13 | The strain of the foster colony is chosen for good mothering ability and preferably the coat colour should be different from the animals to be fostered , or the mating arranged so that the natural young of the foster mother are not of the same coat colour as the pups to be fostered . |
| 14 | The CM-1300 provides increased disk storage capacity up to a maximum of 48Gb and features an upright cabinet designed so that the system can be easily upgraded to higher performance RISC technology by exchanging processor boards in the future . |
| 15 | Damage is extensive on both the dentine and the enamel , some teeth having all of the enamel removed , leaving a narrow and eroded dentine core , while others also have much of the dentine removed so that the edges of the dentine , or of the enamel if it still remains , collapses in on itself ( Fig. 3.22 O ) . |
| 16 | I should prefer to see the Bill amended so that the two Light Railways Acts were repealed only in England and Wales . |
| 17 | Spray apply caustic cleaner and very gently agitate the compacted soil with the edge of a wire brush tilted so that the wire bristles contact only the joint area and not the tile face . |
| 18 | The recording is not quite as satisfying as the playing , being a touch recessed so that the tone of the pianist , especially , lacks immediacy and bloom . |
| 19 | Headmen were enlisted to issue false sale vouchers , casual thieves feasted so that the animal could not be identified , and the stealing networks paid special attention to areas near district boundaries . |