Example sentences of "[noun] so [conj] [noun prp] [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 Mellanby arrived in time to be heard , and succeeded in changing the decision so that Florey was appointed .
2 The Pools were working summer hours so although Joe was off it was a school day .
3 It was advice Erika took seriously , distancing herself from Fritz as much as possible and adroitly using Rosa as a shield so that Fritz was forever baulked in his obscure desires .
4 But even if he denied involvement , no one would believe that he had not arranged matters so that Sipotai was killed .
5 Harbury tried to grab the apparent opportunity but Wickham neatly turned the conversation so that Shildon was able to go on where he had left off .
6 He took a slight step forward and , taking his friend 's chin in his hand , lifted his face so that Ludovico was forced to look up into his eyes .
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