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

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1 Oliver was below the salt , as far as Sir Thomas was concerned , and Gwendolen had been placed next to Lord Beddington so that Sir Thomas did not have to look at her .
2 Despite this , the House of Lords rejected any concept of commercial equivalence so that Lord Atkin held : It was contended that in all commercial contracts the question was whether there was " substantial " compliance with the contract : there must always be some margin and it is for the tribunal of fact to determine whether the margin is exceeded or not .
3 ‘ First the Law Lords allowed a breach of the Homicide Act so that Tony Bland died by involuntary euthanasia , then a Select Committee on euthanasia was set up in their Lordships ' House , only to be rechristened ‘ Medical Ethics ’ .
4 The language of the Code is taken to constitute the major premise so that Lord Herschell said in Bank of England v Vagliano Brothers [ 1891 ] AC 107 : " [ T ] he law should be ascertained from interpreting the language used instead of , as before , roaming over a vast number of authorities in order to discover what the law was … " ( p145 ) .
5 Hundreds of riot police then charged repeatedly at scores of Left-wingers and pushed them back from the podium so that President Weizsaecker could begin his speech .
6 McCool was omitted from the afternoon singles along with National champion Eavan Higgins so that Hazel Kavanagh of Grange could be given her first match in the tournament and Barbara Hackett from Castletroy her second outing .
7 But I wondered how to arrange things so that Émile Chaillot told him .
8 There were insufficient funds for a third appointment so that Allan Hayhurst had to carry on in an honourary capacity combining once again the offices of Secretary and Treasurer .
9 Two other NTB members , Michael Portillo and Peter Lilley , are already in the Cabinet so if Mr Redwood and Mr Forsyth join them this will reassure Tory Euro-sceptics , one of Mr Major 's political priorities .
10 I 'd be pleased if you could print my full name and address so that S Brady ( or anyone else ) could confirm or extend my info on this subject .
11 One primary intervention therefore was for me to liaise regularly with the ward so that Mrs Allen was fully informed about the situation .
12 It is hoped that some of this will go towards special development project for the north east so that Jennie Appleby can come onto the staff on a more permanent basis .
13 When that number was over people started calling for order so that Mrs Buckley could do one of her songs .
14 It was conceived to provide safe , easy , stable handling so that Joe Doe in the USA could fly it more easily than the taildraggers with which it competed .
15 The baby 's christening was held at Carrie 's house so that Grandma Houlihan was able to hold the baby .
16 There were other more unusual tasks — warming the Bible in front of the fire ready for Miss Phoebe 's daily reading , and putting a bowl of mustard and water under the table so that Miss Jarman could soak her feet during breakfast .
17 ‘ Interfering old bag , ’ muttered Gloria so that Mrs Parvis probably heard .
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