Example sentences of "[noun] so as [not/n't] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Again , as for sulphate , the main requirement is to keep the level fairly constant in process water so as not to affect dyeing . |
| 32 | The temperature falls and Nathan pulls the nylon sledge cover up over his head , peering out through a narrow slit so as not to miss anything . |
| 33 | I went into hospital with a blank jumbo pad , a pencil so as not to mark the NHS sheets , and the hero 's manuscript . |
| 34 | There are a number of industries around Baden , all sited with typical Swiss discretion so as not to bruise the town 's charm . |
| 35 | It could have been Jamie , padding softly around his flat so as not to disturb the neighbours . |
| 36 | Melanie kept her eyes on the witch-ball so as not to have to look at Uncle Philip . |
| 37 | The mother 's objection was not found to be unreasonable and no suggestion was made to allow adoption with a condition of access so as not to deprive the ten year old of the security that goes with adoption compared to long-term foster care . |
| 38 | " The following elements should be considered as a basis for the decision-making process : the rule of consensus in defining general guidelines , [ and ] in this context , non-participation or abstention so as not to interfere with unanimity ; the possibility of recourse to qualified-majority voting for the implementation of agreed policies . " |
| 39 | Charlotte said nothing , but her face lit up with pleasure and she bent her head over the baby so as not to show it . |
| 40 | One went on tiptoe so as not to disturb the hush . |
| 41 | If you have to join your seat out of more than one piece , remember to keep the loose tongue or biscuits near to one edge so as not to cut through them when adzing . |
| 42 | I mean , could one do the Tesco superstore , pick up the bedding begonias and the kids from their respective nurseries , shell peas for the boss 's wife and remove the rotary drier from its rotospike so as not to offend the neighbours who 've stuck a Sky dish up against your patio view , whilst obsessed by lust ? |
| 43 | There are three distinct types of clinical challenge for which the polymerase chain reaction is indispensable : ( 1 ) Detecting vanishingly small amounts of DNA so as not to miss even the most cryptic infection and permit analysis of single cells or single sperm and of partially degraded samples . |
| 44 | We have this church , where Bee preach the sermons quiet , without spirit so as not to move the congregation to sing too loud or ring the bell or catch the Spirit and speak in tongues , so when Corporal Prince break into the Church one evening , he and the whole Bonasse Police Force , he finds us singing soft and low as children in a Sunday School : ‘ God moves in mysterious way His wonders to perform . ’ |
| 45 | Mr Sunderland himself had driven her home in his car , and she had begged him to leave her at the gate so as not to alarm her family . |
| 46 | In Kilronan churchyard lies the blind harper who , it is said , wrote the music for the tune that became ‘ The Star-Spangled Banner ’ — Turlough O'Carolan , led across Ireland on a white horse by his servant , and sleeping with his harp in the bed so as not to let the instrument 's wood warp in damp rooms . |
| 47 | She decided to sleep on the sofa so as not to miss anything . |
| 48 | Last December , Congress charged that money set aside for cleaning up several of the 400 ‘ top-priority ’ dumps had been held up last autumn so as not to benefit local Democratic officeholders , who were fighting off Republican challengers in the November elections . |
| 49 | We crossed the Butter Tubs Pass , keeping to the contour at the head of the pass so as not to lose height , and began to ascend the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 50 | Ruth saw thrown spears hang in the air as if floating in water , and she thrust herself down into the grass , her face in her hands so as not to see any more . |
| 51 | I carefully examined every photograph in minute detail through a magnifying glass so as not to miss a thing . |
| 52 | Like certain other ‘ women 's language features ’ , such as qualifiers , intensifiers , hesitations and so on , tags are hedging structures which qualify the force of an assertion so as not to intimidate , offend or exclude other points of view . |
| 53 | The execution … of the Saviour 's plan required the prudent application of wise and well-judged measures so as not to injure private property , not to disturb civil order , not to expose Christianity to the scandal of sedition , not to obscure the glory of a Kingdom not of this world . |
| 54 | The first is that of narrowing down the causal relation so as not to include , as being in the same self , mental states that belong to different selves . |
| 55 | How shall we word a letter so as not to offend the parents ? |
| 56 | The prospect of the moth scam was so exciting we even bought platform tickets so as not to blow it at the development stage . |
| 57 | She picked her way between them , treading with care so as not to shower things with sand . |
| 58 | On the one hand for environmental reasons , for their environmental reasons I should say , and on the other hand so as not to come as a nuisance to residents of existing communities . |
| 59 | Beaverbrook considered it an achievement that the USA and UK had settled on the 1943 draft as a formula for future negotiations , but US ambassador John Winant , at lunch with Churchill , Berle , and Beaverbrook , thought the Prime Minister wanted the Lord Privy Seal to ‘ soft-pedal ’ the internationalization aspect so as not to offend the USA . |
| 60 | The set is heard to best effect played from start to finish , so leave yourself a spare five hours , play it real loud ( on headphones so as not to disturb the neighbours , of course ) and it 'll form crop circles in your hair . |