Example sentences of "[noun] so as [not/n't] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd returned at dawn , creeping into the apartment so as not to wake her . |
| 2 | Answer : when it is called Microsoft Windows/NT Advanced Server — Microsoft Corp says that it has invoked the name change so as not to confuse customers since a lot of the functions of the OS/2-based LAN Manager which we know and love are already incorporated into the base operating system and Advanced Server will provide only the extras such as multi-domain management ; coincidentally of course , Microsoft will avoid discouraging any users that were n't particularly enamoured of LAN Manager 's original incarnation . |
| 3 | Answer : when it is called Microsoft Windows/NT Advanced Server — Microsoft Corp says that it has invoked the name change so as not to confuse customers since a lot of the functions of the OS/2-based LAN Manager which we know and love are already incorporated into the base operating system and Advanced Server will provide only the extras such as multi-domain management ; coincidentally of course , Microsoft will avoid discouraging any users that were n't particularly enamoured of LAN Manager 's original incarnation . |
| 4 | Such a State should act in good faith so as not to frustrate the objects of the treaty . |
| 5 | We were to go on foot so as not to disturb the tranquillity . |
| 6 | At one time it was usual practice for the care case to be adjourned pending the outcome of the criminal trial so as not to prejudice the defendant 's position . |
| 7 | Fair enough but in the future so as not to have |
| 8 | He clenched shut his eyes so as not to see the pale oval of her face through the shadows . |
| 9 | Greenpeace 's toxics campaigner , Tim Birch , accused the government of playing down the risks so as not to undermine its £4 billion Mersey basin clean-up campaign , which is backed by the EC . |
| 10 | You could see he 'd stuck invisible tape over his mouth so as not to cry . |
| 11 | Scarlet was beginning to believe she did it for reasons of her own , proselytizing for converts so as not to feel so lonely , so as to feel assured of the validity of her views , surrounded by like-minded people . |
| 12 | Lower each slab on to the sand so as not to disturb it . |
| 13 | They hide this from their parents so as not to add to their pain , but need someone with whom they can share unacceptable feelings . |
| 14 | As the IPG has a commitment to maintain a comprehensive information system at all times for bureaux , it was decided that work on other sections of the files should continue alongside the social security work so as not to let the changes dominate the work of the group . |
| 15 | The duty to discharge their functions so as not to create a nuisance . |
| 16 | By a notice of appeal dated 23 April 1992 the Treasury Solicitor appealed on the grounds that ( 1 ) on a true construction of the Evidence ( Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions ) Act 1975 the court was precluded from making the order for examination ; ( 2 ) the deputy judge had erred in law in making the order and in holding that ( i ) it was possible to interpret section 9(4) of the Act so as not to preclude the order sought , ( ii ) the exclusion contained in section 9(4) was restricted to cases where the actual capacity in which the witness was called on to give evidence was a Crown capacity and that the fact that the evidence sought was acquired in the course of the witness 's employment as a servant of the Crown was not of itself sufficient to bring the case within the exclusion , ( iii ) the fact that the witness was now retired from his position was relevant to the question whether the exclusion in section 9(4) applied , ( iv ) if some other interpretation were possible , it would be unacceptable to approach section 9(4) as requiring the court to refuse to make the order that a witness who was competent and compellable within the United Kingdom should give evidence for foreign proceedings , ( v ) there was nothing in the material sought to be given in evidence which it could have been the policy or intention of the Act to have prevented being explored ; ( 3 ) the deputy judge had erred in law in approaching the question of capacity by concentrating on the position of the witness at the time that the evidence was to be given as opposed to the position of the witness at the time that he acquired the information which was the subject matter of the evidence and the nature content and source of such evidence ; ( 4 ) the judge had wrongly ignored the fact that the Crown as a party to the Hague Convention was in a position to give effect to it and to provide evidence to foreign courts in accordance with it without recourse to the court ; and ( 5 ) the judge had wrongly approached section 9(4) on the footing that it most likely addressed prejudice to the sovereignty of the state . |
| 17 | It was the same at the funeral , they were all so quiet , the four men who brought in the coffin wore thick soft-soled shoes so as not to make a noise , nothing must interrupt so that it seemed like a silent film unreeling to the sound of psalms . |
| 18 | So good , I ordered a low-al lager so as not to get locked into a session . |
| 19 | She drove slowly in Conterchi so as not to miss the turning and Italians hooted at her or raised their fingers in gestures she knew to be obscene . |
| 20 | For example , you mentioned the need for public liability insurance , so I went ahead and arranged that ; I also had signs made saying ‘ Caution : Work in Progress ’ , as you recommended ; I took care to explain to the volunteers to avoid disturbing the kicking stones , and to avoid making heaps of spoil so as not to impede the grass cutter . |
| 21 | He told me that one factor which had greatly influenced him was her suggestion that on election day Granada should shift Coronation Street so as not to keep in many of his supporters who would otherwise be thinking of going to the polls . |
| 22 | Although her stomach was churning at the thought of the coming ordeal , she was determined to appear at ease so as not to let Ludo down . |
| 23 | " Mr. Osborne stated that he and Mr. Stewart met as requested by the last meeting and made a selection of Thirty-six Books a list of which he had now pleasure of laying before the Meeting for their approval , but the Meeting found that they would need to curtail the list to Twentythree so as not to exceed the ammount of two pounds . " |
| 24 | As I have already emphasized , withholding attention so as not to reinforce undesirable behaviour should be only one part of a dual strategy ; the other essential component is a positive and active policy of reinforcing ( rewarding ) good behaviour . |
| 25 | Humans on foot must step over the broken flagstones and around the car-paraphernalia which is implanted in the pavement so as not to obstruct the motorised flow . |
| 26 | At once , the waiters began to reorganise the tables so that as many as possible could sit under the parasols and to hurry away the unused cushions and linen so as not to let them be soaked . |
| 27 | When they went out on their own with girls , they tended to fix things for the same evening so as not to spend two nights separated where one would do . |
| 28 | She asked him to come to her room so as not to overhear any more , and then they went downstairs in an express lift : a glass-and-gilt beetle that hurtled the twenty-eight floors in nine and a half seconds . |
| 29 | With fine timing we arrived , parking under cover of some distance so as not to arouse suspicion . |
| 30 | Set the iron plane well down in the vice so as not to obtain the plane cheeks , or else … ! |