Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You said you wanted to meet my fiancée so that you could judge her for yourself . |
| 2 | My advice is to locate it when it is bright , and then memorize its position so that you can find it again when it has faded . |
| 3 | He wants Christ to be brought clearly into the picture of working matters , not for Christians in the working world to secularise their task so that Christ is absent from their thinking . |
| 4 | Consideration there must still be but in my judgment the courts nowadays should be more ready to find its existence so as to reflect the intention of the parties to the contract where the bargaining powers are not unequal and where the finding of consideration reflects the true intention of the parties . |
| 5 | She experimented , twisting her body so as to unwind the air line . |
| 6 | With Amdahl Corp faced with an uphill struggle to adjust its business so that it can thrive in a post-mainframe world , and all its other major investments — things like the former Poqet Computer Corp and HAL Computers Inc still in the development stage and demanding more capital , while its own core business is a victim of the mainframe malaise , Fujitsu Ltd 's 80% of ICL Plc begins to look the company 's most valuable asset , making it increasingly likely that the company will in due course want to float a lot more than the 25% it originally suggested on the London International Stock Exchange : Fujitsu 's biggest problem is the one now facing all big Japanese companies — that the days of cheap capital at home are gone with the bubble economy , probably forever , and many Japanese companies issued convertibles in the 1980s that are coming up to maturity ; with prices on the Tokyo exchange still bombed out , few holders are going to want to convert into shares , which means that issuers will have to raise expensive new capital on the international markets to redeem them . |
| 7 | Lady Errol intervened through her brother-in-law , informing Johnson , in the hyperbole of hospitality , that she would never allow him to enter Slains again if he left now , and , with the daylight of the long summer evening available , she provided her coachman so that the travellers could view a couple of local geological curiosities , the Buller of Buchan and the rock of Dunbui . |
| 8 | ‘ Many seem to increase their speed so that by the time they take the left hand fork to Cuckoo 's Corner pick your own farm , they are often doing speeds over 50mph . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm going to bed , ’ she muttered , averting her face so that he would not see the heated flush that stained her cheeks . |
| 10 | Two decades later , after the clearer recognition of the distinction between insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus , Neel modified his hypothesis so that it related specifically to non-insulin dependent diabetes . |
| 11 | Placing the egg in the palm of his right hand , Vic let it roll up his forearm and then jerked his elbow so that it was propelled into the air . |
| 12 | A number of Gnostic themes also entered his theology so that his reputation suffered . |
| 13 | Bob had dropped his voice so that Raksha in the next room would n't hear . |
| 14 | He enjoyed a good relationship with Acheson and it suited both men for Dulles to be closely involved in policy formulation : Acheson because it would diminish at least some of the acrimony in Congress and Dulles because he wished to consolidate his record so that he could become Secretary of State in the next Republican administration . |
| 15 | And he bent his head so that his mouth was hidden in the folds of my skirt , and said so softly that I could hardly hear it , but I felt it more than heard it , through the red material , murmured against my leg : " I love you . " |
| 16 | ‘ G-R-R-R-R-OWF ! ’ he rumbled , hunching his back so that his fur stood straight up . |
| 17 | As he spoke , he changed his position so that he was standing on a ledge with his shoulders and forearms resting on a parapet . |
| 18 | The manager was advised to start by walking his zone so as to familiarize himself with it , and then ‘ scouts ’ would be sent out to call at homes whilst ‘ reliable boys ’ could be hired to ‘ politely deliver heralds ’ . |
| 19 | It will also help to concentrate your mind so that you do actually keep the statements reasonably brief . |
| 20 | Practise applying your make-up so that it looks as though you 're not wearing any at all — it 's a real art , but it can be done ! |
| 21 | ’ Mr Sargent had said something then and she lowered her voice so that Emmie could n't hear her any more . |
| 22 | But some last-minute impulse lowered her aim so that the blow caught him , hard but not painfully , on his chest . |
| 23 | She recognised his need , and lowered her body so that his anxious pego infiltrated deeper and deeper into her heavenly playground . |
| 24 | Only she can phrase her movement so that its rhythm speaks so legibly of high spirits or despair . |
| 25 | The report concluded that the pattern of courses and examinations below the level of OND lacked clarity and cohesion and that , consequently , there was a need to rationalize their provision so as to offer students a recognizable ladder of progression within clearly defined educational stages . |
| 26 | How one cell orientates itself and produces its spicule so that it fits perfectly into the overall design is totally unknown . |
| 27 | He had not wished to leave the Commons when he inherited his title in 1895 and thereafter he became an unceasing advocate of the House of Lords , defending its powers , resisting the sale of peerages , and demanding its reconstruction so that its powers could be restored . |
| 28 | I dropped my handkerchief so that I could get a closer look . |
| 29 | As usual I had not named my squad so as to keep the opposition guessing — all I had announced was that there would be eleven players in the team . |
| 30 | You can say well I want to do , put my money so and so , what 's the best rate for me ? |