Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adj] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remarks grew ever more debased and treacherous so that Mr Charles — at least so he claimed — was obliged to intervene with the suggestion that such talk was bad form . |
| 2 | ‘ It can become over-bureaucratic and ritualistic so that the words and the jargon take over . |
| 3 | The church is high and light so that the vista from narthex to eastern apse is clear and uninterrupted . |
| 4 | I leave this until last so that the lightness of the stone can be assessed in order to maximise the contrast between the shaded steps and their outer-frame . |
| 5 | I leave this until last so that the lightness of the stone can be assessed in order to maximise the contrast between the shaded steps and their outer-frame . |
| 6 | May we be open and honest and trustworthy so that other people are never afraid of getting close to us and need never be afraid of us hurting them . |
| 7 | The result of his planning so far is what he calls ‘ the R&D Initiative for the NHS ’ — something that he recognises must be visible and simple so that he can present it ‘ succinctly ’ to boardrooms and to nonspecialist health professionals , such as managers . |
| 8 | We have tried to make the questions simple but comprehensive so that it wo n't take many minutes to fill in but your answers will give us a good idea of what is wanted and what is not . |
| 9 | Clinical manager Janet Powell said : ‘ We have tried to make our service as accessible as possible so that anyone who needs to see us , whether about themselves , a relative or friend , can do so at a time convenient to them , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Perhaps cyclists using the service could be asked to clean their bikes as much as possible so as to minimise the risk of oil stains etc . |
| 11 | As I said , spring ninety four is gon na be the latest date for the site we want to start that phase as early as possible so that we can then get onto to the other phase as early as possible because we obviously do n't particularly want to wait until nineteen ninety five ninety six to , to finish the whole thing . |
| 12 | She hoped the departure would be as early as possible so that she and Joshua could go over to Leeds for the birth of their first grandchild . |
| 13 | In addition the Board believes that the best way to serve shareholders is to keep administration as simple as possible so that the Group can concentrate on its core business and maximise profit growth . ’ |
| 14 | The purpose of the project is to compile a handbook to government records on economic planning in Britain between 1943 and 1951 so that future research in this area will be more efficient and cost-effective . |
| 15 | Its end is both sticky and muscular so that a toad can use it first to grasp a worm or a slug and then to carry it bodily back to the mouth . |
| 16 | Furthermore , the first triticale was far too tall and weak so that it ‘ lodged ’ ( is flattened ) in a storm , and kernels in contact with the earth soon rotted . |
| 17 | Only the grip of his hand on her arm joined their bodies together , yet the union seemed complete and total so that she was no longer a separate entity . |
| 18 | Figures are being compiled for 1975 , 1980 and 1982 so that trends in patterns of spending can be established . |
| 19 | Like his celebrated 1976 Macbeth , which teamed McKellen and Judi Dench , Nunn 's Othello was deliberately small-scale and intimate so as to shift the emphasis away from overripe declamation and directorial grandstanding and back to the fevered pulse of the play . |
| 20 | Contact a Family want to amass independent evidence that children are usually clean and dry at night younger than this so that they can put the case for more generous help for handicapped children . |
| 21 | In what appears to be an attempt to make sense of this , Hezarfen adds ( " in his place " ) between steps three and four so that it appears in his account that Molla Arab succeeded Abdulkerim . |
| 22 | And it is wise to spend time getting it smooth and level so that all the bolt holes in a prefabricated building line up correctly . |
| 23 | Consequently , I shall try to keep my remarks as brief as possible so that other hon. Members may contribute . |
| 24 | Most of the pages in the book have been specially designed in black and white so that children can fill in and complete the illustrations themselves . |
| 25 | Plumage pinkish-cinnamon ; tail and rounded wings strongly barred black and white so that in flight looks like huge round-winged black and white moth . |
| 26 | May we be helpful and reliable so that other people can trust in us and find our friendship valuable . |
| 27 | Governments should aim to make their policy instruments as predictable as possible so as to minimize confusion and hence undesirable fluctuations in output . |
| 28 | Said Ted : ‘ I just want to live as long as possible so that the murderer can be found . ’ |
| 29 | This is partly due to the fact that reservoir construction is incomplete , many are unsafe and the water-distribution systems are often incomplete or inadequate so that water can not reach the fields . |
| 30 | The Turkistan-Siberian ( or Turksib ) line was built between 1928 and 1931 so that the grain of Western Siberia could be exchanged for the cotton of Central Asia , releasing the Central Asian cotton-growers from the need for food production . |