Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delay times were rearranged for the consonant groups in the list for each trial so that particular consonant groups were not always associated with the same delay time . |
| 2 | A bias is evaluated for each lexicographer so that those that are receiving less than their ‘ fair share ’ are given priority over others . |
| 3 | The distances between the two points were measured for each junction so that the driver 's mean speed at a junction could also be estimated . |
| 4 | Think carefully about each option so that , if the worst comes to the worst , you will be prepared . |
| 5 | The sentences were enlarged as much as possible , but sizeable gaps were left between each sentence so that the temptation to interpret contiguous sentences as meaningfully related was to some extent avoided . |
| 6 | When you select INTEGRATE from the main menu , you will be shown a list of the pieces for that garment so that you can enter the type of knitting method ( intarsia , Fair Isle or jacquard ) and the name of the particular stitch pattern to be used . |
| 7 | ( v ) Most libels of any gravity directed at the conduct of a local authority would sufficiently identify the councillors or officers concerned in or responsible for that conduct so as to enable individual councillors or officers to sue for libel just as , in this case , Mr. Bookbinder has brought proceedings in respect of the libels complained of by the council . |
| 8 | It is best NOT to sing a hymn during this procession so that the emphasis is on the action of GIVING . |
| 9 | Sometimes if the strip is long enough , the bird will reverse direction during this process so that the strip is looped back and woven parallel to itself . |
| 10 | For a wood glue-to be effective it has to penetrate down the tubes for some distance so as to get hold of the undamaged wood . |
| 11 | She stood up quickly and began rummaging in her bag , desperately looking for some francs so that she could pay the woman and leave . |
| 12 | The prices of certain goods too — notably manufactured goods — appear to be ‘ administered ’ , or set for some time so that they do not respond immediately to changes in supply and demand . |
| 13 | I mean it 's as simple as that , and I Colonel 's comments , saying how hard done by Wiltshire police constabulary could be next year because we have n't set over the odds budget for this year so that the Home Secretary can take it on . |
| 14 | The nest was built whilst the truck was in use , so the bird must have been patiently waiting for it to return after each journey so that it could carry on with nest building . |
| 15 | ‘ … the main idea is that social phenomena are seen as existing in relation to each other , and continually developing in and through such relations so as to form at various phases contradictory forces that generate qualitatively new formations . |
| 16 | We must plan the degree of contrast and the specific mood of each variation so that the overall contours of change in the piece as a whole follow a convincing emotive path . |
| 17 | In the second case , there will need to be an original and a duplicate ( or examined copy ) of each document so that the husband has a record of the release from the first mortgage and of the indemnity given him in respect of the second mortgage . |
| 18 | One usual method is to leave gaps at the end of each block so that records can be inserted into a block ( with only slight reorganisation of the records in that block to maintain the correct order ) . |
| 19 | A successful policy for tackling the roots of urban disorder was seen as one which sought to involve all the community in dealing with the problems of each area so that they could come to feel that they have a stake in its future ( Scarman , 1981 , para. 6.42 ) . |
| 20 | This format makes it easy to fit the words to the ( edited ) pictures and to cue them to the start of each section so that they all come at the right place when they are being recorded onto the video sound track . |
| 21 | We were anxious therefore to reduce to a minimum the number of samples where parental choice was unclear so from November 1990 we sent lists of infants untested to the local health district at the end of each month so that parental choice could be checked while the original sample was still usable . |
| 22 | It will include the name of each street so that people can find their way about easily . |
| 23 | By a summons dated 30 April 1991 the defendants applied to the judge in chambers for directions as to whether notwithstanding the order of Morland J. , they were at liberty to comply with the notice and , if so , on what forms if any ; and , further or alternatively , variation or discharge of that order so as to allow them to comply with the notice . |
| 24 | Lamarck , and many of his contemporaries ( including Charles Darwin himself in the later stages of his life ) , supposed that repeated use of a trait could itself change the genetic material that was responsible for the transmission of that trait so that characters acquired or improved by repeated use could be inherited directly by the offspring . |
| 25 | His group backed in particular an immediate ban on exports to the Third World — ‘ while accepting our moral responsibility … to take back some of that waste so that it can be recycled or dealt with in an environmentally friendly way which is not possible in the Third World ’ . |
| 26 | At higher frequencies the transmission clearly falls below this value so that the circuit behaves as a low-pass filter . |
| 27 | With fine timing we arrived , parking under cover of some distance so as not to arouse suspicion . |
| 28 | Speaking for the Socialists , the largest single group in the assembly , British MEP David Bowe ( Cleveland and Yorkshire North ) said ‘ We should all be conscious of the scandals which have taken place in the past , whether it be the dumping of waste in the Third World or the scandalous sham recycling of some waste so that it is disposed of in extremely environmentally unfriendly ways ’ . |
| 29 | Some were constructed so that they would only move when a passing person activated a treadle of some sort so that the toy would suddenly spring into ‘ life ’ . |
| 30 | Er , I 'm personally glad to see the appearance of this document so that we can clarify the situation with regards to these conferences . |