Example sentences of "[noun pl] so [that] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its major objective is to seek opinions so that a manager can take a decision at a later stage . |
| 2 | But there is no late date set into the legislation , only that ratification when it is required means that from the first of the following month then the elections on the new constituency boundaries may take place under the new er European rules so that a decision is of course for an election in June er is in fact needed by the first of May . |
| 3 | This rationality is well described by a former head of the British civil service , Sir Douglas Allen : ‘ The desire for uniformity of treatment , coupled with accountability for decisions , require elaborate codes and rules so that a multiplicity of decision-makers can produce acceptably similar results in similar cases ’ ( cited in Thomson 1983 : 141 ) . |
| 4 | Norway 's gas reserves are greater than its oil reserves ( about 60/40 ) and its current preoccupation is to negotiate supply contracts so that a number of huge undeveloped fields may be exploited . |
| 5 | Ashton makes brilliant use of this in his version of the solo , phrasing the steps so that a jump upwards can last three beats followed by two short steps or two beats followed by a long and then a short step . |
| 6 | So there 's no water shortage as such , sometimes you get the water problems when you get out in the sticks somewhere you 'll , you , you do have problems , but all fire officers are trained to search their areas and have special cards er which they 've done their research on , where the water supplies are , like ponds and lakes and so on , and that information is readily available when they turn out these areas so that a fire crew going out there , your nearest water supply is a pond at and certain area and they 've got that you see . |
| 7 | The settlements of 1911 had , explicitly or implicitly , opened up channels between local officials of the union and local shipowner associations so that a number of recognised , if not always strictly negotiated and agreed , rates and conditions now existed in different ports which , for the purposes of comparison , the NSFU had now committed to paper . |
| 8 | I rotated the nails so that a cheese paring of wax was scoured from the surface of the drum . |
| 9 | ( 4 ) The Bills of Sale Act 1878 will apply to genuine sale transactions so that a sale of goods evidenced in writing , by virtue of which the seller remains in possession , is void against execution creditors and trustees in bankruptcy unless it is registered in compliance with the Act ( Bills of Sale Act 1878 s8 ) . |
| 10 | Some areas have day care available at weekends , or for long days so that a carer can go out to work . |
| 11 | you can move them in and out of word processing ( WP ) packages so that a message received in e-mail can be incorporated into a document which you wish to send on or work on ; and , |
| 12 | The purpose of these ports was to spread out American naval forces so that a sneak attack could not cripple the fleet , although others suggested that their intent was actually to spread the pork as widely as possible . |
| 13 | Psychometrically the problem is to develop appropriate descriptive taxonomies so that a person 's actual or potential contribution to an organisation is succinctly expressible . |
| 14 | The British Government lifted red tape restrictions so that a charity here could fly in the eight-month-old girl , and give her the best chance of survival . |
| 15 | the solution to the underclass lies in stricter enforcement of the criminal laws , in giving tenants a stake and a say in public housing , in educational innovation opposed by teachers ' unions , in changing welfare laws so that a baby is not a ticket for an apartment separate from mom 's . |
| 16 | A man knows and wants this ; he will edge up to it ; he will initiate little occasions so that a woman can shed light for him … |