Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apple liked the idea so much that they invested a 20% stake in Adobe making themselves the largest customer . |
| 2 | Glider designers sometimes choose to fit a tail-skid rather than a wheel for simplicity and cheapness , saying quite rightly that they offer a little less drag . |
| 3 | The game itself is all about fitting blocks together so they make a nice tidy brick wall . |
| 4 | Applying the principles of the 12 Steps in all aspects of life so that they become a natural way of life and provide the capacity to live happily and confidently without the need for mood-altering substances or behaviours . |
| 5 | Compacts should strongly recommend that trade unionists should be released on full pay to work with teachers and students so that they gain a balanced understanding of how industry works . |
| 6 | Double and triple installations can be arranged so that they use a constant flow of water , which is introduced into the rinse sink , overflowing by weirs wash sinks , to discharge continuously via an overflow pipe fixed in the wash sink . |
| 7 | It was also during the winter months that vines were taken down from their wires and their ends tied ( often to the water pipes ) so that they formed a large bow shape . |
| 8 | Yet in the first half of the century the number of unmarried women increased substantially , so that they formed a significant minority group Spinsters maintained an anomalous social position and were often seen as a threat to a society that assumed all women would marry and be subject to the control of their husbands [ Hill , 229–30 ] . |
| 9 | For example Roe ( 1952 ) , Eiduson ( 1962 ) and McClelland ( 1962 ) suggested that male scientists often experienced a lonely childhood , perhaps suffering social isolation through illness or family circumstances , so that they developed a strong interest in their surrounding material world and a below average interest in other people and relationships . |
| 10 | The needle and sample are chosen so that they form a thermocouple : a device that produces a voltage if the point at which the two materials meet is hotter than its surroundings . |
| 11 | The crucial process , which the British Technology Group is patenting , aligns the polymers so that they form a coherent layer . |
| 12 | To do this , fix battens to the wall , levelling then with slivers of wood , so that they form a truly flat surface ( check with a spirit level in all directions ) . |
| 13 | Then , with delicate movements of his webbed hind feet , toes distended so that they form a fan , he gathers up the eggs and gently spreads them over the female 's back . |
| 14 | Pound the garlic , coriander seeds and black pepper in a mortar so that they form a paste . |
| 15 | It is a lot easier these days , so make up a little cocktail of compatible systemic insecticide and fungicide , plus a drip or two of washing-up detergent to achieve a good wetting , in a small bowl , and swish the two leaves of each cutting in the solution so that they get a good wetting and protective coating . |
| 16 | He should insist that the correct wing is held , and direct the car or tractor driver so that they take a safe route which is clear of any hazard from dropping winch cables . |
| 17 | The passages were constructed so that they contained a target clause which in one version of a passage formed a sentence on its own and in another version was part of a longer sentence . |
| 18 | In large organisations the assumption of the supervisory role is often made easier by transferring staff on promotion so that they make a fresh start among strangers ; |
| 19 | The newspaper became embarrassed ; so much so that they ran a follow-up feature called ‘ Lest We Forget ’ . |
| 20 | The lower jaw of these fish is loosely slung to the brain case so that they had a very wide ‘ gape ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ They sent two of our men off — and then they played for an extra ten minutes so that they had a chance to equalise . ’ |
| 22 | Steps should be classified under the terms used in the classical vocabulary so that they have a commonly recognised form , e.g. the three changes of weight required by the Russian ‘ Kolokol ’ or bell step and the Hungarian ‘ Harang ’ make them pas de bourrée , whilst the ‘ goat 's leap ’ known in several countries becomes the pas de chat . |
| 23 | The function which modern philosophy seized upon as expressing the vital essence of Mind was that of bringing things together so that they have a bearing upon one another . |
| 24 | so that they have a sense of ownership of the decisions that they will have to implement . |
| 25 | For their own safety they should stand back to back so that they have a completely free field of fire over 180 degrees each . |
| 26 | After describing the first three , involving speech , reading and writing , the fourth aim was described as being : ‘ to teach pupils about language , so that they achieve a working knowledge of its structure and of the variety of ways in which meaning is made , so that they have a vocabulary for discussing it , so that they can use it with greater awareness , and because it is interesting . ’ |
| 27 | The accredited representatives of foreign States participating in the investigation should be attached to him rather than to a particular group , so that they have a complete appreciation of the whole picture . |
| 28 | Certainly the request of staff then could turn into of the panel erm but but I think at the same time if people want to look at the structure so that they have a complete view of the structural organisation |
| 29 | In some cases a liaison arrangement is made with an individual who will , in addition to the responsibilities given in ( 1 ) above , help with the training of Archive staff so that they have a better appreciation of the needs of particular users of the data . |
| 30 | Respondents should be told to read all statements before answering so that they have a ‘ feel ’ for such a rating scale . |