Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [adv] so that " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ask for reference back so that a closer look can be taken at these problems in the administration of the benefits . |
| 2 | We have to have some kind of fall back so that if the politicians wo n't talk something will be put in place over their heads , ’ he explained . |
| 3 | They were vertebrates that learned to live out of water paradoxically so that they could also continue to live in water . |
| 4 | Move your centre of gravity forward so that the heel of your trailing foot is lifted . |
| 5 | The video monitors are on the floor facing upwards in front of the speaker and there are two pieces of glass above so that the speech is reflected at the speaker 's eye-level , directing his main focus at the appropriate part of the audience . |
| 6 | Suddenly Mr Broadhurst pulled up short , causing me to wheel around so that we were both facing the window of a toy shop . |
| 7 | Such bodies are set up outside government partly so that they can attract skilled personnel who might not be prepared to work for the core of government ; so that they can develop a high level of expertise in the area they are responsible for ; and so that they can develop policy in an atmosphere divorced from direct party political pressures . |
| 8 | I went back to my room , trying to forget about my brother ; I wanted to get to bed early so that I could be up in time for the naming ceremony of the new catapult . |
| 9 | Rory thought now that his brother must have exaggerated the story , made it more horrific than it really had been , and he certainly did n't believe that Lachy had run away to sea just so that he could wear an eye-patch and pretend he was a pirate . |