Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [verb] so that " in BNC.
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1 | Well I think that she was trying to keep him dangling so that she 'd have somebody to fall back on if she did n't land another man . |
2 | Well I think that she was trying to keep him dangling so that she had somebody to fall back on if she did n't land another man . |
3 | A mistress in a plum-coloured dress began to teach them sewing so that later on they would be able to help with needlework that was taken in . |
4 | ‘ The club is unique , and we want to see it develop so that it compares with the Queen 's Rugby Club , that is serving as a platform to provide some of the country 's top players . |
5 | Needless to say , it was the part which most of them hated ; they were longing to get it finished so that they could write their essays on Hamlet or Keats . |
6 | I could see her English neighbour shutting her front door in our faces , and yet all the same we left the two children there , rushing away after I 'd pinched their cheeks to make them cry so that she 'd have to come out to them . |