Example sentences of "so that a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The test would need to be constructed so that a range of marks is produced , for a narrow band of scores would not discriminate sufficiently to facilitate the allocation of pupils . |
| 2 | He paused , the butt of his cigar held against his brow , so that a cataract of white spume dribbled down into his eye socket . |
| 3 | Generally speaking the offshore profile is much more gentle , so that a fall in sea level of 30 m ( 100 ft ) , for example , will cause a displacement seaward of the shoreline to the extent of anything between a few hundred metres and perhaps 20 km ( 12 miles ) . |
| 4 | Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it . |
| 5 | He was , however , a preacher and a man of goodwill rather than a leader and man of action so that a change of leadership had become desirable when he retired . |
| 6 | the acceptable proposition that some shared morality is essential to the existence of any society , to the unacceptable proposition that a society is identical with its morality , as that is at any given moment of its history , so that a change in its morality is tantamount to the destruction of a society . |
| 7 | In componential analysis it is usually taken as an obvious primitive feature , so that a word like wife would have the feature [ -male ] . |
| 8 | The Conservative Education Association strongly urged the government to amend the legislation so that a majority of parents on the register would be required to vote for opting out . |
| 9 | That does not answer the burning problem of law-breaking on a Sunday , especially when the House has not been afforded the opportunity even to debate the matter in full so that a consensus of hon. Members can be taken . |
| 10 | And in this case we had to align the timber so that a sheet of plasterboard would line up with the projecting wall |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | But not all managers are instinctively skilled at handling problem people so that a variety of methods have been evolved to assist with coping with them . |
| 13 | Originally , before universal printing standardised the written language , the educated people in different parts of the country wrote words down in different ways , so that a monk in Whitby might spell as book what one in Ely would spell buk because of local accents . |
| 14 | Experiments and modern calculations suggest that the Sutton Hoo type boat could average a speed of 3 knots for little more than six hours , so that a crossing of the North Sea from Holland to East Anglia could have been achieved in about 14 days , although if sails were available the time would be considerably less ( Green 1963 ) . |
| 15 | This work should start immediately so that a schedule for 1992 can be drawn up . |
| 16 | Yes , it is unsaleable at this price of £4914.91 but can be made saleable if the price is adjusted so that a return at the new , higher , current rate of return can be earned . |
| 17 | Each worm removes about 0.05 ml of blood per day by ingestion and seepage from the lesions so that a sheep with 5000 H. contortus may lose about 250 ml daily . |
| 18 | Some of the latter were portable so that a current of air could be allowed to play direct on to the patients ' faces . |
| 19 | The gilt-edged market and the foreign exchange market were , and are , influenced by each other , so that a deterioration in the balance of payments tended to produce a weakness in the gilt-edged market . |
| 20 | In some cases these interests match up , so that a course of events which realises a class 's economic interests will simultaneously realise its political and ideological ones as well . |
| 21 | He argues the need for : a written constitution which is compatible with the rule of law ; the separation of legislative , executive , and judicial power so that a system of checks and balances will be in place ; a bicameral legislature , to provide an additional check ; a federal system of government to protect against big , centralized government ; a bill of rights which will protect a sphere of private autonomy ; judicial review to ensure an effective mechanism of protection ; and specific limitations on legislative and administrative discretion . |
| 22 | They are now working on a centralised system for spare parts , so that a customer in Spain or Switzerland can be found the part he needs whether it 's in Germany , Italy or France . |
| 23 | Reading a work 's introduction can be helpful , though even then content may not live up to the billing , so that a sampling of the text is also advised . |
| 24 | So that a knife in Mr Rattrie 's feckless ribs would have cost her less in penal servitude , if she had not actually killed him , than Miss Gemma Dallam 's satin . |
| 25 | Discuss this with the vet beforehand so that a member of the staff can restrain the dog . |
| 26 | Tests of the accuracy of radiocarbon dates against samples of wood dated by dendrochronology ( see below ) have shown that ‘ radiocarbon years ’ can not always be directly equated with calendar years ( because the amount of carbon 14 varies ) , so that a date of 4,100 BC in ‘ radiocarbon years ’ may actually be closer to a real date of 5,000 BC . |
| 27 | I wrote to him and he asked me to ring him , so that a date for a meeting could be arranged . |
| 28 | The Siporax is only half submerged , so that a head of water never covers the biological media . |
| 29 | Although the issues of capacity and genuine consent or rejection are separate , in reality they may well overlap , so that a patient in a weakened condition may be unduly influenced in circumstances in which if he had been fit , he would have resisted the influence sought to be exercised over him . |
| 30 | Jess kicked out , catching the handle of his tankard so that a puddle of porter slopped on to the counter . |