Example sentences of "so as [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The torque at the shoulder depends a lot on the angle at the elbow , and so as one would expect , learning to control the shoulder took longest . |
| 2 | I went round all the hospitals in Edinburgh and Leith all the doctors surgeries and there was nowhere and I ended up at the the women 's unit in Edinburgh City Chambers and I got help from the women 's unit and er from there we started a pressure group to get more literature to people , you know to get them into doctor 's surgeries so as they would know what to do , what to expect . |
| 3 | One former Edinburgh male compositor who worked at Constable 's told me in a letter that " we as apprentices … used to help the ladies by lifting the formes of type on to the stones , so as they could do corrections , and lift them down " It could in fact have perfectly well been done by a strong woman or by two women cooperating , and in any case took very little time . |
| 4 | ‘ So as they can whip them off at a moment 's notice ! ’ he hissed . |
| 5 | ‘ So as they can get their damned toes out and waggle then at people ! ’ |
| 6 | Some farmers live in small houses up in the mountains ( during the summer ) so as they can look after their cows . |
| 7 | But it seems a waste of the resources to er have er , ten different meetings for thirty cases we that 's , that 's my view but , I would like to see another report at the next meeting so as we can compare . |
| 8 | Cook it so as we can have it cold with salad or something . |
| 9 | ‘ Go and get it , so as we can get into that zoo . ’ |
| 10 | Then we was taken out of there into the Corporation Street where the fair used to be held and we had silhouettes of different aircraft on poles and holding them up and we er so as we could recognize them . |
| 11 | Well I had learnt shorthand and typing at school but erm the money was necessary at home you see , and er with my sister working there , at H and T Hornes , er she spoke for me and er I had an interview and and they put me up in the nursery , we used to call it the nursery see because we were all fourteens up there and er then they called it the cylinder shop and er my foreman was a fella name Archie and erm everything was very very strict indeed , we could not move away from our board you could n't speak to the next one that was working by you , and er there was a fella named Mr and he was he , I did n't work for him I worked for Mr , but some you cou you were afraid to move because of this man and he he he 'd stare at you and he 'd look at you and anyway erm they put me assembling and it was very interesting indeed , there was a tall stand on , we called it the bench , a tall stand with a screw on the top and then to as begin to assemble the locks you had to take what we would call the body , screw it into the er little on the stand and then we had tweezers , there were , in the body there were five springs and then you had to have five breast pins and when you got the springs in you .. we have to have a plug at the back so as we could put each pin and push the plug over that a dummy plug we called it and so that was five pins were in and then there was a ball er when that , when we came to put it in our vice , we had to put the V I C E not V O voice . |
| 12 | When we got the vans , Ernie was with us then and he always used to sharpen her knife up so as he 'd give her a fresh one lunchtime to go , he 'd , she 'd start off up , down from where you 'd come from this morning , then she 'd go on to Wicken and do that on a Tuesday , Tuesday round . |
| 13 | So I put it on the dim switch so as he can see to get in the bedroom . |
| 14 | Oh he used to wash them and he had a proper , he had a case what he made up with a rack so as he could drop them all in . |
| 15 | ‘ Not so as you 'd notice it . ’ |
| 16 | No they was , used to cut it up smaller so as you could handle it . |
| 17 | ‘ And I 've asked it nary a word till we got here , so as you could hear the story as well . |
| 18 | And then in these days there were pits for going underneath the cars er dug into the ground so as you could get underneath the cars . |
| 19 | But you 're taking English lessons so as you can go and get a degree in sociology or physiotherapy |
| 20 | That 's so as you can watch it looking at telly ! |
| 21 | Perhaps you 'd like her to change places wi' me , so as you can give her a cuddle in the night ? ’ |
| 22 | So as you can see not only have we designed a gas cooker which looks impressive in the most modern of kitchens or traditional wooden cabinetry . |
| 23 | So as you can see , it is imperative for us to attain a constant turnover to maximize profitability . ’ |
| 24 | So as you can see . |
| 25 | So as you can see , studying football grounds is a brilliant hobby . |
| 26 | I now also have a little in , out , balance book , so as you can see , ‘ I never do things ’ by halves ! |
| 27 | So as you can see , this illness has ruined my life . |
| 28 | So as you will see , this leaves a hole as big as a goat 's backside in the programme , and Dulcie wrote to Jas and I that unless one of us would write another ballet , and a longish one at that , the University Ballet would n't be able to go to JHB ! ! ! |
| 29 | Woolwich would have expected any refusal of payment to lead to collection proceedings which would have been gravely embarrassing for Woolwich , the more so as it would have been the only building society refusing to pay . |
| 30 | Woolwich would have expected any refusal of payment to lead to collection proceedings which would have been gravely embarrassing for Woolwich , the more so as it would have been the only building society refusing to pay . |