Example sentences of "were [vb pp] so [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were arranged so that eight of those attending the seminar gave evidence as expert witnesses . |
| 2 | As work in the mountains was restricted to the summer , the field seasons were arranged so that lower ground was surveyed during spring and autumn . |
| 3 | The stones of the wall did not seem to be held together with mortar , but instead they were keyed so that each lay on the other with hardly a sign of a join . |
| 4 | The electricians were apprised so that all electrical appliances could be in perfect order . |
| 5 | Some groups were organised so that each worker carried out an independent part-task with little reference to the total task , whereas in other cases each worker had a commitment to the total task and carried out various sub-tasks in this context . |
| 6 | There have been many theories accounting for the prevalence of North , North East and East facing galleries , including a favourite one that they were built so that thrifty spinners might sit out and catch the last of the waning daylight . |
| 7 | Changes in the parole system were promised so that serious offenders would serve a longer proportion of their time in jail . |
| 8 | These were checked against a lexicon as they were produced so that unacceptable letter strings could be ruled out as early as possible . |
| 9 | Traditional boundaries between the counties were ignored so that all manner of sporting and social organizations were threatened with disturbance . |
| 10 | If weights were seriously adrift , plant management were informed so that corrective action could be taken . |
| 11 | The ‘ four great freedoms ’ were suspended so that public meetings and rallies could not take place . |
| 12 | Here vast collections of plants and animals — stuffed , or as bones and fossils — were assembled so that comparative study could be carried on , and unknown creatures described and named . |