Example sentences of "so [subord] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are three distinct types of clinical challenge for which the polymerase chain reaction is indispensable : ( 1 ) Detecting vanishingly small amounts of DNA so as not to miss even the most cryptic infection and permit analysis of single cells or single sperm and of partially degraded samples . |
| 2 | She had left her curtains undrawn so as not to sleep too long in the morning . |
| 3 | The student should be advised to break up his study time into fairly short sections so as not to spend too long on any one particular area of study . |
| 4 | They 'll be easing me on as the new presenter so as not to put too much pressure on me . |
| 5 | Scarlet was beginning to believe she did it for reasons of her own , proselytizing for converts so as not to feel so lonely , so as to feel assured of the validity of her views , surrounded by like-minded people . |
| 6 | Alice said , nonchalantly , so as not to make too much of it , though she was soft with gratitude and relief , " Thanks . |
| 7 | Partly this is so as not to contrast too blatantly with the speech patterns of your characters . |
| 8 | So as not to spoil needlessly the houses and gardens entrusted to its care but still find the money required to look after them , the Trust is continually looking for ways of raising funds which do not have an impact on the properties . |
| 9 | ‘ The advantages of a single market without exchange controls or currency fluctuations between members must be quickly regained so as not to throw away our achievements and the attractiveness of our island for investment . ’ |
| 10 | The more products , the higher number of prospects will be interested , although a balance has to be struck so as not to provide so wide a range as to make it confusing . |