Example sentences of "so that [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mellanby arrived in time to be heard , and succeeded in changing the decision so that Florey was appointed . |
| 2 | It may be that Archbishop Jaenberht refused to consecrate him so that Offa was driven to establishing a metropolitan see at Lichfield in order to procure an archbishop who would perform the ceremony . |
| 3 | There were also problems with the semi-automatic gearbox and a broken constant-velocity joint , so much so that Mansell was eased into fourth place on the grid by a very impressive lap from his team mate . |
| 4 | By the 1850s the tradition had declined , so that Baudelaire was seeking to give new life to a decayed literary genre . |
| 5 | He took a slight step forward and , taking his friend 's chin in his hand , lifted his face so that Ludovico was forced to look up into his eyes . |
| 6 | Swayne wore rust-coloured trousers and a matching pullover , his movements were erratic , rapid yet precise , so that Wycliffe was reminded of a little red monkey . |
| 7 | But the Bemba language translator used the word ukubstanduka , which means ‘ to boycott them ’ , so that Kaunda was quoted in Bemba as saying that Zambians should shun or have nothing to do with Britons in Zambia . |
| 8 | But even if he denied involvement , no one would believe that he had not arranged matters so that Sipotai was killed . |
| 9 | He was drunker now , a definite sway , but his stance too , and he seemed bigger , thicker , so that Anton was trapped , like baited , as netted as a fish or a bird . |