Example sentences of "so that it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Her iron hand was even harder on the pastry , and affected its colour as well so that it looked dark and oppressed . |
2 | They made the bed up , so that it looked ordinary . |
3 | The top was also a little long , but not so that it looked foolish . |
4 | The second is to increase the establishment of HMI so that it employs thousands of people , but I do not believe that a centralised civil service approach is desirable . |
5 | language … gives structure to experience , and helps to determine our way of looking at things , so that it requires some intellectual effort to see them in any other way than that which our language suggests to us . |
6 | It is said that he constructed a tank and poured into it molten gold so that it became one vast molten block . |
7 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
8 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
9 | Martin Luther King had a vision as personal and private as the sleeping child or the cross-legged meditator , but he turned it outward as a prayer for peace so that it became shared . |
10 | He undid his tie so that it hung loose around his neck and unfastened the top few buttons on his shirt . |
11 | Not big at all , just comfortable , so that it sleeps two or three . |
12 | Pus the white foam washer on to the waste outlet so that it sits flush against the underside of the outlet rim |
13 | The replacement ratio measures income in and out of work so that it measures net-of-tax earnings minus work-related expenses as compared with out-of-work transfer payments contingent upon the status of being unemployed . |
14 | In May , 1991 , the Digital Information Group 's Software Industry Bulletin reported that SelecTronics expects to report a ‘ significant loss ’ for its financial year ended 31 March and that it is restructuring its business so that it manufactures handheld devices only when it has firm orders from its distribution channels . |
15 | They have an ingenious device called a " lens ' , whose shape appears to be mathematically calculated so that it bends these silent rays in such a way that there is an exact one-to-one mapping between objects in the world and an " image " on a sheet of cells called the " retina " . |
16 | There was a concerted gasp of shock around the table , and Benedict himself stiffened , his frown deepening so that it cut heavy lines across his forehead and between his brows , marring his looks . |
17 | The same table also shows that the proportion of women qualifying for unemployment benefit increased over the years so that it surpassed that of men . |
18 | Interlaced displays scan alternate lines , so that it takes two complete passes to display every line on-screen . |
19 | Mrs Stych was unloading savoury rolls and a bowl of chicken salad from the refrigerator and she kicked the door savagely , so that it slammed shut with a protesting boom . |
20 | At the meeting the SOC finally ceased its efforts to amend the UN draft plan so that it made explicit mention of " genocide " , in reference to the appalling human rights record of the Khmer Rouge government of the late 1970s . |
21 | The shade has a double skin so that it remains cool and the light is well diffused , thus reducing glare and shadows . |
22 | Hot air is circulated at a high velocity in the cooking cabinet where it instantly envelopes the food and seals the meat so that it remains juicy . |
23 | The small grass lawn at the front was overgrown , the wooden verandah running from the porch along the front of the house had several posts missing , and the catch on the outer porch door was broken , so that it swung open and shut with a groan and a bang in the ever freshening wind . |
24 | There is no comparison between the firm , delicate flesh of such a natural specimen and the fatty flab of the farmed fish made pink by E160g , washed in Nuvan to minimize lice infestation and packed into a cage so that it gets little or no natural conditioning . |
25 | The distance between the water-level and the cover-glass should be at least 6ins ( 16cms ) , so that it gets sufficient heat and humidity . |
26 | We do n't pressurise the horse so that it gets more and more upset : remember , it will remember ! |
27 | As a routine measure , you should open your dog 's mouth each week , so that it becomes used to this procedure . |
28 | This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time . |
29 | Even if you are confident of your ability to manage a compost heap so that it becomes hot enough to cleanse itself of disease spores , there remains the risk of the subsequent compost matter containing thorns which are extremely resistant to decomposition . |
30 | This is somewhat like making the target broader so that it becomes easier to hit . |