Example sentences of "so [conj] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So although agencies can now see what sort of approach they should be making in women 's development policy , and are looking at their lives in their entirety — not just as baby machines , the agencies are restricted by the IMF and World Bank conditions in what they can do . |
| 2 | So although machines may beat us , there is no need to despair . |
| 3 | So although consumers may on average be better off so far as their spending power is concerned , they may be worse off overall when environmental factors are taken into account . |
| 4 | So although lexicographers may purposely employ experts to contribute to the compilation of definitions in more esoteric domains , it is nevertheless the case that more everyday words will have more widely understood patterns of usage that are reflected in both the definitions they possess and the manner in which they are used in a typical business letter . |
| 5 | The acid tank farm is completely enclosed and the building is kept under negative pressure so that fumes can not escape into the atmosphere . |
| 6 | However , ‘ DC& : Decimal classification : additions , notes and decisions ’ is a useful means by which modifications can be announced in advance of a new edition so that reactions can be assessed before a revision is finally settled . |
| 7 | The 15 other boys in his class are having their heads shaved so that Mark will not be out of place when his hair falls out during his treatment . |
| 8 | He took a stick and poked the leaves till they glowed , orange flames flickered around the strap and the helmet began to shrivel , slowly becoming unrecognisable , so that Barnes would n't pull it out later and bring it back to the house . |
| 9 | It was accepted that models were used to create all of the decoration required in the day moulds , so that variation could occur in making the model , mould , casting or in any final cleaning . |
| 10 | The same accounting methods are applied over a series of reporting periods so that trends can be identified and comparisons made . |
| 11 | After more than a decade of concern over different aspects of the bail process , steps were taken to reduce the number of defendants remanded in custody by introducing a statutory presumption in favour of bail ( section 4 of the Act ) , and by seeking to structure the decision-making process so that magistrates would give effect to it . |
| 12 | He came over to the bed , holding up his hand to shade his eyes from the bedside light , and peering almost comically close , so that Tessa could smell the whisky on his breath . |
| 13 | Remembering all the dinners he had eaten at the Dysons ' when he had been living on his own , Bob invited Morris back to his flat one evening so that Tessa could cook dinner for him in his turn . |
| 14 | The key factor in enhancing children 's progress in reading is adult attention , most schools encourage children to take reading books home so that parents can have the opportunity to give help and encouragement . |
| 15 | In future , schools will publish more information in a comparable format , so that parents can see easily whether their child 's school is up with the best . |
| 16 | The college also offers a creche for two to five-year-olds so that parents can leave children in safe hands . |
| 17 | Obviously we 're trying to make a homely atmosphere so that parents can come and go , er when new parents come on to the ward , when new patients come on to the ward , nursing staff maintain a , a close control and a close liaison with them , so were any undesirables as it were , to come on to the ward , I am sure they would be picked up almost immediately . |
| 18 | It also establishesa system for the review and clearance of products containing genetically modified organisms so that conditions can be established for their marketing . ’ |
| 19 | Julian mentions a case of exactly this kind : ‘ I bequeath Stichus to Titius ’ or ‘ let my heir give [ Stichus ] so that Titius may manumit him ’ ( Stichum Titio lego vel heres meus dato ita ut eum Titius manumittat ) . |
| 20 | It tried to jump off the table and had to be held firmly so that Sophie could freeze the surrounding area before lancing it . |
| 21 | The adviser spelt out the details of the scheme , saying that the self-appraisal consisted of providing factual information , looking at what they were doing and describing it so that advisers could understand what they are trying to do . |
| 22 | Flat roofs are laid with a slight slope so that rainwater can be collected by conventional gutters and led down to the drains . |
| 23 | The questionnaires were designed so that responses would be given in one of three ways : a yes-no answer ; a comment ; or a choice from either three or five possible responses . |
| 24 | The outcry would undoubtedly be even greater if some form of compulsion were involved , such as placing the rural landscape under the same kind of protective legislation as already exists for ‘ listed ’ buildings so that farmers would have to notify the local planning authority of any intention to remove a protected landscape feature , such as a hedgerow or a section of heath . |
| 25 | So that Dunbar would be in no position to hand it over to the enemy . |
| 26 | And to cap it all , in my front garden , a taxus that has already outgirthed Sir Cyril Smith was making a takeover bid for my car runway , so that friends would smilingly open their drivers ' doors only to get a mouthful of evergreen . |
| 27 | She looked away so that Trent would n't see her misery : ‘ He told me not to tell anyone . ’ |
| 28 | They will partly design the course themselves , concentrating on using local produce and designing menus so that preparation can be fitted in round all the other pressures on a farm . |
| 29 | The economy demanded multinational States , so that nationality could no longer be a ‘ State-forming ’ principle . |
| 30 | Bloom must accept a particular life so that Joyce need not , and Stephen must be shown in his byronic self-deception so that Joyce need not . |