Example sentences of "so [that] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Music has a time-span which is very different from that of speech — it spreads words into another time dimension , so that whereas a writer has to ‘ pad out ’ his thoughts to give his words extra body , such padding becomes burdensome in music — unwanted material we could well do without . |
| 2 | This should be taken as referring to the office of head teacher , so that where a person is acting in place of the head teacher ( usually this will be the deputy head teacher ) , s/he will be able to exercise this power . |
| 3 | At British general elections , vote counts are reported at constituency level only , so that where a party gets its votes is largely unknown ( though party workers have efficient ways of estimating the geography of their support when acting as scrutineers at the count ) . |
| 4 | Lord Wilberforce suggested that there should be a relaxation of the exclusionary rule so that where a minister promoting a Bill makes an explicit and official statement as to the meaning or scope of the provision , reference should be allowed to that statement . |
| 5 | This word universal is never the name of anything existent in nature , nor of any idea or phantasm found in the mind [ my italics ] , but always the name of some word or name ; so that when a living creature , a stone , a spirit , or any other thing , is said to be universal , it is not to be understood that any man , stone etc. , ever was or can be universal , but only that the words , living creature , stone , etc. , are universal names , that is , names common to many things ; and the conceptions answering them in the mind are the images and phantasms of several living creatures or other things . |
| 6 | Like other trade unions , the MU negotiates with employers such as TV companies so that when a band appears on ‘ Top of the Pops ’ or ‘ Night Network ’ the members of the band will be paid an MU-negotiated fee . |
| 7 | The family who had owned and operated the mill continued to live in the imposing nearby mill house , but were unable to fund a restoration of the redundant mill , so that when a Repairs Notice was served on them by the local authority , they were obliged to sell the building . |
| 8 | Different minerals crystallize at different temperatures , so that when a basalt magma cools , a sequence of minerals appears . |
| 9 | Some frames are removable , so that when a lighter load is carried it is not necessary to carry the extra weight of the frame . |
| 10 | The colleague , having done so , chooses the added ‘ return ’ menu option and that 's all there is to it : the first person can , if required , specify a merge macro , so that when a button is hit , all of the delegated fields will be collated into the finished spreadsheet . |
| 11 | A high value tends to be placed on certainty and permanence , so that when a child is removed from his natural parents and rapid rehabilitation seems unlikely , he should not be confused by multiple parent figures or uncertain plans for his future . |
| 12 | Other restraints must also be removed , they say , so that when a suitable kidney is available it can be removed and transferred to the needy patient without delay . |
| 13 | He said , ’ Abroad , one should pursue policies so that when a citizen of one 's country travels abroad , he is admired by the rest of the world for the policies being pursued in that country . ’ |
| 14 | But what we 're proposing here essentially , is to say we 've got a seventy thousand pound contingency not specifically allocated , we will reduce that down to thirty thousand , but within that thirty thousand we will have to deal with requests we get to increase grants to people who 're already in receipt of grant support , and also we 've also found it extremely helpful to have a small reserve so that when a body comes along and says I would do this for you , but I do need a small grant in order to do it , and you 're effectively buying a hundred thousand pounds worth of service for ten thousand pounds , that you have actually got a ten thousand pounds to put it in , rather than funding everyone , so that 's basically the policy behind it Chair . |
| 15 | There the Welsh and English school timetables differ , so that when a morning of Medau was started at the town hall , English-speaking mothers came to the first session and Welsh-speaking ones to the second ; she was therefore obliged to give the former in English and the latter in Welsh — surely a triumphant example of good public relations and adaptability — though Wynne claims that she is still having a struggle to master Welsh . |
| 16 | So far as individual counselling on sexual matters is concerned , schools are advised that whilst pastoral care of pupils is an important aspect of the teacher 's role , parents are expected to play their part , so that if a pupil were to approach a teacher for advice the teacher should , wherever possible , encourage the pupil to seek it from his/her parent whilst at the same time warning the pupil of the risks attached to the pupil 's behaviour . |
| 17 | Back-up copies of working disks should be made frequently so that if a disk is accidentally damaged , not too much work is lost . |
| 18 | As Hildyard and Olson put it : ‘ the authority of rhetorical conditions are collapsed onto the truth conditions so that if a statement is true to the facts or to the text itself , that is sufficient condition for its being interpersonally appropriate ’ ( ibid. p. 9 ) . |
| 19 | Looking about him at the great press of people , the escalator that was a river of people flowing on and on , the crowds that streamed down the stairs so that if a train was held up there would be room for no more to squeeze on to the platform , he wondered why a terrorist group had never thought of putting a bomb in the tube . |
| 20 | Most importantly , they have a specific set of connections between their neurons , so that if a cut is made in a set of nerves leading to a muscle , that specific muscle becomes paralysed . |
| 21 | Testing is a crucial part of ensuring that we know what quality of education our young people are achieving , so that if a satisfactory level is not reached , appropriate action can be taken . |
| 22 | Will he also ask the manufacturers to consider the possibility of installing devices to enable stolen cars to be traced , so that if a terrorist murder is committed the police can get on the track quickly ? |
| 23 | Cavan 's biggest problem is tradition according to Reilly , so much so that if a manager does n't deliver the goods within a few years he 's gone and a new one comes along . |
| 24 | It is noticeable , however , that a transfer making use of the £3,000 annual exemption is not excluded from the property subject to reservation provisions so that if a donor makes use of his annual exemption and , for instance , retains a benefit then these provisions can apply in the event of the donor 's death . |
| 25 | Erm , comment was made of c thirteen , we do when we design our roads , actually already put catchment areas in , so that if a lorry load of diesel happens to split on it that , that there are drains to hold it . |
| 26 | Are we going to have er , erm , are we going to have some kind of reporting system , so that if a hunt actually enters erm , one of our fields , we 're going to start denouncing tenants and have them hauled up in front of a disciplinary committee ? . |