Example sentences of "so [v-ing] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is so afraid of being controlled himself ( being done to as he himself does ) that he continues to control others to avoid becoming a victim himself and so having to face humiliation . |
| 2 | His passionate ambition was to lead a crusade against the Turks , and in so doing to unite Christendom — a vision which anticipated that of Charles V , and a policy which was to be a major preoccupation of both Charles and Philip II throughout the sixteenth century . |
| 3 | It is for the courts to construe those words and it is the court 's duty in so doing to give effect to the intention of Parliament in using those words . |
| 4 | The persons being processed into the speaker 's frame of reference may in so doing lose contact with their own , so that they can not relate their new knowledge to their life situation ; neither can they communicate it to others . |
| 5 | The truth is , judging from the current record of the EEC , that countries which wish to expand its powers against those of their own parliaments , are likely in so doing to extend bureaucracy , regulation and uncompetitiveness . |
| 6 | Although the energy problem can be surmounted at a price , it seems certain that the imbalance between infrastructure and population will aggravate economic problems and in so doing worsen nationality problems as well . |
| 7 | The role of the MAS specialist is to support that team in the acquisition or divestment process and in so doing to add value to the service provided . |
| 8 | Liplines fade with age , so outlining improves definition . |