Example sentences of "then [vb pp] so as " in BNC.

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1 Gilding , normally done by taking powered gold mixed with mercury to form an amalgam , was painted onto the surface and then heated so as to drive off the mercury .
2 Fords won their appeal , the court holding that a new car which is damaged but then repaired so as to be ‘ as good as new ’ can still be regarded as new .
3 The court held that a new car which is damaged and then repaired so as to be " as good as new " can still be regarded as " new " .
4 To produce the latter the inner coffin was placed on to a width of lead which was then cut so as to be three inches larger all round than the coffin itself ; this was then turned up and tacked to the wood .
5 The cross-rails are then rotated so as to tip the samples into the resin pots .
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