Example sentences of "so [subord] to bring [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By design they had entered the grounds quite close to the front entrance , and they angled their progress so as to bring them into contact with the main driveway as quickly as possible . |
| 2 | Under a presidential decree of Aug. 6 , oil and gas export prices were deregulated so as to bring them into line with world prices . |
| 3 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 4 | The universal element here is that human beings use their resources of language and technology to simplify the world of experience so as to bring it under control . |
| 5 | In fact the United States was already tilting towards Israel in order to prevent its economic collapse but intending to ‘ progressively reduce the amount of economic aid to Israel , so as to bring it into impartial relationship to aid to others in the area ’ . |