Example sentences of "[adv] that [pron] [modal v] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shamanism , he explained patiently for the three idiot Brits , was a primitive practice of self-denial so that one could travel in the land of the dead and return unscathed . |
| 2 | Leaders must make the effort to consult and correct and encourage so that what may begin in childishness can grow to maturity . |
| 3 | The strait is here fifteen miles [ 24 km ] wide , so that we may pass in two hours from one great division of the earth to another , differing as essentially in their animal life as Europe does from America … ’ |
| 4 | We tidied up our rooms and cleaned the kitchens , dragging out the mundane tasks so that we could stay in the warm . |
| 5 | It is vital that our children have the best possible education to allow them not only to have the best possible standard of life and maximise their opportunities , but for the benefit of Britain , so that we can compete in the world in trade and industry . |
| 6 | Through his agony on the cross , he cancelled the debt we owed so that we can live in free relationship again with God . |
| 7 | Well fuck when I come back up he near had the fucking front door broke trying to get it open so that they 'd come in the front and I see the kitchen door 's closed and I just walked in and I said well John the dishes or nothing 's done if you wan na go and have a look because he would n't do them . |
| 8 | As we have seen , Ezekiel and Jeremiah expected God to change men in the days of the New Covenant by putting his Spirit within them , so that they should walk in his ways and keep his commandments : after Pentecost the Holy Spirit begins to produce holiness in God 's people . |
| 9 | Such cards are a standard pattern and size , so that they will fit in the Japanese filing systems . |
| 10 | intended to stay , because the immediate reaction to something like that happening is n't necessarily erm , all bad , I mean people are quite glad that they are still alive and they 're quite prepared to put up with the possible fallout of the consequences of that so that they can stay in their own homes . |
| 11 | The boxes are lined with either straw or wood shavings , not only so that the ferrets can be transported in comfort over bumpy farm tracks and fields , but also so that they can relax in comfort during the periods of rests after working . |
| 12 | As God drives back the waters so that they can cross in safety , and as he sends the wall of water rushing down upon Pharaoh 's forces , Israel learns the truth of Moses ' words : " The Lord will fight for you , and you have only to be still " ( 14:14 ) . |
| 13 | Ideally , the building should be isolated , so that they can breed in peace . |
| 14 | And you know these telephone-holes — when they 've dug a good hole they put a sort of canvas tent on top , so that they can work in comfort underneath . |
| 15 | ‘ When they become alarmed they go very quiet , waiting for something to happen so that they can run in the opposite direction . |
| 16 | And although Gramps had left her enough money for just this purpose she 'd been hoping to live cheaply so that she could stay in Ireland for at least a month , see as much of the country as she could . |
| 17 | Aunt Sarah would be curled up on the sofa , in guernsey and old jeans , having chased Robin and Jenny out so that she could phone in peace . |
| 18 | Marielle is practising a fiddly Ravel note cluster , Katia is pouting at a portable telephone , hired so that she can keep in touch with their mother ( ‘ she is cardiac ’ ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh Lord , look down upon this sinful child in his wickedness and lead him from his evil ways into righteousness If he is tempted again , remind him of the pains of Thy Hell , the torment and burning , so that he may quiver in his wretched flesh and repent in his immortal soul … |
| 20 | In the same month they travelled to Bermuda for six weeks so that he might convalesce in the warmth : he responded well , and was walking more easily . |
| 21 | He said this explorer had said he 'd had some special underpants made so that he could pee in the river safely . |
| 22 | When she did n't answer he sighed roughly , increasing his pace so that he could walk in front of her and force her to stop . |
| 23 | He was put to bed in a room in the house so that he could die in some comfort . |
| 24 | Allen had never earned more than ten pounds a week , taking part-time jobs during the day so that he could write in the evenings . |
| 25 | As the cars lined up on the grid , Andretti on pole , Hunt alongside him , Pete Lyons wrote a wonderful paragraph which said it all : the mechanics drilling holes in Hunt 's visor so that he could see in the mist . |
| 26 | Apart from some general points , listed here ( as well as scattered elsewhere in the book where especially relevant , such as in Chapter 10 , Starting Your Own Business ) , giving tax planning advice is the job for a specialist ; and moreover one who is fully conversant with your financial affairs , so that he can advise in the light of your own particular circumstances . |
| 27 | It was just one of these regular lunch-parties he has so that he can keep in touch with people he would n't otherwise meet . |
| 28 | God has given us the Holy Spirit so that He can work in His world . |
| 29 | And when he gets a break from the circuit just before Christmas , he 'll be taking wife Anne and baby George to Florida so that he can train in the sun . |
| 30 | A bustling market , dark , smokey houses and a busy wharf have all been re-created in accurate detail so that you can experience in sight , sound and smell exactly what it was like to live and work in the Viking city of Jorvik . |