Example sentences of "[noun sg] so [that] it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is wound round the threads in a clockwise direction so that it is forced in as the joint is tightened . |
| 2 | Finally , and significantly , voting rights exercisable by discretionary portfolio managers are attributed to them ( although member states are allowed to postpone the notification requirement in this last case so that it is tied to general meetings ) . |
| 3 | It was not , of course , private — simply a patch of sand directly beneath four Winds , where the rocks jutted out on either side so that it was screened from the rest of the bay and , at high tide , sometimes cut off from it . |
| 4 | To feed the spider , throw the insect into the web so that it is caught by the sticky threads . |
| 5 | The whale turns broadside so that it is lifted back into the sea . |
| 6 | Sufficient time to do the statistical work so that it is completed accurately and can be properly checked |
| 7 | If a sponge is forced through a fine gauze sieve so that it is broken down into separate cells , these will eventually reorganise themselves into a sponge , each kind of cell finding its appropriate place within the body . |
| 8 | Speaking for the Socialists , the largest single group in the assembly , British MEP David Bowe ( Cleveland and Yorkshire North ) said ‘ We should all be conscious of the scandals which have taken place in the past , whether it be the dumping of waste in the Third World or the scandalous sham recycling of some waste so that it is disposed of in extremely environmentally unfriendly ways ’ . |
| 9 | If doubt can be turned destructively against truth so that it is dismissed as error , doubt can also be used constructively to prosecute error disguised as . |
| 10 | Placing the egg in the palm of his right hand , Vic let it roll up his forearm and then jerked his elbow so that it was propelled into the air . |
| 11 | In situations where you do n't feel OK you can use your Adult to prevent the feelings ‘ surfacing ’ in your overt behaviour and to control your behaviour so that it is conducted on an I 'm OK — You 're OK basis . |
| 12 | Place your right hand behind your back so that it is resting on your left hip . |
| 13 | There is government concern in all advanced industrial societies of how to restructure higher education so that it is made more directly relevant to the needs of the economy . |
| 14 | Lord Ackner referred , at p. 827 , to the function of the visitor as being the supervision ‘ of the internal rules of the foundation so that it is governed in accordance with those private laws which the founder has laid down … ’ |
| 15 | He also needs to cap the new price so that it is prevented from rising further over the remaining four years of construction if he is to convince bankers that they should continue to support Eurotunnel . |
| 16 | So I am pleading that the panel really take a great deal of effort in this leaflet so that it is going to be easily understood by even the people who are less well educated than some of us . |
| 17 | Certainly the Devon , in the late eighteenth century , was described by William Marshall ( 1796 ) as being ‘ in size somewhat below the desirable point for the heavier works of husbandry ’ , making up for this deficiency with its agility and exertion so that it was regarded as the best worker in Britain . |
| 18 | He lowered his voice so that it was drowned by the raucous chatter of the men in the rear seats . |
| 19 | Considerable effort by senior management needs to be devoted to refining information so that it is related to local units , uses easily understood concepts and yardsticks , has illustrations and examples , is consistent and is a careful balance between mentioning failures and successes . |
| 20 | After the dog is clipped to the tug line it is clipped to a neck line so that it is held tight in position relative to the tow line . |
| 21 | Managing director of finance Ian Duncan writes that ‘ anticipating the introduction of the new US accounting standard FAS 106 , we have made provision over recent years to cover the aggregate liability calculated using the accrual method and have decided to amend the balance sheet classification so that it is shown separately under ‘ provisions for liabilities and charges ’ in the notes to the accounts ' . |
| 22 | restrict the length of any fund raising project to less than one year so that it is completed within the period of office of a committee ; |
| 23 | First pivot the mortar so that it is pointing in the direction you wish to fire . |
| 24 | The most obvious is that it helps you prepare your position so that it is based on facts rather than speculation or wishful thinking . |
| 25 | The function of the weaving brushes is to push the yarn into the correct position so that it is laid in to the knitted fabric . |
| 26 | rotates a vector so that it 's pointing in completely the opposite |
| 27 | The simplest method of doing this is to remove the lid of the cistern ( if it has one ) , laying a length of wood across the cistern and tying a piece of string to the ballvalve arm so that it is held closed . |
| 28 | Firstly pivot the catapult on the spot so that it is pointing in the direction you wish to shoot . |