Example sentences of "[noun pl] so [conj] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important to carry out some experimentation with various objectives and objective-eyepiece combinations so as to be familiar with the optical properties of the microscope system in use . |
| 2 | Pulled the blanket up over his ears so as to be sure he was mistaken . |
| 3 | She describes how women organized their time creating routines to give order to their days and set goals so as to be able to feel that they had achieved something with their labour . |
| 4 | Nor was every man assessed on landed income an owner , for some used to take leases so as to be able to sublet them for profit . |
| 5 | We will work collectively in cooperatives so as to be able to help each other . |
| 6 | The marketer must therefore turn his attention to how to identify these factors so as to be able to construct an effective strategy . |
| 7 | Arrangements were also made for two firemen to take it in turns to sleep on the premises and instructions were given to these men to go all round the shops after the Works are closed and ‘ inspect every hole and corner to see if there is any sign of fire and afterwards to sleep on the premises so as to be ready in case of accident ’ . |
| 8 | Sections of the Grid which were expected to carry increasingly heavy loads ( such as those between the coalfield power stations in the East Midlands and load centres in London ) were to be constructed with wide clearances so as to be suitable for conversion to even higher voltages later should the need arise . |