Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they can [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are about 11,000 in the UK whose sight and hearing are both severely impaired — in the street , they usually carry a red and white banded cane so that they can be recognised easily . |
| 2 | Their positions and intensities are not affected , so that they can be tracked down . |
| 3 | We also attempt to weave the plant into the local economic fabric by helping local firms to take part in its construction and by training local people so that they can be employed to work on the project . |
| 4 | When studying the propagation of electromagnetic waves ( radiation ) the effects of the ‘ longitudinal ’ and ‘ time ’ polarized photons cancel so that they can be ignored . |
| 5 | Wherever possible assemblies and subassemblies must be specified and designed so that they can be inspected and tested as separate items independently of the remainder of the product . |
| 6 | Wherever possible assemblies and subassemblies must be specified and designed so that they can be inspected and tested as separate items independently of the remainder of the product . |
| 7 | The costs of products need to be determined so that they can be compared with budgeted costs . |
| 8 | However , it is necessary to recognize these limitations of enumeration so that they can be overcome in practice . |
| 9 | But the images of beauty may be lost and forgotten and a mnemonic is needed so that they can be recalled to the mind easily . |
| 10 | The ferret 's function is to frighten the rabbits so that they bolt out of the holes or to force them to retreat through the burrow system until they become cornered so that they can be dug out while the ferret holds them in that fixed position . |
| 11 | Much of the $50 million of software exports in 1980 consisted of what is called conversion work : the recoding of programs so that they can be transferred from one computer to another . |
| 12 | Often it is very useful to study your complete set of jobs and arrange the elements of that set in order , so that they can be done better , or more easily than if you did your work in a different order each day . |
| 13 | They are F or G giants , so that they can be seen over great distances . |
| 14 | It has been almost impossible for them to acquire the artistic infrastructure that should surround those works so that they can be seen in the right scholarship context . |
| 15 | For this reason it is wise to keep a few in a bowl during the winter , so that they can be given a little warmth during early spring to encourage premature growth and shade the first flush of water discolouring algae , thus discouraging its growth . |
| 16 | All that statutory reforms have done as yet is to make piecemeal extensions of the remedies afforded to members so that they can be invoked by personal representatives of members . |
| 17 | Always write messages down at once , and read them back to the caller so that they can be checked . |
| 18 | Whether any other position could serve that purpose is at best arguable , but in any case all discs need to be in a standard place so that they can be checked in seconds without searching . |
| 19 | There is also continuous recording of all deals so that they can be checked if necessary . |
| 20 | This pattern has been changing ; there is a tendency now for girls to keep their babies , and over the last year or so girls have been sent there for a variety of other reasons , but essentially so that they can be assessed on their ability to care for their child . |
| 21 | Unused storage positions should be filled with dummy records , so that they can be recognized at once . |
| 22 | The four legs and four rails that will make up the seat-jointing section are cut oversize so that they can be cut in half . |
| 23 | Both titles will have the artwork on the dust jacket repeated on the cover , so that they can be treated as ordinary paperbacks as preferred . |
| 24 | Either we may see them as qualifying the properties inherent in the nouns , or we may take the view that lawfulness and distance serve to mark out certain generally recognized subcategories of heirs and cousins ( whereas one can scarcely argue for any generally accepted subcategories of strangers and kids marked out by totality and mereness ) , so that they can be treated as ordinary ascriptive adjectives . |
| 25 | Any variations from the target sentence are counted as errors , and it is suggested that these are recorded so that they can be analysed prior to intervention . |
| 26 | The lab developed analytical methods for these compounds , so that they can be detected and quantified should they appear in ground water . |
| 27 | The Generic Sciences modules have been designed so that they can be integrated into programmes in the individual sciences , providing appropriate science background for vocational programmes in other areas , or be used as general or leisure interest modules . |
| 28 | During digestion , enzymes then break these nutrients down so that they can be absorbed through the walls of the digestive tract and enter the bloodstream . |
| 29 | Their midpoints should be fixed and hinged along their central axis so that they can be rotated at equal intervals into the form of a helix . |
| 30 | ‘ We will build a partnership with tenants so that they can be represented on housing committees and housing association management committees and have greater influence over repairs and services and the local management of their own estates . ’ |