Example sentences of "so that [pron] could [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the reason why we were attracted to it was of course the very point that that they would translate the disks for nothing , we would n't have to type out the register , and they would also add the telephone numbers without us having to look them all up so that we could do telephone canvassing . |
| 2 | Firstly , we are offering a family the diagnosis of a lethal untreatable disorder in an apparently healthy baby ; secondly , the protocol was designed so that we could modify practice in the light of experience ; and , thirdly , families should have choice at every stage from the initial screening test to a confirmed diagnosis . |
| 3 | The Sister Constance , who was the then the principal sister there she let us have the field so we got entertainment laid on we invited a celebrity , I think our first celebrity was erm I think it was Lord and Lady and then each time we had a different one , we had entertainment the whole time we started , about half past two and then we had entertainment until six then we had an interval then we had entertainment till twelve o'clock I even took my piano down onto the field so that we could have music . |
| 4 | We wrote to oh I do n't know how many stars for articles that they wish to give so that we could raise money by them . |
| 5 | No you have to get a bucket of water and flush it with a bucket , what we did have on the sink in the brew house was a a , a about a couple of foot square and on the top of that was an old pump handle , well that water used to drain all the rainwater from the roof all rainwater from the roof used to drain into that well that was sunk in the brewers , so that we could pump water out of the little well , so that we could have soft water for doing the washing , rainwater , otherwise it meant going to the standpipe in the , out in the yard to get your water for washing . |
| 6 | He invited Gerald Thomas and Peter Rogers to come and see the show — mainly so that they could watch Lance Percival at work . |
| 7 | She and her boyfriend , Mark Evans are accused of hiring Norman White from Gloucester for £30,000 , intending that he should kill Ivor Stokle and Pauline Leyshon , so that they could collect insurance money on Mr Stokle 's life . |
| 8 | He walked to Hause Point twice a day and apart from that … he wrote one or two letters and delighted her father by franking one of his ; he waited for him to get a full free day so that they could go char fishing ; he declined all invitations and although he was irreproachably welcoming when Mr Skelton and his daughter made a surprise detour on one of their visits up the valley from Lorton to call in at the Fish , Mary thought that she could tell that he was happier to see them depart than he had been to see them arrive . |
| 9 | She begged him to stay so that they could start life afresh as a family . |
| 10 | She longed to wake him so that they could make love again but did not dare to because , for all the intimacy of the previous hours , Constance knew that she was lying next to a virtual stranger . |
| 11 | Throughout the forest , in glades and clearings , unknown men were burning little piles of leaves so that they could send smoke signals up into the sky . |
| 12 | It was recognised , however , that as the crew members became more experienced and gained seniority there was a need for specialised navigational training so that they could replace No. 1 's and eventually Commanders . |
| 13 | ‘ I think you 'll have to , ’ said Fenella , who found the idea completely appalling , but who was trying to be practical and sensible and make it sound safe for them to go so that they could get Nuadu . |
| 14 | They should have declared a state of emergency and ensured that Bellwin money was made available to councils so that they could take emergency action . |
| 15 | Guests at the Award ceremony were invited to arrive in good time so that they could take part in the fund raising . |
| 16 | The connection between modern architecture and tyranny awaits its historian , but it is worth reflecting on the mentality of Le Corbusier and his acolytes before being too harsh on the servile Romanian architects who competed for Ceauşescu 's favour so that they could take charge of the vast projects he had in mind . |
| 17 | The prisoners , under strict supervision , were allowed to level it so that they could play football or a strange game called rugby , or go running , or simply sit in the sun . |
| 18 | Godmanis announced on Aug. 27 that the government would borrow US$12,000,000 from Latvian enterprises to pay farmers for grain , dairy and meat reserves , so that they could buy seed for the winter sowing . |
| 19 | The road would be turning east soon , and taking them back to the main road so that they could turn south and walk back to the house . |
| 20 | Bernice almost wished she was out there in the refectory so that she could confront Legion . |
| 21 | She was lifted out of her perch above the engine and made for the customs shed where she asked for a mirror so that she could restore order to her wrecked coiffure before she went into Paris . |
| 22 | Fen opened the bedroom door and she waited tensely for him to close it behind him and be gone , so that she could give vent to the misery that threatened to swamp her . |
| 23 | Chiang out of her cell , so that she could take part in the liberation . |
| 24 | The lower house of the National Congress , the Chamber of Deputies , voted by 88 to 76 on Aug. 16 to withdraw the constitutional immunity from prosecution of former President Alan García Pérez , who held office in 1985-1990 and was a senator for life , so that he could face trial for the " alleged charges of embezzlement , extortion , fraud and the breach of public faith " . |
| 25 | It was right , and he was sorry about it , because he 'd have liked to think his idea had helped them , been taken up so that he could feel part of the activity . |
| 26 | They went to the races so that he could study form , so that Lily might be seen in the outfits chosen with such care in London in February . |
| 27 | And she knew that this outing had been contrived by him so that he could make progress with her . |
| 28 | Philip 's great-something-grandfather , Alexander I , had been accepted as a Greek by the Greeks ( so that he could take part in the Olympics ) . |
| 29 | As Stanley continued to have problems travelling around , largely because of his speech difficulties , his family ( in the United States ) bought him a treatment plinth so that he could have physiotherapy care at home . |
| 30 | And also you 'll like it because the cardinal who designed it was a practical joker and built in all sorts of extremely infantile jokes so that he could spray water onto his innocent friends while they were eating their dinner or trying to watch little masques . |