Example sentences of "so that [pers pn] [verb] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The challenge is for consumers to control the movement so that we do not end up its victims . |
| 2 | In fact , the event was even more profound than that , because it was also an explosion of the four dimensions ( as well as , it is thought , a number of others , which almost immediately ‘ rolled themselves up ’ so that we do not recognize them as such — the matter and energy involved being only a secondary consideration ! |
| 3 | Our responsibility is to filter information so that we do not over-influence the situation and create self-fulfilling prophecies of our own devising . |
| 4 | It is suggested that we should develop in co-operation , or at least in parallel , with similar organizations , so that we do not paint ourselves into a corner with incompatible technologies . |
| 5 | ‘ If we take off the reedbed 's top 30cm of vegetation — just enough so that we do not kill off the reeds — and put in some new dykes to give a good water flow we will restore the reedbed to its former glory . ’ |
| 6 | Jump on condition " always " is an unconditional jump , so that we do not need a special operation code for this ( although the assembler language may have a special mnemonic for it ) . |
| 7 | To keep the example simple , assume that there is no depreciation so that we do not need to worry about replacement investment . |
| 8 | We ask indirect questions so that we do not cause offence or impose on other people . |
| 9 | That is why we need windows of the soul , such as desire , happiness and joy , so that we do not lose sight of what our lives are truly all about . |
| 10 | Ciccolini is better in the more vigourous pieces , but even here he tends to play less softly than he should where Debussy marks pianissimo so that we do not get the full dynamic range needed . |
| 11 | Behind and above — a gaudy striped umbrella , on a pole stuck into the deck , tilted so that we do not see behind it — one of those huge six-foot diameter jobs . |
| 12 | However , we shall be satisfied only when no more such arrests are made , so that we do not have to go through the same business all over again . |
| 13 | How much will he spend to bail out the first-wave trusts so that they do not end the first financial year in deficit ? |
| 14 | The two other chairs are placed on the other side of this table , still farther to the right , so that they do not block the view of the first two through the balustrade of the veranda . |
| 15 | Digestion of the starch into its component glucose units takes place at the luminal surface of the gut epithelial cells , but these glucose units are immediately absorbed by the sodium ion/glucose cotransporter so that they do not contribute to the osmotic activity in the gut lumen . |
| 16 | There is quite an art in scattering the pennies so that they do not hurt the children . |
| 17 | Dips should be fairly thick so that they do not drop off accompanying crudités , and fillings for pastry parcels and buns should be firm if the food is likely to be bitten and not eaten in one mouthful . |
| 18 | These must not be sung in the unfamiliar acoustic of the Church hymn , but suitably doctored so that they do not make shoppers stop their trolleys to listen . |
| 19 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |
| 20 | The secret is to arrange the stripes so that they do not appear to be in regular order and this can be done in a number of ways . |
| 21 | A scale reducer contains polyphosphate crystals which modify the hardness salts so that they do not form scale . |
| 22 | He said the NHS should address itself more to the needs of cancer patients so that they do not feel they have to go outside the system . |
| 23 | Whereas it used to be assumed that she would follow him around the country and around the world , it is now not uncommon for wives to decide to stay put in order to further their own careers , or so that they do not disrupt their children 's education . |
| 24 | This was solved by redefining jumps so that they do not take effect until after the following instruction ; this is a delayed jump . |
| 25 | Thirdly , the image of rape portrayed is misleading and may encourage mistaken beliefs by judges and juries , so that they do not convict in cases which fall outside this narrow stereotype . |
| 26 | But the parishes , and the parish missions , were central to the care of souls ; and their ministers ought always to be refreshing themselves in the truths of the Christian faith , so that they do not slip ‘ into versions of it which miss its height and depth and wonder ’ ; and those ministers ought always to make room in their lives for silence and the chance of realizing their nearness to eternity . |
| 27 | Working on a clean , flat surface , decide exactly where you wish to place the flowers , and then arrange them on a horizontal level first so that they do not slip off . |
| 28 | Meals also have to be modified so that they do not produce a rhythmic input to the body . |
| 29 | Above all , we must move junior doctors on to a shift system so that they do not work more than 60 hours , coming down to 56 hours in the most intensive posts . |
| 30 | LEFT The command ‘ down ’ is especially important for larger dogs , so that they do not cause problems in the home . |