Example sentences of "so that they [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of these specific substances or behaviours may trigger the underlying addictive potential so that they come to be used inappropriately and compulsively . |
| 2 | Three rows of tiny figures circled a Navaho basket , holding hands forever in the weave ; black squares for heads , so that they seemed to be facing inward to preserve the sanctity of the dance . |
| 3 | Grey stone walls rose about them , and winged roofs surfaced with rose-red tiles caught the sun so that they seemed to be on fire . |
| 4 | Positioning the moss at the bottom of the picture , push the wild flower stalks into the moss so that they seem to be growing naturally . |
| 5 | Female sexuality causes men to lose self-control so that they cease to be responsible for their actions — or so runs the accepted wisdom . |
| 6 | Evolutionary pressures have separated the male and female mink , so that they appear to be ( and are sometimes mistaken for ) two distinct species . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , no , señor — we bring plenty of moss from the hills and cover all the pots so that they appear to be part of the tree . |