Example sentences of "so that [pron] could [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shamanism , he explained patiently for the three idiot Brits , was a primitive practice of self-denial so that one could travel in the land of the dead and return unscathed . |
| 2 | We tidied up our rooms and cleaned the kitchens , dragging out the mundane tasks so that we could stay in the warm . |
| 3 | And although Gramps had left her enough money for just this purpose she 'd been hoping to live cheaply so that she could stay in Ireland for at least a month , see as much of the country as she could . |
| 4 | Aunt Sarah would be curled up on the sofa , in guernsey and old jeans , having chased Robin and Jenny out so that she could phone in peace . |
| 5 | He said this explorer had said he 'd had some special underpants made so that he could pee in the river safely . |
| 6 | When she did n't answer he sighed roughly , increasing his pace so that he could walk in front of her and force her to stop . |
| 7 | He was put to bed in a room in the house so that he could die in some comfort . |
| 8 | Allen had never earned more than ten pounds a week , taking part-time jobs during the day so that he could write in the evenings . |
| 9 | As the cars lined up on the grid , Andretti on pole , Hunt alongside him , Pete Lyons wrote a wonderful paragraph which said it all : the mechanics drilling holes in Hunt 's visor so that he could see in the mist . |
| 10 | I was an insatiable reader , and whenever I did visit Father at one of his shops , I invariably managed to wheedle a couple of batteries out of him — so that I could read in bed under the bedclothes . |
| 11 | But when in 1698 a new company finally won the trade in return for a loan of £2 million , Herne broke with Child and brought the ‘ old ’ company into the subscription so that it could continue in the trade . |
| 12 | The British government possessed reserve powers , so that it could interfere in the government if it so wished . |