Example sentences of "so that you could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | So that they just needed more or less scrubbing out and put on Put into drainers , you know just a big piece of wood with holes cut in so that you could fit them in and would n't fall off , and dry them over the heat . |
2 | And so that you could send them the information about it all , and then James is just talking into the camera , saying , oh I 'm really glad that this is happening , the band 's gon na be really happy , finally we 're on our way , bla bla , and then it ends . |
3 | ‘ And you asked her to give it to you so that you could return it to Rick . |
4 | ‘ I know you did n't want me to come here tonight , but there is an enchanted magician in that box and I promised him that I would get him to you so that you could change him back . |
5 | When I think of me days of pain and sufferin' here , and how I 've kept cheerful and 'elpful so as not to be a burden , as well as givin' you the benefit of me company so that you could 'ave someone to talk to , well , it 's a shock to me to find you lazin' about with a gypsy woman on your lap . |
6 | So that you could do it like that . |
7 | so that when it er , come apart you would have some of it together and some of it would bond together so that you could do it yourself then . |
8 | ‘ You said you wanted to meet my fiancée so that you could judge her for yourself . |
9 | Well I , I turned round and backed in so that you could see me here |
10 | But I do know that the real Louise Müller was removed some time ago so that you could take her place . ’ |
11 | if you passed , if you failed the eleven plus and if you were clever enough , you could take an exam , like an entry exam to go , it 's sort of if you improve from eleven to fifteen you could take an entry exam to go into grammar school then , so that you could take your G C E's |
12 | Not so that you could find it as a clue . |
13 | They the frame was er constructed on on er two trestles and , of course , er you put your trestles so that you could balance it , so that it was n't so heavy to lift . |
14 | ‘ Or do n't tell me that all those questions about Ryan were simply so that you could track him down and make him pay the money back ? ’ |
15 | I was actually going to give to you Sue , so that you could test them but I understand you 've already got some new ones ? |
16 | The refrigerator was easy , you just opened the door and put food in it until it looked like an igloo inside , and then a pair of hands which might or might not be your own came along and cleared out the ice so that you could use it again . |
17 | Let's assume they waited around so that you could overhear them talking . ’ |
18 | Your idea that the King and I would lean back in indolence , allowing Famagusta to fatten and snigger , throwing away all the months of striving so that you could save your thick skin from a fight ? ’ |
19 | The kettlepan was erm a sauce- a thing like a saucepan with a a kettle that fitted on to the top so that you could boil your vegetables in the saucepan and boil the kettle at the same time . |