Example sentences of "so [that] [noun] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Julian mentions a case of exactly this kind : ‘ I bequeath Stichus to Titius ’ or ‘ let my heir give [ Stichus ] so that Titius may manumit him ’ ( Stichum Titio lego vel heres meus dato ita ut eum Titius manumittat ) . |
| 2 | I ask these questions so that dermatologists can provide me with evidence of their effectiveness , efficiency , and value for money . |
| 3 | Under the old system , which included rent in supplementary benefit so that tenants could pay it themselves , many tenants were able to shuffle their weekly budgets — this week buy some kids ' shoes , next week the rent , this week the gas bill , next week the rent . |
| 4 | Get this as early as possible so that ATC can fit you into their traffic . |
| 5 | All the Brownies agreed , and so Beegee promised to see what she could do about getting old-fashioned uniforms or photographs of them so that mothers could make them in the style of earlier days . |
| 6 | Wilson made her own little calendar on a sheet of brown wrapping paper and wrote the numbers of each day large so that Pilade might learn them . |
| 7 | To do this they will need not only a knowledge of the vocabulary of steps through which dancers communicate , but an ability to explain their design so that dancers can give it depth of feeling ( see page 78 ) . |
| 8 | IBM and AT&T , America 's behemoth computer and telephone companies , announced they are adapting their network-management systems so that customers can connect them more easily . |
| 9 | Its practical object is to gain access to certain documents disclosed by the Police Complaints Authority ( ‘ P.C.A. ’ ) by order of this court for use in a criminal appeal , so that C.N.L. may use them in the libel action . |
| 10 | All this mass of material must be written so that others may understand it . |
| 11 | Better support for carers is an essential ingredient of good community care and we want to ensure that practical examples of how this can be achieved are well publicised so that others can emulate them . |
| 12 | The plates in these volumes were hand-coloured , and the original ones , coloured by Swainson and annotated by him so that colourists could get them right , have recently come to light and are at the Linnean Society , where his correspondence is also . |
| 13 | I have done my best to understand and respond to the desire of people in Cardiff that the scheme should be set out in the Bill so that Parliament can consider it . |
| 14 | He pushed the list over the desk , turning it so that Hayman could read it . |
| 15 | Rather its relevance lies in the way it constrains the interpretation of [ 14a ] so that hearers can see it as an interpretation of the speaker 's thoughts about the state of the pound . |
| 16 | Those who understood this might leave a swatch of fabric lying around so that Laura could pick it up and believe she had discovered it herself , even if they had been trying to persuade her to use it for months . |
| 17 | Hound Tor is a deserted settlement in Manaton parish , high on the east side of Dartmoor , which was excavated some years ago and has been left open so that visitors can see it . |
| 18 | ‘ They 're putting her in a cage so that people can see her . |
| 19 | We want to change the whole concept of how dance music is appreciated , so that people can see it for what it is . |
| 20 | I I 've I 've been trying to see the 's about it and about getting copies of some of his poems so that people could see them you know . |
| 21 | We had some wonderful family holidays during this time — usually in easy reach of London so that Father could join us from his business , as a leather factor , at weekends . |
| 22 | The ‘ credulous father ’ Gloucester is easily manipulated into setting a guard to catch Edgar ( King Lear , 11. i.17 ) , and Edmund , who has been ‘ sheltering ’ Edgar ( that is , keeping him locked up , where he can not confront his father ) , dupes him into fleeing , so that Gloucester can order him to be pursued and killed ( 56–63 ) . |
| 23 | Items such as sweets and toys are often displayed at a low level — so that children will see them and either ask for them or buy them . |
| 24 | With the insight into them which I am developing , am I prepared to let go of my anger , pain and hurt , so that God can heal me of their pain and destructive effects ? |
| 25 | He turned the picture so that Faye could see it , as well as Belinda and Bill , who had just arrived , briefcase in hand and shirt collar rather tired-looking after his long day . |
| 26 | He looked at Killion as if urging him to argue so that Woolley could knock him down . |
| 27 | Well , if so , not so that Alice could take it in . |
| 28 | er , so that Angela could use it you know . |
| 29 | He drank it , she dandled him on her knee ; presently his eyes closed and he slept again , so that Mary could return him to his cradle . |
| 30 | We gave my home address over the air so that volunteers could send me a stamped , self-addressed envelope so that I could forward them a diet sheet . |