Example sentences of "so [conj] he might [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As many audiences and record collectors already know , he took lessons in conducting so that he might perform the work himself , and since his first concert in New York 's Lincoln Center , he has been invited to perform it with 20 orchestras around the world ( he will be conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall , London in November ) . |
| 2 | Then she was giving him her mouth again so that he might swallow the choked cries of pleasure rising from her throat as the frenzy claimed her once more , and a little later she was thrashing against him , pleading hoarsely for his possession , until Luke held her down and sank into her with a harsh groan . |
| 3 | Yet when he made to take a line of stones he had surrounded from the board , the boy placed his hand over Tuan 's , stopping him , lifting his hand so that he might study the position , his face creased into a frown , as if trying to take in what he had done wrong . |
| 4 | This ritual restored to the mummy all his faculties so that he might enjoy the afterlife to the full . |
| 5 | Be that as it may , Pigafetta 's diaries of the journey remain the classic source for all future accounts of the voyage : he had joined the ships , he said , because he was ‘ desirous of sailing with the expedition so that he might see the wonders of the world ’ . |
| 6 | In order to drive home the point that the messianic Spirit , the Spirit of the days of salvation , was really available to all believers , the Spirit had first of all to inspire Peter with his vision of the unclean animals in the sheet which were intended for him to eat , and then to apply that vision to a Gentile officer whose men were at that very moment waiting in the courtyard for Peter to accompany them to Cornelius so that he might receive the good news of Jesus . |
| 7 | I should be grateful if you would advise your counsel of the Crown Prosecution Service 's position so that he might appraise the court if necessary … |