Example sentences of "so [conj] you [vb mod] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would like to take you , stage by stage , through a typical case so that you may know precisely what to expect in both present-life and past-life regression . |
| 2 | So that you may vanish away and hide yourself from me ? |
| 3 | But after that the tide of fortune will turn in your favour , so that you should end up celebrating some kind of moral or financial victory . |
| 4 | Now you not only had the wine but also found that the bees had multiplied , so that you could start off three or four jars . |
| 5 | There were still a lot of men about , and a few lanterns , so that you could see dimly . |
| 6 | I am distraught to learn of the demise of your mother and shut my ears to the ugly rumour that you had her put to death so that you could take up ballet-dancing . |
| 7 | The move towards much more efficient methods of heating like convector heaters right on through to central heating , so that you could use more just that back parlour where the cooker was that kept the place warm . |
| 8 | ‘ When you needed an extra pair of hands in a hurry so that you could get on with a job , Roger was always the first to drop what he was doing and help you . ’ |
| 9 | Or you might realise that you want extra money , say , in order to have more free time , or so that you can help a charity , or so that you can travel abroad . |
| 10 | The database management interface has also been improved , so that you can carry out actions such as creating and modifying database structures , browsing , editing , and appending records , in a full screen interactive environment . |
| 11 | The system improves your service , keeping a record of the guest 's history so that you can identify where he spent his money last time he stayed ( by analysing his spending pattern ) , which room he stayed in , what his favourite drink is , whether he has to have special foods , and important facts like did he pay , did anything go wrong last time he stayed , and so on |
| 12 | There are steps leading down so that you can stand up to about chest-level in water , and there are radiators at the sides of the bath to heat the water to a pleasant temperature . |
| 13 | So can you move your chairs so that you can stand up quickly . |
| 14 | One thing we must stipulate ; it is n't a get rich quick course , it 's giving you the background of it so that you can go away with as much information as possible . |
| 15 | Agents do n't want deadwood and if they are interested in you it is because they feel they can sell you into the market , so that you can go on and make money both for yourself and them . |
| 16 | At one end there are double doors , so that you can go in through the outer door and shut it before opening the inner door — which means there 's less chance of a bird escaping . |
| 17 | If you are in this situation and have a friend who will come in for an evening so that you can go out , accept their offer for both your sakes . |
| 18 | Your parent 's agreement should be obtained too , if possible , for arrangements to be made for someone suitable to come and spend a day or evening with her regularly so that you can go out . |
| 19 | An advance visit gives you a chance to assess what the firm is like , what the other people are like and also how they dress , so that you can go appropriately dressed for the interview . |
| 20 | Are the hotel or centre staff going to throw up their arms in horror if you want an earlier lunch so that you can press on with the afternoon session ? |
| 21 | The ABC formula ( see page 39 ) will help you analyse the antecedents of this behaviour so that you can discover how to regain control . |
| 22 | You know your workbooks that you 've got , he 's actually asking you a few questions relating to the statistics that er , Dr. Bernard 's going to mention , so can I ask you to get your workbooks and a pen , just so that you can jot down some of the information . |
| 23 | Leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it slows down or stops suddenly , the safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance shown below , but on the open road in good conditions leave a gap of one metre for each mile an hour of your speed or a two second time gap may be enough , they will also leave space for an overtaking vehicle pulling or wet or icy or the gap should be at least double that , drop back if you know that taking vehicle closing gap in front of you make way for ambulance , fire engines , police or van emergency vehicles when their blue lamps are flashing or their bells , two tone cones or sirens or . |
| 24 | Er , there are , I think it 's ten columns and thirty one rows , erm , so that you can plot where your money is going if you need to . |
| 25 | Your reflexes should always be in fine tune so that you can react appropriately to whatever action the barbel tries to take . |
| 26 | But when you begin fishing , if it is a swim you have never fished before with a swimfeeder , it is essential that you find out how long it takes to empty so that you can set up a rhythm of casting and feeding . |
| 27 | An alternative is to take a short nap before the meeting , making sure there is at least one hour between the nap and meeting so that you can waken fully . |
| 28 | ‘ In that case , ’ he said , at once lazily in control , ‘ I think we should be able to wangle it so that you can start tomorrow . ’ |
| 29 | The trick is to get as much of the system installed as you can alongside the existing system so that you can change over all in one go . |
| 30 | It also allows you to electronically access a group diary , showing when colleagues are free so that you can block out meetings and add notes detailing their purpose . |