Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] so [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , then , defines the extent of the stamina which your training programme must develop so that you are capable of maintaining a relentless and powerful onslaught for the whole bout . |
| 2 | Ideally , both father and son should attend so that they could discuss from a common base . |
| 3 | Information about the target 's position passes automatically to the computer , which calculates where the gun should point so that its shell will hit the target . |
| 4 | It was the same at the funeral , they were all so quiet , the four men who brought in the coffin wore thick soft-soled shoes so as not to make a noise , nothing must interrupt so that it seemed like a silent film unreeling to the sound of psalms . |
| 5 | Well , I think perhaps what we 'll do cos you 've missed quite a few of these out so I think what we 'll do erm is to leave that what you 're doing there for a moment we 'll go through this mark this and the one 's you have n't done we 'll do so that you 've got this one straight . |
| 6 | When there were , the engine driver would stop the train and get out of his cab and shoo them off , and sometimes he 'd wait so that everyone could get down from the carriages and stretch their legs and pick blackberries before they set off again . |
| 7 | You could object so that you do n't receive more . |
| 8 | Would you please inform Jean Parmiter of any potential student teachers you may have so that we can get some idea of numbers and location . |
| 9 | we would update so that we would have current figures in the brochure , yes |
| 10 | I thought no more of it , and stared vacantly into space , wishing that the weather would improve so that I could have a better look at the scenery . |
| 11 | Soon , Cleo thought , Wakelate and his client would return so that their business could be concluded , and a measure of liquor shared , as was the custom in Wakelate 's house . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , indeed ? ’ said Sally-Anne furiously to this supporter of wife-beaters — and if only he would move so that she could see him , and not continue to stand between herself and the light — ‘ How typically male . |
| 13 | It would extend so that it could just jump back . |
| 14 | In addition , you need to reserve the area of memory that your machine code program will use so that it is not overwritten at run time . |
| 15 | whether the girl standing on the opposite side of Highgate Hill ( or Highgate West Hill ) with the long dark hair blowing forwards over her shoulder will turn so that he can see her face ; and if so , whether the face will be the revelation that the long dark hair promises ; and what a face would have to be like to be the revelation that one always expects … |
| 16 | This tells you how much you can borrow so that you can concentrate your search within a given price range . |
| 17 | He or she is trying to get a very clear picture of what you can do so that they can place you accurately and not send you on too many pointless interviews . |
| 18 | Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner . |