Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [that] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some spotlights have a magnetic backplate so that they can be attached to any surface and pointed in any direction or can be set to swivel around inside a container . |
| 2 | 2 ) To encourage each member to develop particular expertise so that s/he would act as a focus for training others . |
| 3 | Increased contacts with teachers will enable you to understand their skills and expertise so that you can recognise their achievements . |
| 4 | Over it all he flung the coarse black cloak of a Bulgar shepherd , and placed on his head a Bulgar 's black fur cap with high points , so that his own mother would not have known him ; and he took his weapons and mounted the famous horse Koulash , on whom Peter had fastened a bearskin so that he would not be recognized . |
| 5 | Now we are appealing for money and we are asking the people of Oxfordshire for their help ; money so that we can continue to help people in your county like John Granger … |
| 6 | If the occasion arises that your parent is seriously ill and wishes you ( or some other relative or close friend ) to act for her and have access to some of her money so that you can pay her bills and buy her anything she needs , she can grant what is known as ‘ Power of Attorney ’ . |
| 7 | The fines by which the clergy had bought their pardons for outlawry had yielded more than double the proceeds of the tenth collected in 1296 , but Edward was still desperate to find even more money so that he could launch a continental campaign , and he put a new demand to Winchelsey . |
| 8 | Thus one Nottingham woman , whose husband earned only 10/ a week as a framework knitter in the 1900s , gave him money so that he could continue to give the children their pocket money . |
| 9 | She gave Gloria money so that she would n't have to pretend Dot was a babe-in-arms . |
| 10 | Early in their friendship , when Alice had to spend a week in London and Alex was away , she had given Meg one of her spare keys to the cottage so that she could go in to collect and forward her post . |
| 11 | Er we moved over to using ASCII so that we could actually hand edit them and and look at them . |
| 12 | 2 Record the details of the request and ask for further details about the proposed story so that you can dig out the most useful in-depth material . |
| 13 | I 'd go to the SS Great Britain and sit by the breezy river , and I 'd compose my stupid self and compose my story so that I could tell lies confidently instead of giving myself away . |
| 14 | The rest of this chapter is concerned with Rolle 's ability to find literary means of engaging in various ways with the Passion story so that he can point to the transforming experience of truth , " kynde knowynge " , which is the aim of the meditative exercise . |
| 15 | She was nervous as she handed out the story , but she told it vividly , her body unconsciously acting out the story so that he could almost see and hear Rose and Dagmar . |
| 16 | The Court of Appeal stated that the Board did have a duty to act fairly which entailed granting B and K the opportunity to satisfy them of matters in the statute , and to let B and K know the impressions of the Board so that they might be dispelled ; but the Board did not have to quote ‘ chapter and verse , ’ nor did it have to disclose the source of its information if it would be contrary to the public interest , nor did the reasons for the refusal have to be given . |
| 17 | ‘ A number of the crew are Belgian and we therefore have a Belgian chef on board so that we can offer traditional Belgian fare |
| 18 | The saw will cut off the tongue of one board so that you can use a wide wood chisel , or a bolster chisel , to lever up a board from the side . |
| 19 | You should then practise with the bowman so that he can get a feel for distance . |
| 20 | Servicing valves should be fitted in both the inlet and outlet pipes of the softener so that it can be removed or isolated for maintenance without the need to turn off the mains water supply . |
| 21 | He wrote the part so that she could always support herself in exile if she did n't speak the language . ’ |
| 22 | When Williams appeared to like the idea , Orton totally changed the part so that it could fit him , not so much like a glove , but like a well-crafted cabinet , one in which Ken could be displayed at his finest and with plenty of space to ensure that nothing got in his way . |
| 23 | Can I put the Home Secretary back on the right road by telling him that the reason why morale in the Northumbria police force is low and why chief constables generally despair is not because the right hon. Gentleman suddenly makes a generous offer of help in a crisis , but because all chief constables , including the new chief constable of Northumbria , want consistency of funding so that they can be sure that they will get the officers and resources they require over a number of years ? |
| 24 | She rested her head against a cushion so that she could stare straight up through the network of rigging and past the light-blanched sails to where the stars wheeled their cold fire beyond the mastheads . |
| 25 | She spread her towel over a cushion so that she could lean her damp , aching head against it , then shivered as she listened to the howl of the wind outside . |
| 26 | Mr Pascall 's emphasis came back time and time again to the idea of a ‘ framework ’ : ‘ The purpose of the national curriculum , ’ he said , ‘ is to ensure that there is a framework so that we can be confident that every child has the opportunity to read widely , to develop the habit of reading and to develop the love and understanding of literature . |
| 27 | Every processor has its corresponding numeric coprocessor , a processor dedicated to the task of doing arithmetic and integrated with the main processor so that it can take over as required . |
| 28 | She lowered the glasses for an instant so that he could see her eyes , then raised them again . |
| 29 | At the same time , you will need to strengthen your hair so that you can have it straightened successfully . |
| 30 | ‘ If you hold the net firmly , my partner here could draw it closely round the squirrel so that it ca n't struggle . ’ |