Example sentences of "and [verb] [noun] [adv] [that] " in BNC.

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1 Again like Crowther , it strongly recommended the raising of the school leaving age to 16 [ this eventually happened in 1972 ] and the provision of a more stimulating and demanding curriculum so that pupils had a wider choice of courses , including some ‘ broadly related to occupational interests ’ , and others concerned with personal and social development , and ‘ imaginative experience through the arts ’ .
2 Another of my concerns was that Mrs Allen would not bother to cook and eat meals now that she no longer had to prepare anything for her husband .
3 She sat there looking much less pale and thanking God privately that He 'd stopped that horrid war in Finland and brought Charles back to her .
4 We pause again and swap passenger so that Nathan takes Tony round the edge of the peak into a long and narrow , and steep valley .
5 But , of course , it does n't always work ; I was listening to my second recording of the Liszt Sonata about a year ago , and found things there that did not satisfy me .
6 On June 10 , de Klerk visited Swaziland en route for home and told journalists there that South Africa 's return to regional multilateral organizations was imminent .
7 The report advises developing countries on drawing up contracts and establishing regulations so that they can profit from their biodiversity .
8 Cardinal Lercaro , one of the moderators , stressed the need for greater speed on the part of the commissions , reminding them — an indirect but clear reference to the Theological Commission — that it was not their task to decide disputed issues by presenting for discussion one straightforward text , but to evaluate and organize amendments so that they could be more easily decided in the Council Hall .
9 But his attitude he 'd been taught to get on and do things so that he would be painting the back of the house or going on with his hobby or doing jobs on the car .
10 She had almost successfully deterred André from his plans to paint the town red with her , had vaguely told him that she would see how she felt when he issued the invitation , only to pour all her good intentions down the drain when this morning Piers had received a call from Nicole , and informed Alyssia offhandedly that he would be out for the balance of the day .
11 Normally we heat it first and add biscuit so that the dogs have a warm , mixed meal , but tonight Odd-Knut is considering giving it to them frozen to save time .
12 Rain opened the doors to the garden and fetched cushions so that it was bearable to sit on the scorched chairs .
13 They will partly design the course themselves , concentrating on using local produce and designing menus so that preparation can be fitted in round all the other pressures on a farm .
14 Significantly , he recognises that the pupil with defective vision has a need for gradation in the extent to which his environment is adapted or supportive , the ultimate aim being to reduce the supportive and adapted elements so that the totally unmodified environment which the visually handicapped pupil will encounter on leaving school can be faced with safety and confidence .
15 Nationalised industries were first set annual cash limits under a Labour administration , but the concept was in line with Conservative Government policy to cut direct taxation and release cash so that people ( voters ) had a greater choice with what to do with their money .
16 This went smoothly and is a great improvement but in order to create the compressed drive and double the hard disk capacity the SuperStor program took my hard disk ( drive C : ) and seemed to create a compressed drive D : it then swaps drive D and drive C so that the compressed drive is now C : The result is that I seem to be locked out of my old drive D in Rom which has one or two useful bits on — like a hardware check program .
17 They should be able to record their first thoughts , capture immediate responses and collect and organise ideas so that they are available for reflection .
18 The main emphasis therefore is on developing listening and speaking proficiency so that the language can be put to practical use straightaway .
19 Knowledge is understood to consist of facts and concepts combined into hierarchies of rules , the purpose of which is to inform and guide practice so that not only will nursing be more efficient but also professional problems not previously encountered by the nurse can be solved .
20 The most convenient arrangement is to have separate viewing and recording rooms so that the two activities can go on simultaneously and groups preparing to record , or working on other tasks , can work undistracted .
21 Should a man 's life succeed in influencing and converting others then that might be regarded as a true and valid form of evangelism .
22 Teaching points arise from the listening and reading texts so that students see how structures function in real contexts .
23 Haslam paints the picture of a corporate impresario who recognises the various talents and skills of those around him and orchestrates events so that these talents may be used to the greatest benefit of the enterprise .
24 If you have n't already done so , remove and drain pumps so that freezing water does n't damage them .
25 Filing is a process of systematically classifying and storing records so that they can be produced without unreasonable delay .
26 As time passed the Roman officials and the new immigrants married Britons and had families so that the differences between the conquerors and the conquered began to disappear .
27 Students learn how to observe , plan , organise and analyse situations so that problems can be solved .
28 Will my right hon. Friend do all that he can to open a dialogue with representatives of landlords and planning authorities so that they can encourage and enable retailers to erect something to protect their property ?
29 The planning process is , thus , one which gathers ( either formally or informally ) , translates and communicates information so that it can be used to make decisions .
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