Example sentences of "the [noun] [be] so that " in BNC.

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1 The reason why the Nazis persecuted the Jews was so that people would forget their own problems ; perhaps the reason you do this is so that you can blame someone else for your failings ?
2 I want , I want to know where the drill is so that I can use
3 The idea of the tour is so that they can actually er listen to it , but they can turn it off whenever they want and they can use their guide book to see what is in each room and if you look at the guidebook as we go round , you will find that that the things are illustrated , you know the pot .
4 Explain at once to the speechreader what the mistake was so that he can share the joke , otherwise he may feel uncomfortable and puzzled by the reactions to his remark .
5 It might be necessary to witness a rehearsal before an assessment of the overall impact of the play can be made , and if the purpose of the performance is so that it can be publicly reproduced on a different occasion , the circumstances in which that publication will take place will have a bearing on the offensive character of the artefact in question .
6 He can measure every clause of what the income is , against what the expenditure is so that we have some control to ensure that the church life grows and we do n't stumble .
7 She realizes that she is as yet too selfish to be truly creative and puts off her artistic endeavours for the time being so that she can first learn the more humble task of interpretation .
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