Example sentences of "that they could [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the forest , in glades and clearings , unknown men were burning little piles of leaves so that they could send smoke signals up into the sky . |
| 2 | And the recently discovered structure of atoms gave them the idea that they could make helium out of hydrogen . |
| 3 | She longed to wake him so that they could make love again but did not dare to because , for all the intimacy of the previous hours , Constance knew that she was lying next to a virtual stranger . |
| 4 | He said the Wales Tourist Board 's record after the Towyn floods proved that they could offer material help . |
| 5 | He invited Gerald Thomas and Peter Rogers to come and see the show — mainly so that they could watch Lance Percival at work . |
| 6 | Alternatively , is the right hon. Gentleman implying — as I thought that he was in some of his remarks — that legal aid would be generally available to those appearing before adjudicators or tribunals , and that they could secure representation from any part of the legal profession ? |
| 7 | She begged him to stay so that they could start life afresh as a family . |
| 8 | Although Almond and Verba found few people in their survey who actually sought to exert such influence , the proportion who believed that they could exert influence was significant . |
| 9 | Mrs Amelia Bloomer , an American , whose eponymous , bifurcated undergarment was considered revolutionary in the early part of the last century , was passionately concerned with showing women that they could combine beauty with utility . |
| 10 | Shop owners have been warned that they could face jail sentences if they sell second-hand furniture filled with a highly dangerous type of foam . |
| 11 | No one no one could say that they could endure noise , and it must be awful to live next door to it . |
| 12 | Lenders could get a rate of interest very close to that available on corresponding time deposits knowing , none the less , that they could recover use of the funds by selling the CDs . |
| 13 | She and her boyfriend , Mark Evans are accused of hiring Norman White from Gloucester for £30,000 , intending that he should kill Ivor Stokle and Pauline Leyshon , so that they could collect insurance money on Mr Stokle 's life . |
| 14 | ‘ The ancients believed that they could create immortality , ’ said the shapechanger . |
| 15 | He walked to Hause Point twice a day and apart from that … he wrote one or two letters and delighted her father by franking one of his ; he waited for him to get a full free day so that they could go char fishing ; he declined all invitations and although he was irreproachably welcoming when Mr Skelton and his daughter made a surprise detour on one of their visits up the valley from Lorton to call in at the Fish , Mary thought that she could tell that he was happier to see them depart than he had been to see them arrive . |
| 16 | The airlines , facing their fourth successive year in the red , are urging the EC to drop plans to lower maximum noise levels and nitrogen oxide emissions , arguing that they could increase operating costs , reduce the resale value of operators ' fleets and put them at a competitive disadvantage to international rivals . |
| 17 | At first , economic pressures pushed clients to a grudging , reluctant use of search consultants , and a realisation that they were acceptable and tolerable on the grounds that they could save time and hassle and ultimately even money , and could carry out confidential corporate dirty work in tight spots . |
| 18 | The minority party , realising that they could take advantage of the troubles , persuaded the Duke of Cumberland to issue a warrant against three of the former Councillors for treason and they were committed to Perth prison . |
| 19 | They should have declared a state of emergency and ensured that Bellwin money was made available to councils so that they could take emergency action . |
| 20 | Guests at the Award ceremony were invited to arrive in good time so that they could take part in the fund raising . |
| 21 | The connection between modern architecture and tyranny awaits its historian , but it is worth reflecting on the mentality of Le Corbusier and his acolytes before being too harsh on the servile Romanian architects who competed for Ceauşescu 's favour so that they could take charge of the vast projects he had in mind . |
| 22 | The prisoners , under strict supervision , were allowed to level it so that they could play football or a strange game called rugby , or go running , or simply sit in the sun . |
| 23 | The road would be turning east soon , and taking them back to the main road so that they could turn south and walk back to the house . |
| 24 | It was recognised , however , that as the crew members became more experienced and gained seniority there was a need for specialised navigational training so that they could replace No. 1 's and eventually Commanders . |
| 25 | ‘ I think you 'll have to , ’ said Fenella , who found the idea completely appalling , but who was trying to be practical and sensible and make it sound safe for them to go so that they could get Nuadu . |
| 26 | But Eisenhower and Dulles continued to work on the assumption that they could buy time with diplomacy , and with this object in view — especially in face to face meetings with the British — they were reluctant to lean too heavily on their ally . |
| 27 | Godmanis announced on Aug. 27 that the government would borrow US$12,000,000 from Latvian enterprises to pay farmers for grain , dairy and meat reserves , so that they could buy seed for the winter sowing . |
| 28 | Those earlier showmen who had controlled the music-halls and vaudeville thought at first that they could incorporate film into their little empires but they were swept aside by new showmen who knew that there were vast audiences to be captured and that the old theatrical format was far too restricted . |
| 29 | The hijackers gave themselves up after receiving assurances that they could seek asylum elsewhere . |
| 30 | De Klerk warned that such " unilateral " initiatives were incompatible with previous agreements that constitutional reform should be the result of multiparty talks , that they could disrupt efforts to resume multiparty negotiations , and that they could cause violence to escalate . |