Example sentences of "that he can [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A three-times World speedway champion has been taking motorbike lessons … so that he can pass his test . |
| 2 | Mr Smart has been assured that his TV licence is on its way , and that he can watch his television set with no worry of having a visit by a TV licensing inquiry officer . ’ |
| 3 | Agnew knows that he has to prove to manager Kenny Dalglish not only that he can make a comeback but also that he can do his stuff at the highest level . |
| 4 | Melvyn Hayes played the younger son who wants to give up technical college and the chance of a job as an engineer so that he can fulfil his literary ambitions . |
| 5 | It is not enough to have a new idea ; the discoverer has to know the field within which the new idea is to be applied , so that he can evaluate its significance , and test the worth of the new insight . |
| 6 | It seems to me that he ca n't be that unhappy because he 's currently managing twelve vacancies deliberately , in order to produce underspend so that he can re-surface his car park , maintain privileged restaurants for his erm , senior officers , chauffeur driven car for himself and build a new hangar for his helicopter . |
| 7 | It is only by putting some distance between himself and them that he can discharge his prime responsibility , which is to the country : decisions taken in the House of Commons affect all of us . |
| 8 | And delighted Liverpool manager Graeme Souness said : ‘ John Barnes is a determined man , and he 's keen to prove that he can keep his international career very much alive , despite some of the things people said last week . |
| 9 | 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 … |
| 10 | whether the girl standing on the opposite side of the crossroads , with her face hidden by the long dark hair falling over her shoulders as she waits to cross the road , head turned to watch the oncoming traffic , will look straight ahead so that he can see her face : and if so , whether it will fulfil his hopes ; and whether the fulfilment of his hopes would in itself be a kind of disappointment . |
| 11 | The sender now faces the receivers so that he can see their reactions and they are allowed to ask questions to which he will reply . |
| 12 | The speaker should feel comfortable with the lectern 's height and it must be positioned so that he can see his notes . |
| 13 | Twenty five , yes an and for that he can make hims he does n't want to really to pay me for food at all so I 'm going to tell him that he can have his cups , spare cups of tea and a drink of milk an and some toast . |
| 14 | Answer : Levi has said he plays professionally only so that he can indulge his other interests . |
| 15 | Mr Murray now wants to give away the Smugglers ' Kitchen so that he can channel his efforts into another property — the Dartmoor Inn at Bovey Tracey , also in Devon . |
| 16 | That wretched man steals anything that 's of good quality that he can get his hands on — not for himself since they 're usually things that do n't fit him — he sells them to the second-hand clothes stalls on San Lorenzo market . ’ |
| 17 | As for Adams , he must be hoping that he can regain his place on Party Politics in the coming season . |
| 18 | Tracy , in his first full season of IndyCar racing , remains hopeful that he can challenge his two elders , both former Formula One world champions , for the IndyCar title . |
| 19 | And for next time I 'll get some erm a special set of tables for him a lot easier to learn so that he can learn his tables and he 'll only have to learn about half of them and then he 'll know all of them . |
| 20 | Tie Me Down ! , in which he played a less-than-bright former psychiatric patient who kidnaps a B-movie actress so that he can prove his love to her . |