Example sentences of "so that they [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made no protest when Travis removed her boots and jumper , nor when he lay down beside her , turning her so that they lay spoon-fashion before zipping them up into the quilted cocoon . |
| 2 | Richard of St Victor used the story to schematise his understanding of how God ( Jacob ) works in the human will and affections ( Leah ) and the reason ( Rachel ) so that they become fruitful with the knowledge of himself . |
| 3 | Grammatical structures need to be " overlearned " — so that they become automatic habits . |
| 4 | Teachers should use texts of increasing difficulty to develop pupils ' powers of discrimination and perseverance so that they become confident and efficient in their use and interpretation of such material . |
| 5 | The Stock Exchange plans to publish revised listing rules in May 1993 so that they become effective in July 1993 . |
| 6 | Crew members are rotated between areas on a daily basis so that they become skilled in all forms of work . |
| 7 | ( iii ) In the context of their own writing and reading , they should learn about some of the frequently occurring words and roots that have been absorbed into English from other languages , so that they become familiar with the common word-building processes and spelling patterns that derive from them . |
| 8 | Children become frightened of soiling themselves and learn to hold in their faeces so that they become constipated . |
| 9 | To help raise parental esteem so that they become equal partners in this process ; and so that young children are able to see their parents as problem solving , confident role models . |
| 10 | They wear these muzzles from time to time so that they become accustomed to the restrictions imposed upon them . |
| 11 | Encouragement , funding and practical support for advocacy groups and user-only forums so that they become active in monitoring local mental health services ; formal channels of communication should be established from the users ' group to health and local authorities |
| 12 | While the key features of each — the limited liability company , the use of collective bargaining and the state provision of welfare — all have something of a Christian basis in terms of providing outlets for savings , strengthening the family , and correcting injustice and providing for those in need , nevertheless it is easy to see how they can become taken over by humanistic philosophy — so that they become unlimited freedom to create wealth , the use of collective power and the denial of individual merit and the state as the alternative for the family and private charity . |
| 13 | Sheep automatically seem to connect people with food , so that they become bothersome and , in some cases I saw , dangerous as they tried butting until harassed walkers gave in and handed over some of their food . |
| 14 | Nor can I accept that it is my duty to reform hawks and pigeons so that they become well-behaved social humans where the hawks stop grabbing baby pigeons and the pigeons stop nicking my peas . |
| 15 | The four basic types of activity offered in Conversation are : controlled activities to give students confidence and support ; awareness activities to increase students ' sensitivity to what they are aiming at ; fluency activities to give students the practice they need to use English for communication ; and feedback tasks to allow students to reflect on their own performance so that they become aware of areas in which they have to improve . |
| 16 | The marketer must understand why people want or need products , so that he or she can : * group ( or " segment " ) different people according to those reasons for purchase ( see chapter sixteen ) ; * design and distribute products which will deliver the required " satisfactions " for these needs or wants ; * target promotional activities on these different people so that they become aware of the satisfactions on offer from the supplier , and are encouraged to make the actual purchase . |
| 17 | Alternatively , the prices could be adjusted somehow so that they met total costs . |
| 18 | He had not made up his mind what to say to him , so spent time establishing a position in the Reading Room , under the high dome , which , however high , held , he felt , insufficient oxygen for all the diligent readers , so that they lay somnolent like flames dying in Humphry Davy 's bell-jar as their sustenance was consumed . |
| 19 | With quality technicians creamed off from other studios , he could make cheap films so that they looked good and brought in a respectable profit . |
| 20 | Everything about the construction and maintenance of such routes should be pro-cycle , so that they retain smooth surfaces , good lighting , shelter from wind , attractive landscaping and protection from vehicles ( Figure 9.2 ) . |
| 21 | Grafting an additional polarizing region into the anterior margin has done two things — the limb bud has widened and the polarizing region has re-specified the position of the cells in the anterior part of the limb so that they form additional digits . |
| 22 | That would take ages so they 're having land reform as a means to an end and that how that it 's improving living standards of peasants so that they get mass support , land reform was the only political option they had . |
| 23 | On the day I fished the Tarn , however , a long summer heatwave and a freak wind had brought algae up from the lake bottom so that they hung ill suspension , turning the lake the colour of pea soup . |
| 24 | It all developed from techniques — routine methods of doing the basic fundamentals so that they became automatic . |
| 25 | Even as he did so , the obstacle was removed because Jotan had dumped the hanks of haigus wool on the men from above so that they became entangled , tripped , and fell cursing . |
| 26 | Indeed , montage plays a crucial role in enriching the reader 's view of reality , for narrative units are arranged in such a way as to create an interplay , so that they bring fresh perspectives to bear on one another and are mutually illuminating . |
| 27 | So long as the goods remain the Seller 's property in accordance with clause 8.1. the Buyer will : 8.3.1. insure them against loss or damage under a policy which protects the Seller 's interest in the goods ; 8.3.2. store them separately from other , similar goods owned by any other person , so that they remain identifiable as the Seller 's property ; 8.3.3. allow the authorised representatives of the Seller to have access at any reasonable time to the premises where the goods are stored , in order to inspect the goods . |
| 28 | 8(3) So long as the goods remain the Seller 's property in accordance with clause 8(1) the Buyer will : ( a ) insure them against loss or damage under a policy which protects the Seller 's interest in the goods ; ( b ) store them separately from other , similar goods owned by any person , so that they remain identifiable as the Seller 's property ; ( c ) allow the authorised representatives of the Seller to have access at any reasonable time to the premises where the goods are stored , in order to inspect the goods . |
| 29 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Minister have achieved in the Bill a delicate balance between encouragement of the private utilities so that they remain profitable and strengthening consumer interests , without excessive bureaucracy . |
| 30 | Firstly , physical laws must be expressible as tensor equations so that they remain valid under transformations to any accelerated frame . |