Example sentences of "so that they [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christ 's example is not that of helping us across a road , or showing us what good neighbours we must be — but costly , redemptive , self-emptying love ; love which lays down its life for others so that they might be restored to God . |
| 2 | The pagans think it important to propitiate gods with sacrifices , yet they have no idea which is the most powerful of them , so that they might be offending the one who most needs propitiating by paying him insufficient attention . |
| 3 | They do not know what sort of sacrifice most propitiates them , so that they might be wasting their sacrifices . |
| 4 | I read in Acts 1 how Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to the disciples so that they might be witnesses . |
| 5 | He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished . |
| 6 | The Court of Appeal stated that the Board did have a duty to act fairly which entailed granting B and K the opportunity to satisfy them of matters in the statute , and to let B and K know the impressions of the Board so that they might be dispelled ; but the Board did not have to quote ‘ chapter and verse , ’ nor did it have to disclose the source of its information if it would be contrary to the public interest , nor did the reasons for the refusal have to be given . |
| 7 | 92 per cent of students provided their names and addresses so that they might be contacted for a follow-up postal survey planned for Spring 1985 ( 571 students ) . |
| 8 | Yet all their study should have been directed to this end , so that they might be consumed with the love of God as well . |
| 9 | The French have also favoured a continued production clause so that they would be able to develop new binaries during the 10-year period . |
| 10 | At the same time as he was engaged in more political work , Marx attempted to rewrite the history of mankind for the use of the oppressed , so that they would be able to understand the nature of the oppression to which they were subjected , and how it had come about . |
| 11 | He tried to pull Caspar with him so that they would be hidden by a tree , but Caspar hung back barking . |
| 12 | Back home , he dreamt , he filled the whole flat with buckets of earth , even filled soup dishes and the kettle and the wineglasses with soil , and spent hours watering them and moving them carefully around every day , carrying them from room to room so that they would be struck in turn by whatever sunshine came in through the different windows at different times of the day , making sure they were kept warm . |
| 13 | Laborit was investigating the potential of controlled hypothermia , that is , chilling patients during surgical operations so that they would be less reactive to any disturbance , and the sedative properties of promethazine helped to achieve the effects he sought . |
| 14 | The manager 's first job on the band 's behalf was to negotiate a new deal with Red Rhino , so that they would be presented in a more important light . |
| 15 | Their natural state would be movement at infinite velocity , so that they would be everywhere in the Universe at once . |
| 16 | Her attitude were extremely paternalistic and authoritarian , and based on the idea that poor people needed to be trained in household management , so that they would be able to pay their rent more regularly . |
| 17 | Where floor joists are built into the part wall , they would have to be cut off so that they would be supported by the new well , completely free from the party wall . |
| 18 | Instructions to the boundary commissioners were revoked and amended so that they would be able to consider economic interest as well as population and community in the drawing up of the new constituencies ; this was regarded as vital by the Unionists , for it seemed likely that the merging of the small boroughs into the county constituencies would take away the last of the agricultural seats . |
| 19 | Girls of various shapes and sizes paraded in front of the boys while she told them the prices so that they would be sure they had enough money on them . |
| 20 | I have a thick wad of these letters which I would love to read out , so that they would be put on the record . |
| 21 | Much more frequent mentions of captivi seem to refer to nobles , and one writer explicitly says that the reason the Vikings having arrived by boat then used horses was " so that they would be able to capture some nobles for the sake of money ( ransoms ) " . |
| 22 | In certain areas of Britain there is also a ‘ tradition ’ of digging out badgers , so that they may be subjected to the same merciless treatment that is meted out to the fox . |
| 23 | This aims to conserve , enhance and recreate fine landscapes so that they may be enjoyed and appreciated by the public . |
| 24 | Food premises will have to be registered so that they may be inspected and action taken if they are considered to be a health risk . |
| 25 | In order to do this , you will need to familiarise yourself with the sound ( quality ) and function ( number ) of the intervals in any given chord and its successor , so that they may be used interchangeably . |
| 26 | All pupils need to be aware of the richness of experience offered by writing in English from different countries , so that they may be introduced to the ideas and feelings of countries different from their own , and so we shall help the cause of racial tolerance . |
| 27 | This involves two different types of the tiny , transportive liposome ; for the initial stage , an ‘ anti-fat ’ liposome containing caffeine works to break-up cellulitic lipidic clusters so that they may be disposed of more readily , while the trace element algo silicium assists in restructuring the fragile tissues . |
| 28 | In an ideal situation , surgery is planned and patients are admitted to the ward prior to the operation so that they may be prepared physically and psychologically for their forthcoming operation . |
| 29 | The bishops will be prepared to confirm children at a rather younger age so that they may be admitted earlier to the communicant life . |
| 30 | Where the climate has frosty winters , containers enable the tender herbs to be grown through the summer so that they may be dried and preserved for use in winter , or kept growing in the greenhouse or home . |