Example sentences of "so [conj] when the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All my life , he wrote , I have been preparing myself for this moment , but if I have prepared myself correctly then it is so that when the moment came I should not be encumbered with the sensation of having waited for it all my life , for such a sensation , wrote Harsnet , is too heavy a burden for anyone to carry . |
| 2 | It is applied to turn the wood into an alkaline condition , so that when the ‘ B ’ or No. 2 solution is applied , it will liberate oxygen , thus bleaching the wood . |
| 3 | They are also rigorously colour-coded , so that when the Wife ( Helen Mirren ) walks into the lavatory from the dining-room , the camera keeping pace with her all the while , she is miraculously redressed in identical tacky Jean-Paul Gaultier clobber , but now in white and not red . |
| 4 | The money from the sale of the products is put into a trust fund , so that when the youngsters leave at the age of sixteen to make their own way in the world they have the means to purchase a flock of sheep or a horse and cart , giving them a vital start in whatever activity they take up . |
| 5 | Fortunately , Thames Tunnel Mills adjoins the handsome early-eighteenth century church of St Mary , Rotherhithe , so that when the Department of the Environment designated the church and the surrounding buildings as an outstanding conservation area , the building became eligible for grant aid from the Historic Buildings Council and their help was crucial to the funding of the development . |
| 6 | However , it turned out to be a very relaxed meeting , so much so that when the private session was over and the press were invited in to take photographs , the Prince said to the Pope , ‘ Let me introduce you to my press corps . ’ |
| 7 | As you will have guessed , my attitude towards him changed , so that when the frank speaking happened that day it was in the context of love and acceptance of him as a person . |
| 8 | In return for her help , the spies strike a bargain with her : she must tie a scarlet cord in the window so that the Israelites can identify her house , and she must gather her whole family together , so that when the city is taken , they can all be spared . |
| 9 | I … well , I want to find a way to ensure that we have a method that will help us produce only the best and happiest of individuals , so that when the time comes for control to be applied , it can be done gainfully . |
| 10 | Because of this , wherever the Emperor was , there also was the government , so that when the Court moved , changes of residence did not in any way affect the running of the Empire . |
| 11 | Individual householders , faced with the prospects of a water rate , showed as little enthusiasm for the benefits of water ( and with it sewage disposal ) in the home , so that when the Empire ended only half the city 's houses had running water . |
| 12 | So often people will purchase a five-bedroomed house so that when the sons or daughters get married and have children they can all stay at the family residence at weekends and holiday times . |
| 13 | The interior is covered with plasterboard which is then skimmed with plaster so that when the house is finished it is impossible to distinguish visually between this and the traditional structure where the load-bearing walls are solid brick or concrete blocks . |
| 14 | Before this stage a large amount of messenger-RNA for the protein haemoglobin is made and stored in the cytoplasm , so that when the nucleus is lost synthesis of haemoglobin continues . |
| 15 | Deformed sperms , de-energised sperms and sperms deterred by the acid environment of the womb , were catalogued so that when the camera followed the successful ones on their journey it seemed a miracle that any got to their destination at all . |
| 16 | Beyond that , there are plans to make the pump pistons and footvalves in plastics and to devise a system so that when the connecting rods are removed they also withdraw the piston and footvalve . |
| 17 | The venom is held in small sacs near the tips of the spines , so that when the human foot descends on the fish the poison is squeezed into the wound by the downward pressure . |
| 18 | She soon persuaded herself that this must be the case , so that when the old man asked if anyone were meeting her , she answered with confidence : |
| 19 | He thought he recognised in Creed qualities that he had himself : the ability to wait and to charge the act of waiting with the current of anticipation , to check and double-check , so that when the waiting was over everything would go like clockwork . |
| 20 | The RF damping control should be set so that when the transmitter pack is turned off no extraneous noise is heard . |
| 21 | The reason , of course , is so that when the strap is being used the dye wo n't bleed onto the player 's clothes — which is usually the case with straps dyed on both sides . |
| 22 | The intention is to design equipment so that when the maintenance engineer then calls he , or she , should be able to read off from a display on the machine which circuit board has failed and then simply slip in a replacement . |
| 23 | Later on , Nigel automated the system , so that when the water level fell low enough , the compressor would straight away go into action . |
| 24 | Even when there is clearly a need for the service provided , there are often far too few people willing to involve themselves in providing it , so that when the originators leave , the service dies . |
| 25 | In doing this , he takes us over the ground first , telling us what to expect , what to look for , so that when the hurricane does hit it hits us harder : |
| 26 | Or you could change the design colour so that when the background is red , the design is white ; pale grey background with red design ; white background with black design . |
| 27 | This is so that when the end of the pattern is reached and the design is read again from the bottom , the uneven top block added to the uneven bottom block make an even number of rows . |
| 28 | The teeth are specially grooved so that when the lizard bites , the venom runs down the outside of the teeth into the wound . |
| 29 | Finally , BW-Server can be used as a Windows Server , so that when the software is run under Windows , the workstation can be used as a Network File System server while still performing other MS-DOS and Windows tasks . |
| 30 | Their enterprising approach brought them profits ; the Hudson 's Bay Company got 10 beaverskins for a gun at its posts on the Bay , but to the Indians this was the final stage in a complicated pattern of inland trade , so that when the French travelled out to the central hunting areas they were able to save the Indians all the transport and trading costs and could get 30 beaverskins for a gun . |