Example sentences of "so that [adv] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few people are happy about the idea of an animal having to die so that either they or their pet can feed , and might well be prepared to eat a synthetic steak if one could be produced — and to serve it up to their cat . |
| 2 | Yet they attached the greatest importance to the economic ( and its organization , the State ) , so that ultimately they denied the right of national self-determination ( that is , the right to an independent State ) . |
| 3 | The church steps are lined with candles , burning all the time , so that now they rise from a layer of wax four inches high . |
| 4 | V.W. Yes , I mean that 's something that when I first started I would n't have said , but I 've seen over the last six years changes in the governors and the role of the governors and I sense very much so that now they want Catholic appointments . |
| 5 | He had no idea , for the letter forced him at last to admit to himself that he knew nothing about his son , that he had lost touch with him , had allowed him over the years to drift further and further away so that now they were virtual strangers . |
| 6 | The fact that he obviously thought she was a good nurse pleased her and gave her confidence , while the fact that Belinda had not betrayed his secret and gossiped about his wife and her illness earned his gratitude and respect , so that now they were allies and she knew she would be able to go to him if ever she had a problem at the hospital . |
| 7 | One of the interesting things that I do is go every so often and talk to groups of British civil servants who are going to spend some of them a week some of them up to six weeks on an exchange visit erm with the French civil service , in an attempt to learn a certain amount erm about how the system works , both so that they will be able to understand more easily when it comes to joint erm ventures , joint matters , joint policies , what the other side is doing and the pressures within which it 's operating , and also so that sometimes they may be able to learn things , and pick up useful tips and hints about the way to handle a particular problem . |
| 8 | He moved more heavily and slowly so that often they had to pause to allow him to keep up , and they rested for his sake more often than they would otherwise have done . |
| 9 | The sudden motion brought her forward a step , so that suddenly they were barely a breath apart . |
| 10 | For changes to occur , field social workers have to form a partnership with their residential colleagues , so that together they can make available as comprehensive a service as possible to families in need of help with and for their children . |
| 11 | off the grant , so that actually they get six weeks money less , through the year , than they should do , where they 're used to paying all through year |