Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] be [vb pp] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather , an exponentially decreasing set of weights is used so that the more recent values receive more weight than older ones . |
| 2 | The second premise is a description of the experimental set-up , including the statement , ‘ This sample of bats is blindfolded so that they do not have the use of their eyes ’ . |
| 3 | The location of factories was changed so that they were situated near coal ; more intensive exploitation of coal deposits and iron ore meant that either , as in the Black Country , the little villages began to merge and quite large areas of land were enveloped and spoilt , or that , as in the case of Manchester , a factory town emerged . |
| 4 | Although when measuring pebbles to determine axial lengths individually , relatively small numbers of grains are considered , in most methods large numbers of grains are examined so that a statistically meaningful set of numbers is obtained to characterize the sample . |
| 5 | Penny , tuppence , three ha'penny returns and every denomination of tickets was recorded so that you so showed the erm number of tickets , erm it was possible for a at the end of the week to record what the takings were , per route and the mileage and so , as I told you before , the mileage played a great importance in that you were able to say how much that route was producing per mile run and the erm , in those days it , the erm the receipts worked out , daily receipts , weekly receipts and the progressive total in that year , were always published by the Ipswich Evening Star , round about Tuesday or Wednesday and if you missed them , there 'd be somebo member of the public ringing up to why , answer why you had n't put it in , it was , you know , looked upon then you were , were public transport and the public team that you belonged to them . |
| 6 | ‘ The new generation of kites are designed so that there is no need for a huge area to fly them from , ’ according to Andrew Spiller , who has opened The Kite Loft at Ballyhackamore in Belfast . |
| 7 | Words associated with women are sexualized so that apparently equivalent terms acquire very different meanings . |