Example sentences of "so they could [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It turned out that East German security merely wanted to take away their identity cards so they could be formally ‘ expelled ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ We are checking rail stations but it seems you can catch a train to anywhere in the country at 5pm on a Friday from Leeds and so they could be absolutely anywhere . ’ |
| 3 | Initially , they were filled with slate dust , so they could be played with ordinary heavyweight pickups . |
| 4 | All the time she was muttering under her breath , not articulating the words so they could be understood , or so it was even clear what language she was speaking . |
| 5 | Some former social therapy clients describe being asked to inform NAP of their whereabouts at all times so they could be contacted for party activity , or to hand over their children to the party 's care in order to devote more time to politics . |
| 6 | Claims that the English tests had not been properly prepared were dismissed as being ‘ without any validity at all , ’ and he stressed the importance of the tests in identifying pupils with reading difficulties at an early age so they could be given extra help . |
| 7 | Killed off like cattle , so they could be put into — into that … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Some people kept little trees in secret courtyards , and flowers in their houses , but they were n't supposed to , and if their neighbours reported them to the police the people would have their trees chopped down and the flowers taken away and they would be fined or put in prison , where they had to work very hard , rubbing out writing on bits of paper so they could be used again . ’ |
| 9 | The dilemma for the Americans is that , if they reject the argument that Israel must be part of the Middle East peace process , they may be unable to secure international endorsement for any settlement procedure ; so they could be left with the invidious alternatives of an ignominious withdrawal or a long-term military presence . |
| 10 | By this time saucers were also being lined with glass so they could be gilded . |
| 11 | ( The printed sheets were ‘ signed ’ with a letter of the alphabet , so they could be gathered up in the right order — one of each , B , C , D , etc . |
| 12 | Elsewhere in Wiltshire , particularly between the Roman towns of Verlucio ( Sandy Lane ) and Bath , parish boundaries follow the Roman road , so they could be Roman ( possibly with a new area being colonised and estates being created ) or later . |
| 13 | They used to come a day or two beforehand , you see , so they could be settled down and then race . |
| 14 | The historical circumstances of a text were important so that localised issues could be clarified and explained — effectively so they could be explained away . |
| 15 | It looked as if he was weight-training , then I realized he was bending them into circles so they could be covered in coloured paper and turned into Christmas wreaths . |
| 16 | And were subject to military discipline , so they could be flogged . |
| 17 | The case was adjourned so they could be committed to Crown court for trial . |
| 18 | On the eleventh day they gathered up their belongings , packed up their tents and were formed into companies so they could be addressed by the Commanding Officer of the Regiment . |
| 19 | He listened to the few men who had survived for more than a few weeks and talked of ‘ Blighty ’ and prayed only for a ‘ cushy wound ’ so they could be moved to the nearest hospital tent and , if they were among the lucky ones , eventually be sent home to England . |