Example sentences of "so [conj] it [modal v] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He placed it so that it would shine into the right-hand corner of the wall by the fireplace . |
| 2 | He also emphasises the ethics : ‘ Certainly if anyone were to advocate placing whale genes or elephant growth hormone genes into the genetic code of a human embryo , so that it would grow to sexual maturity at age six , and twice as tall … |
| 3 | Their backbone changed so that it would bend in a vertical plane erm the limb girdles changes and a whole number of other things changed associated with locomotion . |
| 4 | The year after this Act was passed , Tory MP Winston Churchill tried to extend the scope of the Obscene Publications Act so that it would apply to television . |
| 5 | The question for Iavolenus therefore is whether the period of sixteen years was supposed to be for the benefit of the trustee ( so that he could enjoy the income from the estate in the meantime ) or of the estate itself ( so that it would fall into the hands of the testator 's son only once he had reached the age of responsibility ) . |
| 6 | Once he even made me hand over all the money beforehand , so that it would look as if he was paying for everyone himself . |
| 7 | Polybius gives his reasons for reporting the figures : " so that it may appear from actual facts what a great power it was that Hannibal ventured to attack , and how mighty was that empire boldly confronting which he came so near his purpose as to bring great disasters on Rome " ( 2.24.1 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ a person who signs a document , and parts with it so that it may come into other hands , has a responsibility , that of the normal man of prudence , to take care what he signs , which , if neglected , prevents him from denying his liability under the document according to its tenor . |
| 9 | So that it 'll allow for |
| 10 | Only a few exceptional women were likely to take advantage of equal education opportunities , though on grounds of utility alone , Mill argued that it was important for this small pool of female talent to be permitted free choice of occupation so that it might contribute to human development . |
| 11 | Napoleon III had no desire to emulate St Louis by sitting under an oak tree in Vincennes dispensing justice to all comers , but in a more up-to-date version he went one better by donating the entire area of the park ( which belonged to the Crown ) to the City of Paris so that it might become for the poorer section of the city what the Bois de Boulogne was to the rich . |
| 12 | Any such notice must state whether the current ( or preceding , when allowed ) reference period is to be shortened , so that it will end on the first occurrence of the accounting reference date , or lengthened , so that it will end on its second occurrence , but unless an administration order is in force the period can not be extended so as to exceed 18 months . |
| 13 | Any such notice must state whether the current ( or preceding , when allowed ) reference period is to be shortened , so that it will end on the first occurrence of the accounting reference date , or lengthened , so that it will end on its second occurrence , but unless an administration order is in force the period can not be extended so as to exceed 18 months . |
| 14 | Cut a slit in the other end of the jess so that it will fit through the swivel , and punch a hole at either end to stop it splitting any further . |
| 15 | Bend the l.e.d. leads through a right angle and solder it in place so that it will protrude through the panel mounting clip when the circuit board is placed in the case . |
| 16 | On Edward 's behalf , Philip was therefore requested to ‘ remedy this matter so that it will redound to your honour … and to the honour of monarchy [ roiauté ] and of all lords against their men ’ ( a touz seigneurs contre leurs hommes ) . |
| 17 | The heater at the bottom is wired so that it will operate on the cheaper tariff at night to heat up the whole cylinder ; the heater at the top can be used during the day ( on full-rate tariff ) for ‘ topping up ’ when necessary |
| 18 | There is no mention of Marleasing SA v. La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion SA , in which the Court of Justice of the Communities held that a national court is bound to try to interpret national legislation so that it will comply with the requirements of Community law whether the legislation was passed before or after the creation of the Community obligation . |
| 19 | But when in 1698 a new company finally won the trade in return for a loan of £2 million , Herne broke with Child and brought the ‘ old ’ company into the subscription so that it could continue in the trade . |
| 20 | The information retrieval section needed to check facts with the IPG about the position of claimants so that it could feed into the debates about take-up campaigns and potential losers . |
| 21 | There are hopes that the aircraft may receive a reprieve so that it could perform during the celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the RAF in April next year . |
| 22 | According to Dr D.W.F. James , the then Director of the Polytechnic of Wales , the government 's decision was a reflection of its desire not to rock the boat and was connected with arguments about the Welsh language , arguments which had already saved Bangor Normal College from merging with the University College of North Wales so that it could develop as a Welsh medium teacher-training college . |
| 23 | The British government possessed reserve powers , so that it could interfere in the government if it so wished . |
| 24 | The way in which some of the subsidies work is ludicrous , but had we been there at the beginning , we might have been able to reform it so that it could work to our advantage . |
| 25 | The young academic coolly eyed the embattled farmer and , commenting upon the destruction wrought upon the fen , looked forward to its return to wilderness after the war , so that it could act as a buffer for the nature reserve of Wicken Fen against the farmed land : |
| 26 | The United States could , and did , also claim that it actually required a greater surplus than this so that it could begin to chip away at the huge ‘ overhang ’ of dollar liabilities with a view to restoring convertibility of the dollar to the SDR ( special drawing rights ) once confidence had been restored . |
| 27 | Finally , if the Prime Minister says , as he rightly does , that one of the centrepieces of reshaping the United Nations so that it can cope with the new challenges to world peace is to strengthen the United Nations ' peacekeeping capacity , why is it that the Government are , I am told , $8 million in arrears with their dues towards United Nations ' peacekeeping ? |
| 28 | It has to keep its own prices down so that it can compete with other major electricity suppliers . |
| 29 | The head of the brush itself is small ( only 13mm diameter ) so that it can reach into narrow spaces between the teeth and all those awkward corners . |
| 30 | Along with the merger , Postbank shareholders will be asked to approve a change to the bank 's articles of association so that it can engage in wider areas of business . |