Example sentences of "[vb pp] so [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | In chapter 8 , rules were formulated which dictated which way to run the proportions when dealing with the hypothesized effect of one variable upon another : proportions were calculated so that they summed to 1 within the categories of the explanatory variable . |
| 2 | The local authorities need to know now how the standard spending assessments will be calculated so that they can make definite financial plans . |
| 3 | Instructions to the boundary commissioners were revoked and amended so that they would be able to consider economic interest as well as population and community in the drawing up of the new constituencies ; this was regarded as vital by the Unionists , for it seemed likely that the merging of the small boroughs into the county constituencies would take away the last of the agricultural seats . |
| 4 | And guilds were formed so that they could trade these garments around the country and eventually around Europe . |
| 5 | It is assumed that within a single erosional system all elements of the topography are mutually adjusted so that they are downwasting at the same rate . |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | As long ago as 1970 , the Coldstream-Summerson Report reflected the growing concern about vocational courses and suggested they be recognized so that they became design ‘ technician ’ courses along the lines of the definition laid down in the 1969 Haslegrave Report . |
| 8 | The Seven Points to Remember were revised so that they mentioned the four types of diarrhoea ( previously described ) and stated that all four types should be treated with LGS . |
| 9 | Demolition charges had also been carefully set on machinery in the fish meal and other factories ; these small charges of gun cotton being placed so that they destroyed equipment without the risk of causing needless casualties . |
| 10 | They were sitting at an outside table in one of the corner cafés of the Ataba el Khadra , out of reach of the traffic but strategically placed so that they could watch not only all the interesting things that went on in the square but also the more sophisticated exchanges which went on between tourist and native in Musky Street . |
| 11 | Double and triple installations can be arranged so that they use a constant flow of water , which is introduced into the rinse sink , overflowing by weirs wash sinks , to discharge continuously via an overflow pipe fixed in the wash sink . |
| 12 | The distance between seats should be carefully arranged so that they are not too remote from each other , but not so close that personal space is invaded . |
| 13 | These principles , in order of priority , are , first , that each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for all and , secondly , that social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both ( a ) to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged and ( b ) attached to offices and positions open to all under conditions of fair equality of opportunity . |
| 14 | The timetable is arranged so that they can sample as wide a range of dance styles and theatre skills as possible . |
| 15 | Cut a tongue in each of the faces to be joined so that they interlock neatly , bind the joint with raffia and cover with grafting wax or bituminous tree paint . |
| 16 | Food premises will have to be registered so that they may be inspected and action taken if they are considered to be a health risk . |
| 17 | This type of notice filing is intended to be simple , inexpensive and expeditious and to put persons on notice that a charge has been registered so that they can take whatever steps they consider appropriate to protect their interests . |
| 18 | The idea of vortex stretching ( Section 6.6 ) is central to these processes , and one notes that the vortex tubes in Fig. 21.11 are aligned so that they are being stretched by the mean shear — cf. |
| 19 | All legal restraints have been lifted so that they can now do as they will . |
| 20 | Meals also have to be modified so that they do not produce a rhythmic input to the body . |
| 21 | If it is unnecessarily bureaucratic the engineer should seek to have the systems modified so that they contribute more cost effectively to improved quality . |
| 22 | Slightly larger objects , however different and unrelated , should be grouped so that they have something in common like colour or national origin . |
| 23 | It is a sign of the nervousness around Europe that when the Irish asked a week ago for the treaty negotiations to be reopened so that they could amend the abortion protocol , other countries reacted with horror . |
| 24 | These are then placed on the floor , preferably in a room that 's carpeted so that they will not move . |
| 25 | And though most people hold that working in any kind of job is better than not working , it is equally important , and not just for individuals but for society as a whole , that children should be educated so that they can find satisfaction outside their work as well as within it , in things other than paid work . |
| 26 | Vehicles should be parked so that they will not cause an obstruction to other vehicles using the car park , or to the entrance and exits or the traffic lanes . |
| 27 | ‘ He ca n't stay there all winter , ’ said Libby as they slipped out early , the house having been woken by their father getting up , trying to pull his boots on , shutting the dogs in the boiler shed so that they would not follow . |
| 28 | Apart from the problems associated with complete deforestation , extensive areas of primary forest have been degraded so that they are no longer as productive in terms of biomass , and sufficiently fragile that they too face extinction in the coming decades . |
| 29 | I thought Eng v SM was 16th & Pol vs Hol 17th but I 've heard that they 've been rescheduled so that they are played at the same time . |
| 30 | The cell inlet ducts are designed so that they can be opened up or closed off to match the cell heat . |