Example sentences of "[adv] that [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John wrote these words : ‘ God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son , so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life . ’ |
| 2 | Absolutely not , I think there 's a strong sense in the Party that moving forward with our traditional values , that what we have to do is to apply those traditional values to a very changed world , things are very different now from when the Labour Party was formed , or even from when the Labour Party was last in government , so that we keep our sense of values , they are what grounds us , but what makes us an effective government in the future is the fact that we are moving forward with the times , and the increasing representation of women is one of the things which is about moving us forward , and moving with the times . |
| 3 | To respect and love ourselves , to be confident and powerful , to achieve our goals , to develop ourselves so that we realise our potential , to gain insight , to use our creativity . |
| 4 | ( ii ) They should have continuing opportunities to write for formal or public purposes so that they increase their command of the structures of written Standard English . |
| 5 | Every Buttermere neighbour and old wrestling foe would be given a free mug of beer as his first drink and throughout the day Joseph would ask a little — often useless — favour here , another there in order to keep them within his ken : so that they kept their eyes , he would say to himself , on the signals coming from the flagship . |
| 6 | Tie the beef and lamb into compact rolls or squares so that they retain their shape during cooking and will be easy to cut . |
| 7 | A child darted out in front of the striding troopers so that they checked their pace . |
| 8 | Thus ruling groups are likely to attempt to ‘ engineer the consent of the ruled ’ so that they accept their own subordination and disadvantage . |
| 9 | The bag moved , so that they lost their balance again and fell over . |
| 10 | A considerable amount of effort may have been expended on the design of such items and their components so that they perform their intended function efficiently or are visually attractive . |
| 11 | If she went out it was at night and she would arrange her veils so that they covered her face four times . |
| 12 | The purpose of this chapter is to help you to deal with any injuries which you may pick up , so that they affect your fitness as little as possible . |
| 13 | ‘ Look at me , ’ he ordered , giving her a sharp shake so that she raised her head . |
| 14 | Many children need to spend much of their time with the group in physical activity out-of-doors , and a teacher supervising them can help to develop their experiences and language , so that she feels her time is being used just as profitably out-of-doors as within the confines of the classroom . |
| 15 | He was terrified , and his fear began to obsess her , so that she felt her own body begin to knot up with tension again . |
| 16 | His voice was deep and soft with memories , so that she felt her heart dip , then beat crazily as she remembered the last time she 'd been involved in his research , when he 'd kissed her that morning . |
| 17 | When he turned to look at her , the firelight cast shadows across his body , so that she saw his arms not as arms , but as wings … and they will enfold me so strongly and so sweetly that I shall never want to be free … |
| 18 | He leaned down so that she saw his whole face was alight with a slightly satirical amusement . |
| 19 | The universe inside her mind exploded her out from its centre of I and other beings poured into her so that she knew their inner selves . |
| 20 | Although she spoke lightly , she realized that out of this fantastic scheme they might evolve some means of making a livelihood , and her spirits rose , so that she forgot her disturbing discovery . |
| 21 | ‘ Are you all right ? ’ he said , moving round so that he had his back to the others . |
| 22 | One of the somewhat older guy , he can orchestrate it so much so that he gets his gold out of it . |
| 23 | It seems likely that he owed his remarkable escape to the fact that his house lay right on the fringe of the nuee ardente , in the extreme south-east of the town , so that he escaped its worst effects . |
| 24 | It is bad enough to fail one 's driving test once ; to do so for a second time reinforces the sense of hopelessness in the learner 's mind — he now has twice as many failures to build upon — so that he uses his ability to visualize in an even more negative fashion . |
| 25 | Worried , she fussed around him , so much so that he gripped her hand . |
| 26 | One depicts Mary 's first husband , Francis II , three times rushing to welcome her in heaven , and three times finding that he can only embrace a headless body , so that he curses his people ; whereupon the poet exhorts them to forget their own troubles , and unite to destroy England and send its queen to a dreadful death . |
| 27 | If you are liable to do this , then keep hold of the opponent 's ankle as you thrust forwards , lifting and pushing the trapped leg so that you turn his closed side towards you . |
| 28 | In other words you can stop and start while you are making a recording so that you make your selection on the spot . |
| 29 | If you think that Chronic Urethritis may be a problem , you can help yourself by taking the following measures : drinking a glass of water before you have intercourse , so that you fill your bladder ; making sure that you use a vaginal lubricant and relax as much as possible ; and the by remembering to empty your bladder soon after intercourse . |
| 30 | And when the stars ' faces filled the whole screen so that you saw their huge lips close up like big pillows moving and their great teeth and their smooth matt skin filling the whole screen , it was frightening . |