Example sentences of "so that [pers pn] [modal v] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | tried to borrow a bike for us so that we could bike round , but when she |
| 2 | We need a room with a ceramic tiled floor , a central drain , so that we could hose it down . ’ |
| 3 | We need to find people to buy these places so that we can sort of balance the books , but one wonders , you know , could n't something have been done with that empty building for two years while there are folk in the area with nowhere to live . |
| 4 | A mother otter will bring a half-dead fish and give it to her young to play with in a pool so that they may practice the dives and swoops that are needed to be a successful underwater hunter . |
| 5 | After some weeks without Red Cross parcels , people began to arrive early at meals so that they could size up and take the largest of the scrupulously rationed helpings of potatoes , or the thickest of the apparently identical slices of bread . |
| 6 | Scottish Widows was punished for allowing greedy insurance brokers to sell unnecessary insurance to customers so that they could pocket huge commissions . |
| 7 | Even the freeholders in the fields — who were willing to have enclosure so that they could farm more efficiently or sell land for building — were helpless in the face of the burgesses who might have no land but who hoped to get a piece in time , or who already held these rights to graze their cattle and sheep . |
| 8 | She squatted down to his level , and he stuck his chin up in the air so that she could rebutton his coat for him . |
| 9 | It is useful to record dialogues , so that you can practice on your own when your language helper is not available . |
| 10 | Again , it 's of paramount importance to keep an overview so that you can gear each aspect towards achieving the objective . |
| 11 | So that I may wheel and deal . |
| 12 | ‘ I may have to miss the first game but I 'm hoping to get myself a boot made for my left foot with a steel plate in it to protect the toe so that I can practice as soon as I get to India . ’ |
| 13 | Plenty of space should be given to this plant so that it may bush out . |