Example sentences of "so [conj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain there was a significant reduction in the number of employees eligible for employment protection , so that to be within the terms of the Employment Protection Act , they had to be working for two years instead of , as previously , six months . |
| 2 | It is then quite easy to work out which third the cell is in , and so whether to be blue , white , or red . |
| 3 | Hence as to is marked as as/IN to/IN ’ ; so as to is tagged as so/TO as/TO ’ to/TO ’ . |
| 4 | Making difficulties just so as to be a person . |
| 5 | With no traffic , both stations would put their send/receive switches to receive , so as to be on ‘ stand-by ’ to receive any incoming signals . |
| 6 | The marketer must therefore turn his attention to how to identify these factors so as to be able to construct an effective strategy . |
| 7 | Firstly they could be painted in camouflage to lessen the visual impact or alternatively , they could be dispersed among trees and in copses , so as to be out of sight from the very well used coast paths . |
| 8 | Here for the first time he found something of what the pilgrim on his bicycle had sought : ‘ the sense of mystery , and awe , and of another world at once far and near … a sense that we were vividly in the presence of the passion of Jesus and also vividly near to heaven , to which the passion mysteriously belonged , so as to be brought from the past to the present ’ . |
| 9 | Let us suppose that a Government , a party , observing that the rate of increase of the national income has been as high as 3 per cent in real terms over the last few years , were to decide to make plans which involve the growth of public expenditure at the rate of 2and1/2 ; per cent , so as to be a little within the recent happy experience . |
| 10 | You 'll need to take a bath tonight , wo n't you , my dear , so as to be clean as a new pin for tomorrow . ’ |
| 11 | This was all happening while I was walking through the bus station and taking my place in the queue ; and when I gained my seat I began looking in my bag for a piece of paper and a biro , and then , on the inside of a chocolate-bar wrapping I wrote what I must memorize and recite if I were to get the message over to the doctor — I , who even made heavy weather of describing a sore throat ; I , who after a period in the waiting-room could dry up so as to be virtually dumb . |
| 12 | Christian preachers could declare how wrong it was for an individual to be dominated by another so as to be his legal property , and to be bought for much less than the rich would give for a racehorse . |
| 13 | Pulled the blanket up over his ears so as to be sure he was mistaken . |
| 14 | In the Chiswick works of London Transport , during 1947 , the very popular Regent Three ( R.T. ) double-decker bus was redesigned so as to be ‘ jig built ’ in a like manner to that which the mass-produced Halifax bombers had been during the war . |
| 15 | Solomon wisely asked God : ‘ Give your servant a listening heart so as to be able to discern . ’ |
| 16 | Poole remembers the finished ballet as being very classical , and also that John took lessons in some of the historical dances on which the music was based , so as to be able to incorporate elements from them in his choreography . |
| 17 | These words ‘ extraordinary medical measures ’ were replaced by the words ‘ life-sustaining procedures ’ which , in turn , were defined so as to be limited to respirators . |
| 18 | Or put another way , the economic growth objectives are planned so as to be practicable without recourse to that part of oil and gas production which has been designated a foreign currency earner . |
| 19 | Librarians should also keep an eye on book prices , so as to be able to judge what is a fair price for a book — though if a particular title is really wanted there is no option but to pay up . |
| 20 | The parent should listen quietly to this opinion , preferably with an open mind , trying to see things from the youngster 's point of view and should restate what she or he understands to be the youngster 's argument , so as to be sure of there being no misunderstanding . |
| 21 | All lines on maps , depicting features such as roads , contours and boundaries , are drawn so as to be easily visible to the user . |
| 22 | Detailed documents may be produced and these will need summarising so as to be usable in the later stages of planning and prioritising . |
| 23 | It is sometimes referred to as ‘ non-interventionist ’ observation , though I find that a rather jargonish term and I think bird-watching is a good simple way of referring to observation which is very similar to that of the ornithologist who constructs a ‘ hide ’ so as to be able to observe birds in their natural habitat without disturbing them in any way . |
| 24 | I came to the Putney Young Women 's Christian Association Hostel to be near the hospital , and went to Fulham Congregational Church , so as to be near when IT happened . |
| 25 | These were hung in two tiers on either side , but occasionally serious cases were suspended centrally , so as to be almost entirely unaffected by the vibration of the train . |
| 26 | The carriage doors were all made so as to be interchangeable , the doors being first of all pressed together in a compressed-air jig , and then panelled up . |
| 27 | The day saloon was upholstered in royal blue watered silk , the roof lined with white silk , the floor covered with Turkey carpet , laid on felt and cork so as to be quite noiseless . |
| 28 | Arrangements were also made for two firemen to take it in turns to sleep on the premises and instructions were given to these men to go all round the shops after the Works are closed and ‘ inspect every hole and corner to see if there is any sign of fire and afterwards to sleep on the premises so as to be ready in case of accident ’ . |
| 29 | But for females it is best to be as large as can be achieved so as to be able to produce most eggs . |
| 30 | I can not imagine how it could be revised so as to be suitable for publication anywhere . |