Example sentences of "so [conj] they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These funerary items were nearly always painted by heraldic amateurs — signwriters , coachbuilders and so on — so although they provide useful clues they should not be regarded as authoritative , but of course the fact that they are not can also form part of the story the local historian has to tell . |
| 2 | So once they resort to firearms , that is it , ’ a senior government official said . |
| 3 | These are all fairly high in protein , so once they have been accepted , growth will be pretty rapid if fed twice daily until your fish is about six inches ( 15cms ) . |
| 4 | The rubber takes a grip on the shell and forces it between the rollers , which are set at just the right distance apart so that they crack the shell without damaging the kernel . |
| 5 | This can be formalized into a rule when dealing with contingency data : Construct the proportions so that they sum to one within the categories of the explanatory variable . |
| 6 | Notice that they are standardised so that they sum to 1,000 . |
| 7 | We resist change because of fear of the unknown and because change can threaten our fragile sense of identity — when my self-image is indistinct , I must hold on desperately to those parts I can see , so that they survive . |
| 8 | Sympathetic stimulation ( mainly left ) caused by physical or emotional stress could periodically increase the amplitude of EADs that were present because of the intrinsic repolarisation abnormality , so that they reach threshold and provoke ventricular tachyarrhythmias . |
| 9 | This produces the intense flux of neutrons ; heavy water flows through the reactor to slow down the neutrons so that they react better with the lithium . |
| 10 | They erm , what they do they drive these big Tugmasters now with these lorries so that they plant all these erm forty foot trailers with er with er erm with a container on and place them on the ship . |
| 11 | The problem is how to link them so that they become like sentences in a play or poem . |
| 12 | The variety Nottingham has the best fruits , which must be left on the tree as long as possible so that they become ‘ bletted ’ — dark brown and softly squidgy . |
| 13 | Teachers should use texts of increasing difficulty to develop pupils ' powers of discrimination and perseverance so that they become confident and efficient in their use and interpretation of such material . |
| 14 | ( iii ) In the context of their own writing and reading , they should learn about some of the frequently occurring words and roots that have been absorbed into English from other languages , so that they become familiar with the common word-building processes and spelling patterns that derive from them . |
| 15 | Nowadays , however , we are capable of transforming rivers so that they become quite unrecognizable . |
| 16 | Nor can I accept that it is my duty to reform hawks and pigeons so that they become well-behaved social humans where the hawks stop grabbing baby pigeons and the pigeons stop nicking my peas . |
| 17 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of guilt so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 18 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of inadequacy so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 19 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of inhibition so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 20 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of jealousy so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 21 | And , finally , here are some thought-starters on ways of replacing unrealistic thoughts and beliefs that provoke feelings of worry so that they become more realistic and less likely to hinder your behaviour : |
| 22 | The fall in oestrogen levels during the menopause affects the layers of cells in the vagina so that they become thinner , with less lubrication and elasticity and intercourse can become painful , making the vagina sore ( a condition called dyspareunia ) . |
| 23 | They wear these muzzles from time to time so that they become accustomed to the restrictions imposed upon them . |
| 24 | The Stock Exchange plans to publish revised listing rules in May 1993 so that they become effective in July 1993 . |
| 25 | While the key features of each — the limited liability company , the use of collective bargaining and the state provision of welfare — all have something of a Christian basis in terms of providing outlets for savings , strengthening the family , and correcting injustice and providing for those in need , nevertheless it is easy to see how they can become taken over by humanistic philosophy — so that they become unlimited freedom to create wealth , the use of collective power and the denial of individual merit and the state as the alternative for the family and private charity . |
| 26 | Children become frightened of soiling themselves and learn to hold in their faeces so that they become constipated . |
| 27 | The four basic types of activity offered in Conversation are : controlled activities to give students confidence and support ; awareness activities to increase students ' sensitivity to what they are aiming at ; fluency activities to give students the practice they need to use English for communication ; and feedback tasks to allow students to reflect on their own performance so that they become aware of areas in which they have to improve . |
| 28 | Sheep automatically seem to connect people with food , so that they become bothersome and , in some cases I saw , dangerous as they tried butting until harassed walkers gave in and handed over some of their food . |
| 29 | we 're prepared to look at the the client reports and change them so that they become as good as we , we can get them . |
| 30 | Encouragement , funding and practical support for advocacy groups and user-only forums so that they become active in monitoring local mental health services ; formal channels of communication should be established from the users ' group to health and local authorities |