Example sentences of "so that [pers pn] become [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | Richard of St Victor used the story to schematise his understanding of how God ( Jacob ) works in the human will and affections ( Leah ) and the reason ( Rachel ) so that they become fruitful with the knowledge of himself . |
| 3 | Grammatical structures need to be " overlearned " — so that they become automatic habits . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The Stock Exchange plans to publish revised listing rules in May 1993 so that they become effective in July 1993 . |
| 6 | Crew members are rotated between areas on a daily basis so that they become skilled in all forms of work . |
| 7 | ( 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 . |
| 8 | Children become frightened of soiling themselves and learn to hold in their faeces so that they become constipated . |
| 9 | To help raise parental esteem so that they become equal partners in this process ; and so that young children are able to see their parents as problem solving , confident role models . |
| 10 | They wear these muzzles from time to time so that they become accustomed to the restrictions imposed upon them . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The marketer must understand why people want or need products , so that he or she can : * group ( or " segment " ) different people according to those reasons for purchase ( see chapter sixteen ) ; * design and distribute products which will deliver the required " satisfactions " for these needs or wants ; * target promotional activities on these different people so that they become aware of the satisfactions on offer from the supplier , and are encouraged to make the actual purchase . |
| 17 | This does n't mean exposing yourself so that you become vulnerable . |
| 18 | If you find it difficult to keep a rally going within the confines of the court , chase the ball wherever it goes so that you become accustomed to the habit of pursuing the ball . |
| 19 | so that you become more |