Sentence examples for so as not to fall from inspiring English sources

Just Mr. Banks, his muddled voice, that sinister beat and 10 tensed fingers, gripping tightly to the ladder so as not to fall back down.

Garrincha swerved and the defender had to grasp the post so as not to fall over.

They have been watered down, so as not to fall foul of Congress, whose members have been intensively lobbied by the "big five" accounting firms.

"So as not to fall foul of the code, you have to acknowledge that there is a gray area," he said.

Da Ponte was an arrogant man — reportedly, he stood with his chest thrust so far forward that he had to put his cane behind his back and lean on it so as not to fall over.

It was my first ride up a tow, and I held on for dear life, crouching down so as not to fall over and looking to make sure my skis didn't cross.

He followed me, and we held on tight so as not to slip and fall beneath the train, and waited for it to take a curve and slow down.

The ground of the Protection of Civilians site at the UN peacekeeping base in Tomping, Juba, had been transformed into a muddy soup of debris, everyone having to tread carefully  so as not to slip and fall in the muck.

"I was spraining it, and so as not to sprain it I fell over," she explained, almost surreally.

As a professional arborist, I would suggest as a minimum: chainsaw-resistant pants, in order to avoid cutting his legs out from under him, goggles, so that his vision stays clear, a hard hat so as not to be debilitated by falling debris, and ear protection for obvious reasons.

He tried to keep awake so as not to wet the bed, but he always fell asleep and he always wet the bed, and he wakened to the smell of ugly wet and Brother Jude putting his hand in under the blanket and dragging him out by his mickey.