Subjunctive: "Lest" and Formal Purpose Clauses (C2)

Lest there any doubt at all about the firm's position on the matter, the chairman has issued a brief written statement to every member of staff. (be)

She quietly bolted the back gate at dusk lest the new puppy into the lane behind the cottage. (escape)

The minister chose her words with extreme care during the corridor scrum lest she later as siding with either faction. (be + quote)

They lowered their voices to a near-whisper lest the two children in the adjoining bedroom them argue about the will. (hear)

He offered only the briefest possible summary of his position lest the entire discussion a difficult and unproductive turn. (take)

She kept her real opinion of the merger strictly to herself for fear that she longstanding colleagues on the integration team. (offend)

The clerk reads each amendment aloud, twice and slowly, in order that every voting member the precise wording before the show of hands. (hear)

Both trustees formally recused themselves from the vote lest there even the slightest appearance of conflicted interest. (be)

He methodically copied the entire repository onto an external drive at the end of every working day lest he his unbacked work in yet another sudden power cut. (lose)

She deliberately avoided the topic at family gatherings for fear that her mother visibly upset all over again, just as she had the previous Christmas. (become)

The author carefully footnoted every contentious claim in the manuscript lest his central argument by hostile reviewers in the trade press. (be + misunderstand)

They tiptoed silently past the half-open nursery door lest the toddler them with their coats on and demand to come along too. (see)

The proceedings are still recorded verbatim in shorthand in order that no nuance of legal argument in the formal court record. (be + lose)

The witness paused for a fraction of a second before every answer for fear that she something away unintentionally that the defence could later exploit. (give)

The young diplomat chose his words with extraordinary care throughout the toast lest he his hosts on his very first official dinner abroad. (offend)