Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [that] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She defended her case so well that the prior gave judgement in her favour . |
| 2 | It too articulated social reform , but in spite of popular appeals to the people and to the common good , its narrow sectional base was sharply exposed by discourses around the struggles of the unemployed , The Alliance advocacy of cuts in relief undermined its support so drastically that the ground it lost on the council was never recovered . |
| 3 | When at last the waves sluice over them , each shakes her body convulsively so that the brown eggs swill away in the water and , with a touching gesture of apparent exultation , lifts her claws above her head as if waving a salute . |
| 4 | The shock of those soft words made her jump so badly that the room swayed , and with a gasp she felt the jade fly from her hand . |
| 5 | Matron stood up , thrusting her head forward so that the starched bows under her chin disappeared into folds of flesh . |
| 6 | Julia got up from her chair so fast that the basketwork shrieked . |
| 7 | Damian 's deep voice drawled , and Rachel suddenly realised she was clutching her glass so tightly that the stem might have cracked . |
| 8 | Suddenly she flung out her hands towards the window and her face up so that the hood fell back from her head and the cloak streamed behind , held only by a brooch at her throat . |
| 9 | The defender blocks by turning his body sideways so that the blow misses the target , and then counter-attacks with a palm-hand strike aimed upwards at the opponent 's chin ; this in its turn may be countered by a downwards slapping motion with a flat-palm strike to the attacker 's hand and finished off with a backfist strike to the nose , using the same hand that was used to block . |
| 10 | He raised his sword two-handed so that the hilt was level with his face , then he sheathed the blade and bowed . |
| 11 | I know I took a saw with the idea of cutting his head off so that the body could n't be identified . |
| 12 | The Prince smiled his thanks and held his hand out so that the sunlight streaming through the stained glass windows caught the gems in his rings and made them sparkle . |
| 13 | There are advantages in transferring the investments to your wife altogether so that the income arises to her if she has spare allowances , or if you are in the age allowance trap and she is not . |
| 14 | This should be your aim , to know your presentation so well that the mechanics of offering it are taken for granted . |
| 15 | And then your cloth on so that the cloth is n't sitting on the top because it 'll rust it , if it 's wet . |