Example sentences of "[be] [verb] so [adv] that she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things were going so well that she did n't want anyone else interfering with what she had worked so hard for . |
| 2 | Her heart was thumping so loudly that she wondered for a fleeting second whether Scott could hear it . |
| 3 | Her heart was galloping so fast that she felt quite giddy with happiness . |
| 4 | By the time he 'd captured her flailing arms , and crushed her hips close enough to minimise damage from her kicking feet , she was shivering so convulsively that she felt almost feverish . |
| 5 | Perdita was trembling so badly that she could hardly zip up her boots . |
| 6 | Cassie , who by now was trembling so violently that she could not trust herself to lift the loaded tray , said lightly : ‘ Take the tray , will you , Jenny ? |
| 7 | Her heart was acting so erratically that she could hardly analyse what he had just said . |
| 8 | He was coming so fast that she knew he had not seen her and she had to brake sharply , frowning with exasperation . |
| 9 | She tossed her head defiantly , and just for a moment saw a flicker of something in his eyes before it was gone so fast that she knew she must have imagined it . |
| 10 | Piers turned around to face her , and for a split second his glance swept over her with appreciation , but the moment was gone so quickly that she thought she must have imagined it . |
| 11 | Pinned beneath him , she was shaking so violently that she had to cling to him to steady herself . |
| 12 | In front of Ruth an old woman , not moving quickly enough to please them , was thrown so heavily that she landed on her back on the deck and was too winded to rise . |
| 13 | Her heart was beating so fast that she felt out of breath . |
| 14 | Her throat felt dry and constricted , while her heart was beating so violently that she felt Fen must be able to hear its pounding . |
| 15 | Her heart was pounding so rapidly that she felt sure he must hear it . |