Example sentences of "[adv] that [pron] could see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's so that nobody could see them . |
| 2 | They hung it to an almond tree in the square by its ankles so that everyone could see it , and when it began to rot they burned it in a bonfire , for they could not determine whether its bastard nature was that of an animal to be thrown in the river or a human being to be buried … |
| 3 | Somehow it always righted itself and reached the front , where new hands seized it and raised it high so that everyone could see it . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , indeed ? ’ said Sally-Anne furiously to this supporter of wife-beaters — and if only he would move so that she could see him , and not continue to stand between herself and the light — ‘ How typically male . |
| 5 | Automatically she turned so that she could see him , and knew immediately it was a fatal error . |
| 6 | I spoke to her , telling her to do as we had earlier discussed and detach herself from the scene so that she could see it and tell me about it but could not feel any distress , whether mental , physical or emotional . |
| 7 | Then he said would I move a little bit to the right so that he could see me because the edges of the picture distort . |
| 8 | Jack leant over his stepfather so that he could see him properly . |
| 9 | Duncan and Myeloski sat on his right side , near the bedhead so that he could see them without having to turn his head . |
| 10 | After she had told him , they had n't gone to the pictures for a month , so that he could see her home . |
| 11 | Even though he knew there was somebody else , Russell gave up his claim to anything so that he could see you , have you to stay with him , keep his daughter , and Imogen graciously agreed . ’ |
| 12 | For two or three days after each beating , I was called to his study so that he could see I was healing properly . |
| 13 | Well I , I turned round and backed in so that you could see me here |
| 14 | She turned , came slowly around until she was facing the door again , so that it could see she had no weapons of any sort — knife , gun , grenade . |
| 15 | Clarissa observed dryly that she could see it was and that he 'd better go round ringing all the doorbells . |
| 16 | His eyes , now that she could see them clearly , abraded her flesh with a cold more searing than the icy wind blowing up from the valley this morning . |