Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laughing , he loosened his hold enough so that she could pull her arms free . |
| 2 | She slid her hands around his neck and drew his head down so that she could kiss him , feeling the way his heart began to thunder in his chest . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Roman 's cool , unexpected summons made her jump so violently that she spilled some champagne down the front of her dress . |
| 5 | Drawing a long breath , Sophie shook her head and hugged her godmother so lovingly that Helen 's eyes filled with tears . |
| 6 | As a body , they have influenced government and secured their future so effectively that they and their agencies are written by name into the Statute Book . |
| 7 | Then she saw the man 's face through the open mouth and immediately turned her head away so that she appeared to be looking at something of consuming interest outside the window . |
| 8 | He bent to take her mouth , but with the very last vestige of control she turned her face away so that his lips skimmed hard and firm along the line of her jaw . |
| 9 | She shook her head so violently that her hair flew . |
| 10 | She shook her head so violently that it hurt her neck . |
| 11 | She defended her case so well that the prior gave judgement in her favour . |
| 12 | Trent turned his body slowly so that he could get his hands on the rope . |
| 13 | The Feldwebel sat in front with the driver , and the officer , who undid the flap of his holster and swivelled his belt round so that his automatic was more accessible , sat in the back with me . |
| 14 | He pressed her head back so that it rested on his shoulder . |
| 15 | Gavin leaned over the table and gently tipped her chin upwards so that she was forced to look into his eyes . |
| 16 | Someone touched his elbow so timidly that he thought it had been accidental , until the gesture was repeated with more insistence . |
| 17 | He raised his sword two-handed so that the hilt was level with his face , then he sheathed the blade and bowed . |
| 18 | Yet it is because they loved their partner so deeply that they are driven to seek ways of easing their pain and fear . |
| 19 | I think she undoubtedly added to the intrigue erm and difficulties of her court , erm one example , she was always getting people that she approved of , getting them plum jobs , and one example was one of the governors of Oxford , the most unpopular , one Sir Arthur Aston , who was so unpopular that he got attacked on the street , and then had to have a body guard paid for the city council , and then was curvetting on his horse in front of some ladies , and fell off and broke his leg so badly that he had to have it amputated , so from then on he had a wooden leg , erm that meant he had to stop being governor , and later on in the war , a countryman was coming into Oxford , and asked the sentinel ‘ who was governor still ’ , and by that time a friend of prince Rupert 's Sir William Leg was governor , and the answer was ‘ one Leg ’ , and the countryman 's reply was ‘ pox on him , is he governor still ? ’ . |
| 20 | It 's because you loved your husband so much that you feel so much . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | His inability to rid himself of the woman is a recurrent theme , even though a psychoanalytic institute in the US ( where for some reason another analyst has written a book which presents the patient as a great therapeutic success ) actually sent him money regularly so that he could pay her off when she got too demanding . |
| 23 | Obispal whirled his sword around so that his right arm resembled a circular saw . |
| 24 | Hugh did not turn his head when he spoke and kept his voice low so that only she could hear him . |
| 25 | Then they drove on , freezing , because Boy kept his window down so that he could see the stars . |
| 26 | She was not to be trapped into suspicion again ; if he knew his power so well that his presence was unnecessary , that was enough for her . |
| 27 | He rolled his hand over so that hers rested in his palm . |
| 28 | Indeed , he took his responsibility so seriously that he had to be dissuaded from resignation . |
| 29 | His face was a cold blank mask , only the eyes were alive as he stared at Ryan — and then , with one swift movement , he took his hand away so that Ryan crumpled to the floor . |
| 30 | Nogai rested on one knee and brought his fork up so that Jotan almost ran on to it . |