Example sentences of "arm so [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 She wears two garments : a long , short-sleeved shift of thin stuff , the chiton ; and over that the himation , a heavy wrap brought over right shoulder and under left arm so that it makes a curved diagonal across the breast , an important accent in this complex design .
2 The simplest method of doing this is to remove the lid of the cistern ( if it has one ) , laying a length of wood across the cistern and tying a piece of string to the ballvalve arm so that it is held closed .
3 Curve the robot 's left arm so that it is ready to support the candle .
4 Place the foot at the base of the door , and attach the arm so that it looks as if it is holding the door open slightly .
5 Carla took her shoes off and loosed his arm so that she could walk through the lip of foam .
6 They touch down , and he pushes off again , taking her arm so that she glides up with him in spite of herself .
7 He grabbed her , reaching over to where she sat at the end of the sofa , turning her roughly by the arm so that she had to face him , had to look deep into his angry , ice-blue eyes .
  Next page