Example sentences of "[noun sg] so [conj] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gave Gloria money so that she would n't have to pretend Dot was a babe-in-arms . |
| 2 | Early in their friendship , when Alice had to spend a week in London and Alex was away , she had given Meg one of her spare keys to the cottage so that she could go in to collect and forward her post . |
| 3 | He wrote the part so that she could always support herself in exile if she did n't speak the language . ’ |
| 4 | Of course Luiza should n't be paired with the lanky and very young tenor ; they 'd have to replot the run-up to that part so that she came into the ballroom with someone else . |
| 5 | She rested her head against a cushion so that she could stare straight up through the network of rigging and past the light-blanched sails to where the stars wheeled their cold fire beyond the mastheads . |
| 6 | She spread her towel over a cushion so that she could lean her damp , aching head against it , then shivered as she listened to the howl of the wind outside . |
| 7 | Both his hands grabbed at her thick , flowing hair so that she was trapped . |
| 8 | There seemed to be a block in her chest so that she could not breathe properly . |
| 9 | She began to take a different route so that she approached her home from the other end of Magdalen Street and avoided a meeting with John . |
| 10 | Without consideration he ripped the tape from her skin so that she winced with the searing pain . |
| 11 | Trent swung himself over to the settee so that she would n't have to shout . |
| 12 | What we did with , we bought her a little guitar so that she can play it and have a bit of music and something to do |
| 13 | The power in the sails lifted the yacht so that she left two long trails of dark blue in the spray . |
| 14 | He grinned at her , aware that she was trying to pick a fight so that she could avoid further discussion of the subject . |
| 15 | The Cutty Sark was launched in 1869 and was built for speed so that she could compete with other clipper ships in the China tea trade . |
| 16 | He climbed lazily to his feet and stood to one side so that she could open the door , then followed her inside . |
| 17 | Nowadays she is more likely to drive to a favourite beach on the south coast so that she can enjoy the wind in her hair and the tang of the sea breeze on her face . |
| 18 | He did n't know whether Alice ever thought of it , or whether the trauma had erased it from her mind so that she now believed the version he had formulated , had taken the lie into her unconscious and made it her truth . |
| 19 | A designer chose the only flat with a garden and a fashion consultant , Juliet Mann , who is similarly keen on horticulture , chose the only unit with a flat roof so that she could establish a roof-top conservatory above her flat . |
| 20 | His dark jacket hung open to reveal a finely striped shirt , unbuttoned at the neck so that she could see the healthy bronze of his skin . |
| 21 | She had arranged to meet Luke in the bar for a drink , and she hoped that he had a dinner engagement so that she would be left to her own devices afterwards . |
| 22 | She held the faded spine of one of them to the light so that she could read the lettering : ‘ Journal of Martin J. Beale 1852–67 . ’ |
| 23 | And how dared the man standing between herself and the light so that she could not see him clearly speak so harshly of what she had done ? |
| 24 | It should be something useful for setting up home , if only a rather expensive bottle-opener , possibly with other small mementoes of his favourite bachelor activities or sport such as golf balls , presented inside something amusing and clearly feminine but not in bad taste , such as a pair of stockings , with a blue garter for him to give to his bride for the wedding so that she can wear ‘ something borrowed , something blue , . |
| 25 | And indeed it was , for over the brow of the little hill a bright-red motor-scooter erupted and upon it swayed the figure of a monumentally built woman , her classic features frozen into a mask of anger and her grey hair flying in the wind so that she had the appearance of a vengeful Medusa . |
| 26 | Consequently it is necessary for him to provide her with feedback so that she is aware that her opinion is duly considered . |
| 27 | Occasionally I would take her into the lounge and Mum would have to keep back and hold a handkerchief over her nose and mouth so that she could n't smell the feathers . |
| 28 | The bird brought her food , dropping it into her mouth so that she should not have to stop for the nourishment she needed in order to have enough strength to carry on . |
| 29 | There are small twigs digging into her back , she is angry , pushes against him , but he pays no attention , carries on , his hands exploring , he is smiling down at her and when he lowers his head the water from his hair seeps into her mouth so that she tastes the lake , the fish smell of deep water , sees the sun brilliant through the branches behind his head , blinding her eyes , sun specks floating , she closes them as he moves against her . |
| 30 | 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 . |