Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] so that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd go to the SS Great Britain and sit by the breezy river , and I 'd compose my stupid self and compose my story so that I could tell lies confidently instead of giving myself away . |
| 2 | I would like to fit a built-in dual-fuel hob in my kitchen so that I can cook with both gas and electricity . |
| 3 | There is a passage in the Mithraic communion which is particularly interesting : ‘ He who shall not eat of my body nor drink of my blood so that he may be one with me and I with him , shall not be saved . ’ |
| 4 | In order to make conversation easier , I lay on my side so that my face was close to him . |
| 5 | Later I put one on the wall of my study so that I could watch these changes in my appearance . |
| 6 | Chief Inspector Deacon Billingsley raised his right hand and victoriously , patronisingly and very gently , patted my cheek so that I felt the cold touch of his heavy gold rings . |
| 7 | I stand with my feet about eighteen inches apart , with my left foot forward of my right so that I can easily swivel from the hips from looking parallel to the bank through to facing my ‘ target ’ . |
| 8 | I give it to my husband so that I ca n't sell it if money gets low ’ . |
| 9 | I give it to my husband so that I ca n't sell it if money gets low ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ You said you wanted to meet my fiancée so that you could judge her for yourself . |
| 11 | I wound it around my head so that it covered all but my eyes . |
| 12 | Do I want to follow a set exercise programme or would I prefer to change my life-style so that I become more active ? |
| 13 | As agreed , he swung a punch to my chin so that I should rise in an elegant arc of slow motion to fall sprawled in a dramatic contortion on the bar room floor . |
| 14 | While he was out I had rewritten my will so that I left nothing to my ex . |
| 15 | ‘ I was thinking about what you were saying , ’ I told her , while memories of Nour flooded my being so that I felt I could n't bear it but must instantly take that gleaming knife and open my body to let him out . |
| 16 | I dropped my handkerchief so that I could get a closer look . |
| 17 | The electricity people called to ask my permission to put poles in my land so that they could take it even higher , and I agreed to it . |
| 18 | And the problem is , having nearly died , I have to ration my energy so that I do n't completely burn myself out again . |
| 19 | I shall be busy for the next couple of weeks , ’ Vitor continued , gravely making plans , ‘ but then I 'd like us to spend the weekend with my mother so that she can meet her grandson . ’ |
| 20 | Catch their interest and spark their enthusiasm so that they begin to see the product 's potential . |
| 21 | Here they secrete a membrane from their skin so that they resemble a plastic-wrapped fruit from a supermarket . |
| 22 | Third , how can this shift be played out in the portrayal of disabled people in relationship to their impairment so that they no longer see themselves as able-bodied people who are flawed . |
| 23 | The terror bound her chest so that her breath came in the short , dry , painful gasps of a dying asthmatic . |
| 24 | She bit her bottom lip , brought her arms together at her chest so that her hands met at her mouth . |
| 25 | There seemed to be a block in her chest so that she could not breathe properly . |
| 26 | A breeze sprang up , playfully teasing the chestnut curls of her hair so that they fluttered and tumbled against the banner . |
| 27 | She had changed into a loose gauzy nightdress and released her hair so that it fell , witch-like , over her shoulders . |
| 28 | The tears were moistening her hair so that it clung to her cheeks , and they did n't look like stopping . |
| 29 | If the occasion arises that your parent is seriously ill and wishes you ( or some other relative or close friend ) to act for her and have access to some of her money so that you can pay her bills and buy her anything she needs , she can grant what is known as ‘ Power of Attorney ’ . |
| 30 | Without consideration he ripped the tape from her skin so that she winced with the searing pain . |