Example sentences of "[pron] so that [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted him to tear it from me so that I had no excuses . |
| 2 | The Captain said nothing so that he felt obliged to go on , to explain himself . |
| 3 | ‘ A friend who is ill … = ’ Miss Statham took her words and repeated them so that they sounded like a line from a Victorian poem . |
| 4 | And maybe somebody would come to your door and say their wee boy or their girl was making their first communion , and they were in dire straights and could n't buy anything for them , and you would more or less have to give them your book to help them out , but you would go with them so that they did n't go over the score and get just exactly what that wain needed , you know , and just hope that they had enough money to pay you at the end of the quarter , you know . |
| 5 | They were sold in tiny cages by little boys who poked them so that they chirruped for potential customers , for the feistiness of a cicada is judged by the pitch and quality of its song . |
| 6 | The room , reached this time from the veranda , was just as lovely as she had remembered , and after folding some clothes neatly in drawers and hanging the rest on satin-padded hangers in the wardrobe she fussed for quite some time with the scanty collection of knick-knacks she had brought , trying to arrange them so that they harmonised with the tranquil simplicity of the décor . |
| 7 | It was his second gin , and they poured them so that they tasted like a horse 's kick . |
| 8 | He picked up a second kitten , dangled one from each hand , swung them so that they hit each other . |
| 9 | And then I bought another one and then I bought a third one so that I had three combines but there were no other combines on Orkney at all . |
| 10 | Max made us nail everything so that nobody had to put reverb on anything to cover up a mistake . |
| 11 | She made no protest when Travis removed her boots and jumper , nor when he lay down beside her , turning her so that they lay spoon-fashion before zipping them up into the quilted cocoon . |
| 12 | The Woman turned , pulling the whole of the little group round with her so that they faced the house , towards the mirror which hung over the sofa . |
| 13 | He had manoeuvred her just right , pressing her into the tightest corner , standing squarely in front of her so that she had no choice but to stare into his dark , angry face . |
| 14 | as if the kiss he had forced from her had been forgotten , he released her and swivelled , abruptly leaving her so that she had to follow like a servant at his heels . |
| 15 | His eyes had been a brand on her flesh , stripping away her clothes , caressing her so that she had felt her heartbeat quickening . |
| 16 | She was n't aware of his putting the comb aside , only of strong hands turning her so that she lay across his knees . |
| 17 | Kate sat quite still , trying hard not to let the panic that she felt overwhelm her so that she ran screaming out into the still hot afternoon . |
| 18 | The universe inside her mind exploded her out from its centre of I and other beings poured into her so that she knew their inner selves . |
| 19 | Twice she made the kind of excuse that people made at cocktail parties when they wanted to extricate themselves from a conversation and move on to talk with another guest , but five minutes later he was back at her side again , bending closer and closer towards her so that she became unpleasantly aware of the stale , alcoholic aura of his breath . |
| 20 | Even if it meant disturbing her , waking her so that she cried when put down again , she must be lifted up in Alice 's arms , held close to her and kissed goodbye . |
| 21 | Jehan took the tray of cakes out of her hands , and then he grinned ferociously at her so that she backed hastily away . |
| 22 | He took her arm , and held it firmly by its crooked elbow , propelling her so that she did not collide with the crowds of people , and she liked to have it held . |
| 23 | Alyssia lay perfectly still under the warmth of the sun 's rays , enjoying the way the heat wrapped itself around her so that she did n't feel like moving . |
| 24 | Yet somehow Paige had always felt protective of her cousin , covering up for her so that she did n't get into trouble with her parents . |
| 25 | The boy carried her out into the snow and pushed her into the ground , turning her so that she faced the tent and the cluster of trees that formed their crude and failing shelter . |
| 26 | He 'd lied about so much else , and it was quite clear now why he 'd wanted to know so much about Ryan , where he was , what he 'd done ; he 'd wanted to know how much or how little Ryan had told her so that he did n't make the same mistakes . |
| 27 | He absently slid his programme nearer to her so that it touched him now , glancing at her out of the corner of his eye . |
| 28 | It coincided with his drawing back from her so that it appeared he was the one to call a halt first . |
| 29 | Hosanna started to smell the debris where she had put it on the marble top of the kitchen dresser and she shouted at him so that he darted out into the yard . |
| 30 | He threw the handkerchief carelessly into a laundry basket , then before she knew what was happening , he was kissing the tips of her fingers , then her palms , then drawing her hands towards him so that she had little choice but to slide her arms around him and receive his kiss . |