Example sentences of "[adv prt] so that he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She twined her arms so tightly round his neck that he almost choked , pulling him down so that he overbalanced and fell on top of her . |
| 2 | A thud of chopping — movement between the tree trunks — a labourer was coming towards him , one of the consignment of convicts he had ordered through a merchant in Bideford , he had his machete in his hand , he was not menacing , he held out his spare hand in a strange appeal , lifting his face , which was crossed by deep scars , wounds across his eyes had puckered them right in so that he moved like a blind sleeper , closer and closer — Sir John woke up sweating , surprised to find himself alone , and then remembered : he had been drinking with his cousin Alexander Menzies of Bolfracks , the last bottle must have sent him under . |
| 3 | The kiss grew stronger and wilder , and he rolled over so that he covered the length of her . |
| 4 | As the red-tipped bronze blade continued round towards her , Tallis struck it out of line and reached for the booted leg of the rider , pushing up so that he fell over to the side . |
| 5 | He grasped the narrow sill and hauled himself up so that he hung , partly suspended by his hands , his chin level with the lower sill . |
| 6 | His palms were sweating , his forehead was wet and itching , he felt shivery , his voice was shaky and his heart was beating fast ; they were cooking , him with the Microwave Gun , bathing him in its evil radiations , heating him up so that he broke out in a lathering sweat and looked like a nervous kid . |
| 7 | Hurry up so that he 's got a paddy on at teatime . |
| 8 | The one who goes f fi Who 's going to go second goes out so that he does n't hear anything and erm and then they change over er after thirty minutes . |
| 9 | The sergeant would go sniffing around so that he showed he knew what you were doing . |
| 10 | ‘ Are you all right ? ’ he said , moving round so that he had his back to the others . |