Example sentences of "they [vb past] so [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three boys set out , but they walked so slowly that Oliver thought they were not going to work at all . |
| 2 | And on they sped so swiftly that she might almost have cried out with Ostanes , less in trepidation than delight , ‘ Save me , O God , for I stand between two exalted brilliances … |
| 3 | Nonetheless , they did so well that from then on Emma was asked to contribute on a regular basis . |
| 4 | Eventually they ran so far that mines were sited as much as 55m/60yds behind the first German line ; the longest , at Kruisstraat , ran for some 658m/720yds . |
| 5 | ‘ Filmophone ’ records were made of various colours of plastic , and had low surface-noise combined with great ruggedness ; but within a short time they warped so badly that they were unplayable . |