Example sentences of "so [vb pp] that he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Friel had become so frightened that he took refuge in a friend 's house nearby until he thought the coast was clear at midnight . |
| 2 | He was fascinated by horses — so fascinated that he came to be called ‘ The Man who Loved to Draw Horses , ’ although he could and did draw a wide range of other domestic animals . |
| 3 | She had fully expected Penry to dismiss them as nonsense , and felt so shattered that he had n't that it took her longer than usual to clear away and leave the kitchen immaculate . |
| 4 | Carloman , however had been born after Pepin had been crowned king in his own right and so considered that he held a superior claim to kingship . |
| 5 | Little Gibson , 29 , and so forgotten that he trains alone , was once part of Terry Phelan 's £2.3 million move to Manchester City . |
| 6 | For example one woman set fire to her kitchen accidentally and the carer , her neighbour , realised that it would not be safe for her to remain at home ; another carer , a husband , found himself becoming so stressed that he struck his wife ; he then requested institutional care . |
| 7 | After painting the peculiar burial place in Nuenen , he felt so moved that he had to express his intentions in words . |
| 8 | Wordsworth was so moved that he became ‘ a Patriot ’ , that is , a Republican , and from that time , he says , |
| 9 | Willie was so absorbed that he did n't notice that his knees were being licked and unconsciously he rested his hand on the back of Sammy 's neck . |
| 10 | A good friend of mine , in the same set for physics and chemistry , grew so disturbed that he took some scissors and cut all round the stiff white collars , which we have to wear on Sundays , and made them into little points . " |
| 11 | He did so now , read it , and was so disturbed that he had to drop into Cat 's Coffee Shop to sit down . |
| 12 | He was so inspired that he became an artist too . |
| 13 | Seymour Hicks , the famous singer , once became so infuriated that he stopped the orchestra in the middle of his song , turned to the girl and snapped , ‘ Dear Lady , shall you finish your story or shall I finish my song ? ’ |
| 14 | Boris Mavra , Oxford 's Yugoslavian three , was so exhausted that he had to be lifted out of the boat , though he recovered quickly . |
| 15 | But still coming in , and so gone that he did not feel the punches . |
| 16 | At one meeting , Branson became so exasperated that he walked off his own boat and paced up and down the towpath outside to cool down . |
| 17 | Libion , the kindly café proprietor , was so exasperated that he had them all thrown out . |
| 18 | And Parker so lost that he did not care . |
| 19 | Last season it became so inflamed that he had to pull out of the Carolls Irish Open at Portmarnock . |
| 20 | He was so enraged that he blasted his love rival to death in front of the girl ’ . |
| 21 | One man ( Adrian Dunbar ) is so smitten that he commits suicide while the other , travelling player Aidan Quinn , turns all his thespian charm on Tara , much to Hegarty 's annoyance . |
| 22 | People are told that Mr Zhang was so dedicated that he cut short his honeymoon to return to work , telling his new wife : ‘ One day without hearing the sound of the drill , my heart is heavy . |