Example sentences of "so [adv] [that] it was " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The memory of their night together haunted her so relentlessly that it was daylight before she fell into an uneasy , exhausted sleep . |
| 2 | She blinked at that , something she did so rarely that it was noticeable . |
| 3 | She loved him so much that it was painful to just stand there watching him , and her eyes filled with easy tears . |
| 4 | You were pretty then , but now — ’ he stood back and surveyed her so admiringly that it was impossible to take offence ‘ — now you 're absolutely beautiful . ’ |
| 5 | Their last meeting had ended so unpleasantly that it was difficult to change course suddenly . |
| 6 | Had it been deliberate Edouard hesitated , unsure ; it had happened so quickly that it was difficult to know . |
| 7 | All the time , the two boys followed Fagin everywhere , and every time he turned round , they moved out of his sight so quickly that it was impossible to follow their movements . |
| 8 | His eyes narrowed on her pale , proud face as she backed away from him , her heart beating so rapidly that it was all she could do not to betray her agitation by raising her hands to calm it . |
| 9 | In fact Needham hall where we were housed , deteriorated so rapidly that it was almost necessary to bring in the riot squad . |
| 10 | And slowly , slowly , so gradually that it was barely perceptible , the watchers became aware of a change . |
| 11 | Suddenly she wanted him gone so urgently that it was all she could do not to order him to get out . |
| 12 | That afternoon he saw the King , who tried to dissuade him , but , as lying George V recorded it : ‘ He assured me that it was absolutely necessary for him to appeal to the Country as he had gone so far that it was not possible for him to change his mind . ’ ’ |
| 13 | And with unnerving certainty she knew that something was in the corridor with her — something that blended its colour and shape so perfectly that it was invisible . |
| 14 | So before that it was a National Song , and then it became a National Anthem , eighteen fifty-two , before your time , I should think , eighteen fifty-two . |
| 15 | There it seems that from the earliest days of the pioneer settlers the black cat was linked with the devil so strongly that it was , in any context , an evil force . |
| 16 | She performed her task so well that it was twenty minutes before she brought him to a thundering climax . |
| 17 | Then it went straight up so fast that it was just a blur and jerked to a halt high over the crowd . |
| 18 | Dominic Wetherby 's right hand was clutching a packet of cheese so tightly that it was impossible to prise it out of the dead grip . |
| 19 | The children were wedged so tightly that it was difficult to move . |
| 20 | ‘ And now she adores another — that 's life ! ’ she clipped so tightly that it was quite plain she was hurt . |
| 21 | The thick forests growing on the flanks of the volcano were completely levelled , in some cases so completely that it was hard to tell that there once had been trees growing there . |
| 22 | Tug lay very still and concentrated on breathing and the voice went on , so softly that it was only just possible to hear it , even though Doyle 's face was right up against his ear . |
| 23 | From cunningly concealed speakers piped music wafted , but music played so softly that it was almost inaudible to the human ear , a faint teasing melody that soothed the soul and created a restful atmosphere almost without one being aware of it . |
| 24 | ‘ My heart was racing so uncontrollably that it was all I could do to say anything at all , ’ she told him . |
| 25 | And it had on painted hose of black and white , so cunningly painted that no man who saw them would have thought but that they were grieves and cuishes , unless he had laid his hand upon them ; and they put on it a surcoat of green sendal , having his arms blazoned thereon , and a helmet of parchment , which was cunningly painted that every one might have believed it to be iron ; and his shield was hung round his neck , and they placed the sword Tizona in his hand , and they raised his arm , and fastened it up so subtilly that it was a marvel to see how upright he held the sword . |
| 26 | A class member of Vanessa 's made a birthday cake iced in blue and white , depicting naturally , a ball , hoop , club and the Medau logo — but so beautifully that it was with difficulty that Marjorie was persuaded to cut into it . |
| 27 | He saw Owen redden with pleasure , and laughed , flinging an arm about his shoulders so forgetfully that it was a worthy as well as a willing sacrifice Owen made for him , containing the pain of the embrace . |