Example sentences of "him so that [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | She longed to wake him so that they could make love again but did not dare to because , for all the intimacy of the previous hours , Constance knew that she was lying next to a virtual stranger . |
| 2 | His colleague Vic Marks wrote that ‘ we willed opposition fast bowlers to bounce him so that we could witness the majesty of his hooking ’ , and there can be very few batsmen of whom that could be said . |
| 3 | With Gomez watching , he bound Trent s wrists in front of him so that he could hold the coffee mug . |
| 4 | Marjorie turned her back to him so that he could help her out of her coat . |
| 5 | And she knew that this outing had been contrived by him so that he could make progress with her . |
| 6 | He thought , once again , how large she looked and yet how vulnerable , wearing nothing but her nightdress , kneeling on the floor in front of him so that he could see , although he tried not to , the tops of her ample breasts . |
| 7 | Sir Humphrey was unfaithful and she had to divorce him — at least she did divorce him so that he could marry again , I believe . ’ |
| 8 | Lloyds Bank released the bills back to him so that he could sell them and thereby obtain the money to pay off the loan from the Bank . |
| 9 | They had both been so kind , caring and helpful during the whole of Nigel 's illness — staying with him so that I could get out to shop and have a break , taking him to his hospital appointments because their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable for him , and in dozens of other , smaller but no less important ways . |
| 10 | She sat next to him so that she could cut up his food and discreetly help his wavering hand shove it into his mouth . |
| 11 | Could n't it be that she had needed to loathe him so that she could smother the awakening of her real feelings for him ? |