Example sentences of "so [adj] [that] [pron] knew " in BNC.

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1 And his self-despite was so strong that he knew reviving an old flame or chasing some young actress would only aggravate it .
2 We knew these and other shows so word-perfect that we knew when a mistake was made , and noticed all the ‘ ad libs ’ put in by actors like George Robey , W. H. Berry , Alfred Lester , and Nelson Keys . ’
3 It was so clear that I knew I 'd been blind .
4 I 'm I 'm not so sure that he knew he was known as the last resort .
5 The difference between the way we saw life as young people — especially the amoral attitude to sex — and the conventional way of portraying it on screen was so great that I knew we were on the verge of a big change .
6 It all seemed so logical that you knew Ryan , had come over because of the land . ’
7 When I tried it , it was so beautiful that I knew exactly why people keep doing it .
8 The laugh she gave was so dirty that I knew it was going to be all right .
9 She gave a dark scowl , left the room and trudged downstairs , her mood so prickly that she knew it would only need one wrong word from Julius to trigger off her own temper .
10 But the moment passed , for there was something in her grasp of his legs that was so awkward , so inexperienced , and the pitch of her entreaties remained so anguished that he knew she was only doing what she imagined might persuade him to help her ; and a wave of self-loathing washed over him , that a woman like her could think of a man like him in such a light .
11 " I had chest pains so bad that I knew I would be unable to give 100 per cent . "
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