Example sentences of "so [adv] [conj] she [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had badly wanted him to kiss her , of course — so badly that she knew it simply must not happen … |
| 2 | She sat back , closing her eyes , incapable of coherent thought , and then , so slowly that she found herself holding her breath , a tiny spark kindled inside : they had talked through a tangle of mistakes , yet somewhere in it there was something else . |
| 3 | When the Rector gravely offered Alexandra his arm to take her in to dinner , Robert 's face fell so utterly that she took his arm as well , and moved lopsidedly from the room between her ill-assorted escorts to the unspeakable anguish of the baby . |
| 4 | She loved him so desperately and she knew he loved her , but maybe not enough . |
| 5 | Piers turned around to face her , and for a split second his glance swept over her with appreciation , but the moment was gone so quickly that she thought she must have imagined it . |
| 6 | She was pulled upwards with startling velocity , the sensation of flying through the air causing the world to tilt so precariously that she found herself clinging to fitzAlan like a drowning woman . |
| 7 | So far as she knew they were only the result of an innocent friendship , so why Feargal 's anger ? |
| 8 | Some fat old hag in a dirty apron came and said so far as she knew you were in hospital . |
| 9 | He was looking at her so intently that she closed her eyes again . |
| 10 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 11 | Ruth 's heart began to thump so loudly that she thought he must hear it . |
| 12 | Luce sat perfectly still , her eyes on his face , her heart beating so loudly that she thought he must hear . |
| 13 | She tossed her head defiantly , and just for a moment saw a flicker of something in his eyes before it was gone so fast that she knew she must have imagined it . |
| 14 | He was coming so fast that she knew he had not seen her and she had to brake sharply , frowning with exasperation . |