Example sentences of "so that [pron] [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These rolls were a speciality of Baden , and the people of Zurich liked them so much that a special train used to leave Baden early every morning so that they were in Zurich fresh and in time for breakfast . |
| 2 | I bought an expensive photograph album with a padded cover and gold curlicues on it and spent ages arranging the photographs I had taken at his house so that they were in just the right order . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course I do , ’ he replied , relaxing and stretching his long legs out in front of him , so that they were within a hair 's breadth of brushing against hers . |
| 4 | Within an hour his bed was moved down to the hall , so that everything was under his own eye . |
| 5 | The rest of the queue followed close behind him so that there were at least six people on the ladder at the same time . |
| 6 | we can see at the bottom of one , three , four bearing in mind that these are the August nineteen ninety two accounts , we see at the top of one , three , four that there have in fact been an adjustment there for the previous year to August nineteen ninety one so that there was in fact an amount of surplus created to the residence of a hundred and eight pounds , eighty P , is that right ? |
| 7 | The farm workers took their seats , and she sat at the top of the table , so that she was with them , but a little apart . |
| 8 | Remorse and pain clutched at her , almost taking her breath away , and Jenna spun round and took to her heels , taking Alain by surprise so that she was through the door and down the stairs before he caught her . |
| 9 | Alexei came forward so that he was at Rostov 's shoulder . |
| 10 | When you touched it with the edge of your hand , your skin felt as though it had become attached so that you were in danger of becoming a part of Mrs Parvis 's table for ever . |
| 11 | The devil of it was the vehicle was a left-hand drive , so that I was on the side that would go over the edge first . |
| 12 | When I bought my first company and began to build up the business , I had to live in the city , so that I was at the centre of things . |
| 13 | Although Korda was now more of a financier than an active producer , it was his suggestion that led Graham Greene to visit Austria to see if he could find the background in the four-power occupation of Vienna which would inspire him to extend his one-line story : ‘ I had paid my last farewell to Harry less than a week ago , when his coffin was lowered in the frozen February ground , so that it was with incredulity that I saw him pass by , without a sign of recognition , among the host of strangers in the Strand . ’ |
| 14 | He pulled the drawer right out so that it was on his knee . |
| 15 | In the 1960s , the Clydesdale almost disappeared without trace , so much so that it was on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust 's list of protected animals . |
| 16 | You are to come now. , He concentrated on positioning his shoulder so that it was in a cave formed by a fold of the stiff , harsh blanket , untouched by it . |
| 17 | He held the tiny statue up so that it was in clear view of the camera . |
| 18 | But , even so , pride would not allow Fabia to kowtow to anyone , so that it was in the coolest of tones , her expression wooden and unyielding , that she opened her mouth and asked him bluntly , ‘ Are you prepared to give me an interview or not ? ’ |
| 19 | Through the glass and the vines overhead could be seen the blue sky and the white clouds , so that it was like being both indoors and out at the same time . |
| 20 | He poured wine into two of the cups and slid one of them across the table so that it was within Sidacai 's reach . |